On Wed, 24 May 2006 23:13:17 -0700, Peter Duniho wrote:

[...]
But anyway, it's not like you can ignore the trim on the 172 either. Any
airplane flies SO much better if you include the trim as part of your
control of the aircraft.

After transitioning to the 182, I found I'd a finer touch on the trim. A
little out of trim in a 172 is a non-issue. But it gets downright
uncomfortable with the few extra knots of the 182.

If you've flown your approach correctly and have
the trim already set properly, even in the 182 the final flare does not
require that much back-pressure.

I agree. I just did 9 T&Gs yesterday in a 182 getting back my "I'm going
to touch down on that spot there" landings, and I never used the trim
again once I'd trimmed for final approach speed.

[...]
you really ought to be
looking out the front window, rather than leaning down for the flare.

Laugh One bad habit I had to lose was the "looking down". I didn't do
that for trim, but I did for the cowl flaps. I've no idea why.

- Andrew