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Old May 18th 08, 11:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Bertie the Bunyip[_25_]
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More_Flaps wrote in
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On May 18, 1:32*pm, "Ken S. Tucker" wrote:
On May 17, 5:34 pm, Frank Stutzman
wrote:

In rec.aviation.piloting 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 f

ew
feet of desired :-)


On long cross countries in rattle trap old Cessna 150s, I would set
my t

rim
the best I could and then shift my flight bag slightly fore and aft
unti

l
the altimeter vaguely settled down. *If it was really bad, I'd move
my

seat
forward or backward a notch. *This seemed a lot more precise than
movi

ng the
trim wheel.


LOL. I thought that was just me. I'd be doing some
two handed navigation work, in a 150, and notice my
nose start to rise a bit, so I'd just lean forward.
Kens Rule, adjust trim when yoke is in your eye.


Are you a midget?

Cheers


A mental one certainly.


Bertie