KatieB
Well Known Member
I was going to keep it simple and stay with manual pitch trim in the -3, but as I work out where I want the throttle and mixture controls, I'm starting to wonder about whether or not the standard manual trim lever down on the left side will be in the way. Plus, I've been avoiding drilling the big hole in the HS spar for the Bowden cable for... oh... 6 years now.
This will be an O-320 powered plane with a wood prop, so it's not the lightest RV-3 up front, but not the heaviest either. I'm used to manual trim in the airplanes I fly now, but I liked having the trim switch on the stick in the Diamonds and Lightnings I used to fly. Some people have said electric trim in RV's is too sensitive. So I thought I'd ask you guys who fly RV-3s, what do you think?
This will be an O-320 powered plane with a wood prop, so it's not the lightest RV-3 up front, but not the heaviest either. I'm used to manual trim in the airplanes I fly now, but I liked having the trim switch on the stick in the Diamonds and Lightnings I used to fly. Some people have said electric trim in RV's is too sensitive. So I thought I'd ask you guys who fly RV-3s, what do you think?