109 elevator trim

[Osprey]

I am not a 109 jockey, nor am I anti-Luftwaffe, I seek maximum accuracy for this sim/game. If you answer this please do so with history in mind, not how your stats would be affected in game. Thanks.

My questions are about how elevator trim is used in game compared to real life.

1. How is it operated in a real 109?
2. Was it possible to apply it in combat, easily or normally?
3. What effect did this have?

I've heard that some 109 guys are using it to gain lead and can initially stay with even the Spitfire for 1/2 turn as it breaks for get off a few shots, I have certainly experienced this myself. I don't think we will know if this is true for real life, I would be surprised or I would have read about it.

Of course it could be flap they are using and the same applies - I struggle to see how a pilot could make a combat turn at G whilst turning a big wooden wheel in the cockpit.

I would like to see the 109 trim or flap modeled in such a way that if it wasn't used in real life then it should be very hard to apply in game to gain advantage.

There's a bug raised against flaps in the bugtracker here:
http://www.il2bugtracker.com/issues/28