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Old 07-25-2017, 04:05 PM
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Question Incidence setup with a full flying stab

I have a quick setup question that I'm hoping someone can answer. I've never seen a trimming guide that discusses a full flying stab.

When setting up a conventional wing and tailplane, you normally set the incidence angle on the wing relative to the stab (ignoring thrust/datum line for this discussion). Say 0 deg reference on the stabs and then +0.7 deg positive on the wing.
Based on test flight trimming you then adjust the wing incidence, again relative to the stab, to minimize any elevator trim needed. (I know there is more to it than that, but I'm simplifying for this discussion)

However, on a full flying stab, if you initially set the incidence on the wing relative to the stab, and then have to add trim to the stab, you have adjusted your incidence by default. There is no elevator trim to adjust, since you are adjusting stab/elevator all at once.
Do you just leave it as is?

Am I missing something obvious?

Thanks in advance.