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Old 9th Apr 2019, 08:58
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deltafox44
 
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Originally Posted by TryingToLearn
People claim that the manual trim may not be operable in certain flight conditions while the electric trim motor is more powerful.
On the other hand the manual states that in case CUTOUT does not work, one should grasp and hold the wheel (?against the motor?). Did I miss something?
There is a clutch that ensures that manual trim has priority on electric trim. So Yes, grasping the wheel should stop trim runaway.
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