Do we concern student pilots too much with pushing & pulling controls?

[facthunter]

The majority of aircraft will need trim adjustments to fly them properly. The more complex the more trims available. You can fly overpowering the out of trim forces but would you put up with that in a car? The equivalent there would be having unequal castor angles on the front wheels. It's probably better to train using it. Trimming is used to remove stick forces, so as the trim comes on the stick force is relaxed. One bad habit that can creep in is flying on trim. As you trim out maintain the attitude carefully or you may establish a new one. Nev

 

 

[Guest SAJabiruflyer]

Hey Facthuner, outstanding explanation there re: unequal castor on the wheels. It makes it very easy to "visualise" the need for trimming (the aircraft, not my excess weight).

 

 

[fly_tornado]

When you are driving are permanently making corrections when you drive. Take your hand of the wheel and you know what happens, its why steering a plane with the stick seems more natural than with your feet.