Speaking of lessons learned (was are you looking for somethin g)

[Atwood, Mark]

Don't let him fool ya Del.  I have the EXACT same feature with mechanical trims...except that I don't have to count.  Just recenter the tab and you're done ;)

Oh...and regarding trim resolution...that's also NOT a function limited to digital trims...Radio's have had adjustable trim resolution for years...long before digital trims.

Now...I have to say after all that...I like digital trims.  I just haven't heard a sound argument yet.  

My own personal preference is the ease of which I can get ONE click with a digital trim.  Pushing the button is easier, faster, and more reliable than trying to move the slider...I tend to slip and move the sliders 2-3 clicks...then I'm trying to move it back and overshoot again...etc.

I still prefer mechanical on throttle though...

-Mark


-----Original Message-----
From:	Alan Hewson [mailto:alan at countryworkshop.ca]
Sent:	Mon 1/19/2004 11:36 PM
To:	discussion at nsrca.org
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Subject:	Re: Speaking of lessons learned (was are you looking for somethin	g)

Del
I love the digital trims on my Futaba. I use the trims while flying to find
the optimum position.....then.....after landing, I count how many beeps each
one is from neutral and then I use the Subtrim function. The Subtrim is a
separate function that trims the controls quantitatively.....It goes
from -100 to +100. I then put my trims to neutral and continue flying.
I never have to guess at where the trims are. I can record each of the
numeric values for future reference. Programming it into a different
transmitter is a "piece of cake" if necessary.
That's just my excuse for having digital trims.

Alan Hewson
Thornton, Ontario, Canada

P.S. We missed you at Guelph


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Del K. Rykert" <drykert at rochester.rr.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: Speaking of lessons learned (was are you looking for somethin
g)


> Hi Ed.
>
> I highly doubt I would notice any improvement or gain. I can't hear the
> beeps everyone else brags about. I want to know I moved a trim & how much
I
> moved it in a given flight then look and see why it was out of trim and by
> how much..   Please explain to me how an electronic trim with no visual
> reference on the TX is going to indicate to me how much things were out of
> trim. Mechanicals have never let me down and like I said. If I have my way
> that is all it will ever be.
>
>           del
>                NSRCA - 473

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