Tosh McCaber Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I picked up these notes from an old copy of one of my (many) old magazines. On sending the sheet out to my clubmates, it was pointed out by one of them that in the the comments boxes re Engine Thrust Angle, the proposed solution should be reversed. Whilst I pretty well concur with the analyses of the rest of the trimming notes, I would say that i have to agree, looking at the note! Anyone any comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I agree with you, it is the wrong way around. Here is an extract from my go to for trimming, "Get in trim!", Bob Wasson, RCME, Aug 2008 Adjust the engine down-thrust to ensure that the model neither zooms nor dives on changing throttle settings. If it climbs after throttling back in level flight this is symptomatic of too much down thrust, if it dives steeply, this is symptomatic of too little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 It seems an odd way to diagnose thrust problems. As per the above, I observe what happens with power changes. Excessive variations may suggest a change of wing incidence would be a better cure if practical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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