I'm puzzled and I'm certainly not and expert on how the trim should be set.
Shouldn't the trim setting allow for speeds higher than cruise? If I'm high
in the perfectly smooth air above the thermals, shouldn't I be able to trim
for somewhat higher speeds so I can glide down at 110 or 120 mph instead of
my normal cruise of 100 (or, for some people 104 or 108 mph)?
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NOTE: It was this kind of dive when I decided to let it get up to
144 mph that I got aileron flutter somewhere around 135 mph. Luckily, I
figured it out and stopped it instantly so I'm alive. (My aileron linkages
had excess play.) I DO NOT RECOMMEND - in fact, I STRONGLY DIS-RECOMMEND
DIVES MUCH FASTER THAN YOUR CRUISE SPEED! AND, make absolutely sure your
rigging is tight and that play is no more than specified in the service
manual. Failure to do this can kill you!
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On my Coupe, full forward on the trim was some speed higher than cruise - I
never explored the limit. But, full back on the trim was just what I wanted
for final approach.
What is proper for setting the trim range?
Ed
