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From: Fergus Kyle <fkyle@bigwave.ca>
Subject: Re: Approach Trim
> Now that's not the case with the wee Europa, but remember it has
> electric stab trim. I suggest a bit of the following:
> Establish the correct trim for overshoot at the required speed. Mark
> it. Acquire the correct trim for approach speed. Mark it. If the 'marks'
> are far apart, set approach trim and practice both landing and go-round
> in that trim. If that's uncomfortable, reset trim toward overshoot and
> retry. When you have the happy medium, mark that and set that in the
> downwind/crosswind check every time. Of course, C of G and aerodynamic
> changes will modify the setting somewhat but only little. Also be
> familiar with the time for trim change to take effect. That will be in
> the back of your mind on every approach.
> Perhaps this is a BIT fastidious, but every airframe is different.
> Don't set trim from some rule of thumb without care.
> Happy landings!
> Ferg (#A064)
>
>
Sounds good Ferg. In fact the trim in the Europa is very powerful but can be
overidden, If CG is forward there will be a largish trim change nose up when
adding power for a go round, it's much less with aft CG. As I said before
the only other characteristic of note is the nose down trim change as the
airplane drops into ground effect.
Graham
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