---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith640-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 09/11/08: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:11 AM - Re: Rudder trim (pilot4pay) 2. 05:01 PM - Re: Rudder trim (steveadams) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:11:42 AM PST US Subject: Zenith640-List: Re: Rudder trim From: "pilot4pay" Thanks for the input Steve. I hadn't thought about the centering notch, or that I like the idea at all. All of my time has been in Cessna's. Our typical mission was long cross country, so the AP took care of keeping a heading, I would trim to the rudder to the ball. The Cessna system is quite different from the Zenith. Yaw trim put tension on the rudder through the bungee. At this point, If I were to make a choice, I would opt to leave out the notch. Not having experienced this set-up first hand, I am speculating, but it sounds like it would annoy me. -------- Craig Smith CH640 builder SN: 0078 "Just think how stupid the average person is, and then realize that half of them are even stupider!" --George Carlin Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 3851#203851 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:01:31 PM PST US Subject: Zenith640-List: Re: Rudder trim From: "steveadams" The force to "override" the notch is not much and I doubt you could detect it in flight. It does however have enough force to be able to trim out the rudder in cruise flight. With the all flying rudder, I would think that the plane would be pretty squirrelly in yaw without the centering notch. I would think hard about it before taking it out. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 3902#203902 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith640-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith640-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith640-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith640-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.