Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.

On Jun 8, 11:05*am, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk At Wow Way
D0t C0m wrote:
"Le Chaud Lapin" wrote in ...

Hi All,

This post is primarily directed toward student pilots like myself.

First, I am not asking because I want to know the answer (I already
know), but do a little experiment. *I have maybe 7 or 8 different
sources of flight information that I rely on for ground school
(Jeppesen, FAA Handbooks, etc), and none of them said _how_ it worked
in sufficient detail, they only said what one must do to make the
plane pitch up or downard.

Probably because there are several different ways to make it work -

I assume you are most familiar with the use of a servo tab. Can you name at
least two other ways that it is commonly done in light aircraft?

Nope.

But it is good to understand how the aircraft systems work (and what can go
wrong) - so continue on with the discussion...

Also, for the record, my assumption of what was going on with elevator
was invalid. The Jeppesen Private Pilot mentions the servo tab, and
technically, they do say what it does, but very briefly, so if student
is not paying attention, s/he might miss it.

-Le Chaud Lapin-