> Alex Perry writes:
>  > The position of the elevator is a force balance, consisting of the
>  > aero force on the elevator, the aero force on the tab and the muscle
>  > force on the yoke.
> I'm still not entirely certain that I understand.  I know that you
> don't think in terms of absolute yoke position when you're flying, any
> more than I think in terms of absolute steering-wheel or gas-pedal
> position when I'm driving, but perhaps you can verify that this is
> right: if I hold the yoke in *exactly* the same position and move the
> trim wheel, the elevator surface will not move; only the amount of
> force required to hold the yoke in position will change.  Is that
> right?

Yes.

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