REFLECTOR: PITCH TRIM, up or down

[Tom Martino]

I have the trim switches on my stick.  The forward switch is pitch down, the rear switch is pitch up.  The left switch is roll left, the right switch is roll right.

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Hiroo Umeno [mailto:humeno at microsoft.com] 
	Sent: Mon 11/29/2004 10:20 AM 
	To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
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	Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: PITCH TRIM, up or down
	
	

	Hmm.  This raises an interesting question.
	
	How are others mounting their switches?  On mine, flicking the switch UP
	produces the nose DOWN trim.  Flicking it DOWN causes the nose to go UP.
	
	It is along the same logic as UP equating to forward yoke pressure and
	DOWN being the back-pressure.  It's the way Cessna's trim wheel works
	but relative to the nose movement, it is BACKWARDS.
	
	How are others doing this?
	
	Hiroo
	
	-----Original Message-----
	From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
	Behalf Of Scott Derrick
	Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:12 AM
	To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
	Subject: REFLECTOR: PITCH TRIM, up or down
	
	I think we should all use the established method to describe pitch trim
	which is what it does to the primary pitch control.
	
	Trim Down, puts the nose down and/or increases airspeed
	
	Trim Up, puts the nose up and/or reduces airspeed.
	
	The direction of elevator travel is opposite the direction of trim in a
	canard airplane. Somewhat confusing but,  we should be used to
	backasswards
	terminology on our canards by now!
	
	Scott
	
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