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Old May 18th 08, 12:49 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Dudley Henriques[_2_]
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Default Death grip on the controls

B A R R Y wrote:
On Sat, 17 May 2008 19:37:44 -0400, Dudley Henriques
wrote:
On long cross countries in some of the WW2 prop fighters we handled on
occasion, I would set up and trim out carefully then relax in the seat
as comfortably as I could and fly the trim wheels. With a bit of
practice it became possible to hold the altimeter needle to within a few
feet of desired :-)



I had the same guy for instrument training, and the trim training made
IFR with no AP far, far easier.

A well trimmed aircraft is a pleasure, and very little work, to fly.


Very true.

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Dudley Henriques