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Old 04-16-2009 | 04:58 PM
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AB Bob
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Default Trimming for level flight?

I'm currently learning to fly on a buddy box. I have used several different instructors...
I'm flying a flat bottomed wing Hangar 9 Alpha 40.

My question is this:
When you trim a plane for level flight, do you use full throttle, or approx. a 1/2 throttle setting? Why?
Or, do you trim it based on what you are currently flying at. Most of my flying has been right about 1/2 throttle...if I speed up, it wants to rise quickly...then I'm trying to keep it down with down elev., all the while trying to maintain level altitude in my turns...I suspect if I slow down it would stall, or descend... is there one correct setting? [sm=confused.gif]

TIA,
Bob