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May 18th 08, 01:34 AM
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Death grip on the controls
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 few feet of desired :-) On long cross countries in rattle trap old Cessna 150s, I would set my trim the best I could and then shift my flight bag slightly fore and aft until 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 moving the trim wheel. -- Frank Stutzman Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl" Boise, ID 
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