Trim and the use thereof

[Dichodog]

Can somebody explain to me in words of two syllables or less how using trim will help me?

[Ghosth]

Start here

http://trainers.hitechcreations.com/trim/trim.htm

"Manual trim is also useful to help get you out of situations where your primary flight controls are not as responsive as normal." (Compression)

In short, some planes its hard to get the most out of without using manual trim.
190's, 109's, p38 are at the top of that list. The problem is doing it manually adds to the pilot workload just at the point when he is busiest.

Spits in particular do just fine with autotrim, or Combat Trim.

Also remember that you can leave trim off entirely, and if you get into a situation where you need to retrim. (trimmed for high alt flight, at 300 + mph, then suddenly your on the deck at 200 in a turn fight) Cycle CT on and off again with the Alt X or map it to your stick. In half a second you can go from untrimmed, or badly trimmed to being trimmed "close".

CT will never trim you perfectly, but it will almost always trim you "close" to ideal.

[Dichodog]

Thanks Ghost.  I mapped trip to my throttle hat and have CT on my joystick.  Habit is to tap it twice (once for CT on once for CT off) after every maneuver or radical change in alt.  

Next question is the TA ever populated any more?  The most people I've seen in there lately is 8. 

[Dichodog]

^^^^ 

[Ghosth]

Depends, about the time you get used to 5 - 8 you'll log in to find 17.

[Dichodog]

okay I'll keep trying