ORIGINAL: mercula
Something I notice flying today is the plane has alot of DOWN trim for hands off
level flight , Its very noticeable while sitting on the groud , Could this be an indicator
of the problem ? I think that may be the problem once knife edge ? But the cg
is right in the middle of its range , The book says 3 5/8 to 4 3/8 from leading edge,
Im at 4 1/8 dry , that puts me pretty nose heavy for quite awhile durring my flight .
The plane is already kinda hard to slow down , moving the cg forward
will only make it harder . Any ideas ?
THANKS AGAIN
NATHAN
I think you might have hit upon your KE problems with the down elevator trim. You need to get this level in order to better straighten out the KE flight. Suggest checking the engine thrust line, as it might need to go down a degree or two. This should bring that elevator back to neutral, and hopefully straighten out the KE.