From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: Elevator trim control
To: lml
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:56:18 -0400
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Posted for <edechazal@comcast.net>:

Angier,  I like my electric trim on the stick.  It makes it a one hand
operation.  The time when this is important is when you transition to the miss
at decision height on the ILS.  At that moment you need a whole lot of down
trim simultaneous to raising the gear and flaps and talking to the tower.  The
only problem with my installation is that the 4-way switch is too far rearward
on the stick (relative to aircraft) causing me to have to contort my thumb
unnaturally to get the switch under my thumb tip.  Just test it out before
holes are drilled if you use the nice wooden stick grips Lancair sells.  By
the way, you don't need aileron trim on the stick.  You hardly ever use it.
Rudder electric trim would definitely be nice to have there instead.  If I had
to do it over again, I'd put a MAC servo in the rudder.  Regarding the
co-pilot trim switch, that's a personal decision.  I don't have it and don't
see the need as I handle the take off and landings and the autopilot flies the
enroute.  When I let someone else fly, I trim it for them.  I've never
regretted not installing co-pilot rudder pedals either.

Best
Ed de Chazal