ORIGINAL: flyncajun
I`ll say it again , Down thrust and rear CG is the Scourge of trimming pattern airplanes.
and the start of ALL compromises.
Ever wonder why your airplane bounced around in the wind? If you have any surface trimmed less than perfect the change in wind speed or direction will make you pay for compromises. Down thrust is the worsed offender second,, you guessed it C/G
Bryan
I knew you'd pick up on that; better clarification....If elevators didn't do anything in knife edge flight, then mixing would be totally ineffective
As far as CG and downthrust, definitely agree. Bryan, your arrow explanation makes this simple to visualize