rudder pedals-how to fly properly?

[EAF331 Starfire]

Originally Posted by David198502

i really enjoy now to be finally able to keep the slip ball centered.
and this is my acutal question:

should i try to keep the ball centered during the whole flight and fight?

but now when i make a turn, and try to center the ball, i have to give and maintain inputs on all three axis.
wouldnt that slow the plane down more quickly, than ignoring the center ball and do the turn just with ailerons and then elevators?

The short answer to your question is YES! You should always keep the ball centered

Benefits of a centered ball will:
- give your a/c a higher airspeed!
- give your a/c a higher accelleration
- give your engine the maximum amount of cooling
- make you lose the least amount of energy during turns and climbs and you want to maximize your energy.

But you have probably already read through the other answers and found out that thing are not that simple and there are times when asymetric flying are beneficial.

If your aircraft have rudder trim you should use that instead.
While I on trim; All WWII aircrafts are designed with an equlibrium. At a certain speed, the aircraft won't need neither trim or correction by pedals.