> -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of Tony Renshaw
> ...I have not heard much positive about the trim unit.
> ... Do you feel the stick is a good place? Reg Tony Renshaw
The trim buttons on top of the stick are better than anything I have used in
other airplanes. I have never had a problem with inadvertently pressing the
switches with maps, etc., resting on the stick. The grip in N135TD has two
raised buttons on the forward edge, in addition to the four flush-mounted
trim switches. (We use these buttons to control a home-brew instrument that
includes a variometer, G-meter, fuel gauge, OAT, flight timer, etc.) They
might help to keep foreign objects off of the trim switches, even if they
were not needed for control functions.
The only anomaly I know of with the Europa trim system is its asymmetry: the
useful range seems to be limited to the lower (nose down) half of the range
of travel.
Dave DeFord
N135TD
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