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Old 14th Nov 2018, 19:33
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wiedehopf
 
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Originally Posted by gums
Question rom a "light" pilot.

I am having a hard time with the procedure for runaway trim in the matter under discussion.

The AD and such indicate that manual trim using the switches on the yoke will work, but then the system runs the trim again unless the whole trim sytem is turned off. So if the stab is fully trimmed and the crew tuens off the trim, then all they have is basic elevator, right?

Jez asking...
Gums
Check the video posted a few posts above.
You can see the trim wheel in action. It can be turned by hand and even has a crank that is not used on the video (not sure why)
(This is the video in question https://tinyurl.com/ycah3ww)
A picture of the trim wheel with handle extended:

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