Originally Posted by RF4
I would be very interested though in a detailled description, how it is done when autotrim is not available.
In a conventional aircraft you set desired attitude with stick input and relief the resulting stick pressure (either natural or artificial one) with trim.
Same procedure is used with the FBW in direct law - As long as stick deflection is needed in order to maintain the choosen attitude, it means the aircraft is not properly trimmed.
To trim the Airbus feels as natural as trimming any other type.