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Ryan Allen
PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:56 pm 
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I have confused myself........If I am flying along, and I move the trim wheel in such a way that the servo tab moves down, that would make the nose of the airplane pitch up...correct?? And if I move the servo tab up, that will make the nose of the plane pitch down....yes??
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James Grahn
PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:25 pm 
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The tail is a stabilator. You have anti-servo tabs. If you move the stick aft, both the aft end of the stabilator and the anti-servo tab move up.
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Rich Brazell
PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:36 pm 
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Push forward on the trim wheel...tab up , nose down . . Pull trim wheel aft ...tab down , nose up . Think of the tab like an aileron on the wing . Aileron down...wing up . Aileron up...wing down . Now push the middle valve down and the music goes round and round and it comes out here ! ::) BOO YAH ! I think I got this right ?

What Cubes said about the stabilator and the anti servo tabs .

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Ryan Allen
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OK, thank yall both. Man, oh man. I got sideways with that last night for some reason and then I started to doubt myself. Thanks again.
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I doubt myself when I get up every mornin Ryan....Dan
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Dan : I doubt you every morning I get up ! BING , BANG , BOOM ! :P

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