On Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:04:22 -0700 (PDT), 6PK
wrote:

I own a DG300
The POH clearly states full forward trim for take off with a CG hook, if not serious ballooning will occur. I can attest to this as I did a sloppy before take off check once which I will never do again...



Interesting stuff - both our DG-300s require only 50% forward trim for
both aerotow and winch launch, quite independent of pilot weight.

In the beginning we were using full forward trim, but pilots with
little experience in the 300 had some minor problems concerning the
sensitive elevator. Setting the trim a little bit further backwards
(to the setting stated for the nose hook) corrected the problem.


You are correct concerning the POH, but at least our 300's show no
difference between nose and CG hook.

Neutral trim is a different animal and results in a quite severe
nose-up tendency which needs a little attention to correct.



Cheers
Andreas