The following comments are really intended for new pilots -- Mx is
beyond help.

Real pilots in real airplanes set trim so they do not need to maintain
pressure on the yoke during norrmal cruise operations. That may not be
a consideration for sim games.

The aft cg position is most ofter determined so that the airplane still
pitches nosedown when the wings stall. If the weight is too far forward
elevator authority is a serious limit -- the pilot may not be able to
get the nose up during low speed operations, like take-offs.

The physics of flight (Mx had already demonstrated he does not accept
Newton's approximations of motion in other threads the careful reader
will smile at my use of the word 'approximations' since he or she will
understand their limitations) would suggest airplanes are more
efficient with cg close to center of lift since when loaded that way
the airplane is not made artificially heavy because the elevator is not
exerting negative (downward) lift. One could argue that 'neutral'
aircraft loading would be such that the elevator would not have to add
either upward or downward force.

If you're close to either limit, airspeed is your friend.




On Jan 7, 7:45 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
BT writes:
how far from each stop when?Trim tabs deflect control surfaces towards one of the limits of their
travel. The greater the trim applied, the greater the deviation, and
the less the amount of travel remaining.

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