109 elevator trim

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usually a trim just moves the elevator -as far as i know in a 109 (and some others) it moves the whole STABILIZER, so i think something different happens to what you just do with your stick

Moving the whole stabilizer just means the trim system has more control surface area to work with. That means the less movement of the control surface is required to gain the same amount of force when compared to a tab type control surface.


I would not take the static display museum film of some unknown guy working the controls of some unknown condition aircraft as the standard for timing. That thing is kind of a joke actually.

I can send you a film working a Mooney Manual Gear System and you would think it was impossible to do in the air. All I have to do is just casually work the controls. Reality is the system is very simple and much quicker than most hydraulic gear. You don't casually work then either, you are pretty busy on final and don't have time to waste.