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08-30-2012, 07:04 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I chose manual trim.
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08-30-2012, 09:11 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Posts: 121
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Blue angels
Smokey, Sorry if I am misinformed, my info came from Rob Kurrle, my friend and neighbor (Blue Angel #3 2010, #4 2011). His dad won a Broonze Lindy at AirVenture 2012 for an RV7 he built. Are you or the team going to Tripple Tree this weekend? Gene "Whiskey 3" in Van's 2012 calander Nov.
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08-30-2012, 09:18 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Posts: 1,628
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Originally Posted by GeneL
Smokey, Sorry if I am misinformed, my info came from Rob Kurrle, my friend and neighbor (Blue Angel #3 2010, #4 2011). His dad won a Broonze Lindy at AirVenture 2012 for an RV7 he built. Are you or the team going to Tripple Tree this weekend? Gene "Whiskey 3" in Van's 2012 calander Nov.
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Maybe it's a personal preference among the Blues. My info from conversation with Greg McWherter.
The Team is not going to Triple Tree, but a few may go on their own. I'm thinking about it.
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08-30-2012, 09:25 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Northern California
Posts: 11
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Electric Elevator trim
One data point; we have the electric trim on our RV-8. It is VERY sensitive in flight - once in cruise a tiny blip on the motor makes all the change one needs. With only one aboard, we cannot trim to approach speed; we always have a little nose down force to overcome to maintain our 65 Knot approach speed even with full nose-up trim. And if we want to do stop and goes, we need a short time on the runway to get the trim back to neutral and the flaps up. One of my partners checked out in a RV-7 with the manual trim and I believe that given the choice, we would select that. Not to change the subject (says he changing the subject) be we also have electric aileron trim. It is glacially slow and a real contrast to the elevator trim which is lightening fast.
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08-30-2012, 09:36 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 693
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I have electric trim.
With the Vertical Power VP-X the trim motor speed changes automatically in flight based on airspeed, so it is very easy to operate in cruise and it is not too sensitive.
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08-30-2012, 09:39 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Posts: 121
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Tripple Tree
Smokey, Hope to see you at Tripple Tree, I am trying for Friday and/or Saturday. Gene
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08-30-2012, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: lena, il.
Posts: 305
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trim
I only have 15 hrs on my 8, but I like the electric trim on both. Cooly hat on stick works very nice. Ron
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08-30-2012, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,686
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Etrim on coolie hat
e-trim on the stick - works good, lasts a long time...
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08-30-2012, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Battleground
Posts: 4,348
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Check the "never ending debates" section. I think it runs about 50/50.
I am a manual trim guy under the KISS principle. I fly a lot of formation and do not find it an issue but I am not flying to the extremes of TEAM RV, not even close. Standard FFI stuff for me.
If you find a compelling reason to go one way or another, you then will be elected to do the same for tip-up vs slider and FP vs CS..... good luck! ha!
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08-30-2012, 11:26 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Battle Ground, Washington
Posts: 138
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I like my electric elevator trim
I have electric trim on my RV-8 with trim buttons on the top of the stick. I love it because I like to keep the plane in trim all the time. Without moving my hand from the stick, I can constantly trim off any control pressures. That way, I am always controlling the stick with thumb and index finger and it is always in trim.
Finally, I know of nothing that you would give up by installing electric trim. I think that it is well worth the cost.
Good luck with your project. The RV-8 is a wonderful plane; you are going to love it!
Dan Miller
RV-8 IO-360 M1 with WW 200RV prop. 1190 hours of fun.
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