"john smith" wrote in message
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Okay, if I said by independent, it is moved by cable connected to a
wheel and not by the yoke or stick, would that satisfy you?

It's not a question of "satisfying" me. But if you're going to ask that
question, then I'd suggest you consider whether there are ANY trim systems
that don't qualify as "independent" under that definition (I assume the
important part of your definition is the "not by the yoke or stick", rather
than the "moved by a cable").

There are, of course -- the Cirrus trim system comes to mind -- but they are
incredibly rare. I don't think that's a very useful definition of
"independent", because it fails to rule out practically all trim systems.
But in any case, if that's the definition you're going to use, you ought to
have been explicit about it, since I don't think most people would
immediately think of that use of the word when it's written.

Pete