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Old 04-17-2009 | 02:36 PM
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jaka
 
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Default RE: Trimming for level flight?

Hi!
Some advise from a competition pilot !
You always trim a model airplane for level flight at full throttle!
The plane will then fly straight as an arrow! A correctly trimmed airplane will fly fairly straight at reduced speed with nearly no elevator correction needed. If the plane drops it's nose at half throttle the plane is nose heavy and should be trimmed right! This applies to all model R/C planes, scale, pylon and aerobatic.


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