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The Art Of Trimming

RC Aerobatics By Justin Wells | justintwells@mac.com Photos by the author As seen in the May 2022 issue of Model Aviation. This diagram shows the range of CG for a low-wing aircraft. Try to get your CG neutral or slightly nose-heavy to start. I WANT TO DISCUSS a topic that I refer to as "The art of trimming." I consider aircraft trimming an artform. I don’t want to lose your interest with the super-deep details of this, so I’ll cover the basics and you can choose how to best proceed. There are pilots who take a deep dive into airplane trimming, and…

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