Dale E Still wrote: > For those of you already flying: I am curious as to whether the lack of > an elevator trim system is a problem. Do you find yourself constantly > holding stick pressure? I do not want to have one of those > afterthought-ugly trim tabs bolted on. Anybody tried using a "bungee" > system that pulls on the cables for trim? The control pressures are light enough so that trim variances with airspeed don't require cockpit-adjustable trim. This presumes, of course, that you've got the plane rigged to fly level. I added one of them afterthought-ugly trim tabs on mine after I bought the plane from a guy who weight at least 100 pounds less than I do. The best option would probably be to adjust the stabilizer so that the plane is trimmed out. One bolt on each side holds the forward "C" brackets to the fuselage. The location of the hole for this bolt adjusts the stabilizer incidence. I've needed a rudder trim tab on my bird for four years, and I finally put one one. Sure, it looks ugly, but it sure makes the plane nicer to fly. There are alternatives to the ugly tab, but I hesitate to add stuff to the control linkages and cables themselves. The neatest trim solutions I've seen put wedges at the trailing edge...nothing sticks out beyond the surface, but there's just an inconspicuous wedge mounted low on the surface. The only trouble is, it's hard to adjust. Ron Wanttaja