czechsix
Well Known Member
Now that there are enough RV-14s and -14As flying to get a meaningful statistical trend, I'm curious what rudder trim each model typically needs in cruise to center the ball. Generally I've seen more -14s with tabs for left rudder trim, and more -14As with tabs for right rudder trim, but I've seen some with no external tab and a few with a tab opposite to the above.
Please vote only if you've got all the fairings installed.
Update: just to be clear about semantics, you need 'right rudder trim' if the ball is displaced to the right with your feet on the floor. You need to step on the right rudder pedal to center the ball. This action displaces the rudder to the right, and swings the nose to the right. If you're using a wedge on the rudder to center the ball in this example, it would applied to the left side of the rudder which results in 'right rudder trim'.
Please vote only if you've got all the fairings installed.
Update: just to be clear about semantics, you need 'right rudder trim' if the ball is displaced to the right with your feet on the floor. You need to step on the right rudder pedal to center the ball. This action displaces the rudder to the right, and swings the nose to the right. If you're using a wedge on the rudder to center the ball in this example, it would applied to the left side of the rudder which results in 'right rudder trim'.
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