Mike,
The way I see it, either the trim tab provides the force or the pilot does
through
the stick (or a combination of the two).
If the pilot provides some force, that force goes all the way from the pilot's
hand to the tailplane - all slop will be taken out while the pilot is pushing.
If the trim tab provides the force. The tailplane is "balanced" and so no force
is needed through the control system and the tailplane will "float" compared
to the pilot's hand and all the sloppy parts will clunk about.
Your point about PIOs is good.
Cheers,
Mark
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