Just watched a few video’s about the SuperStol, the YouTube video was fairly old and I am wondering if the Highlander or SuperStol now have electric trim?
Thanks in advance
Electric Trim
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Re: Electric Trim
I believe they still come with the manual trim but you can upgrade it yourself. Many have done it and there are several threads on here showing how...
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Re: Electric Trim
Thanks ClarkClark in AZ wrote:I believe they still come with the manual trim but you can upgrade it yourself. Many have done it and there are several threads on here showing how...
Clark
Can it be done after the build, as in buying a used plane?
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Re: Electric Trim
There is a mounting point on the left elevator that the actuator is typically attached to. You could also modify the system to electrically actuate the manual push/pull cable, but that kind of defeats the purpose. If you are careful you should be able to attach the actuator or a mounting bracket with pop rivets. Then just run the wiring to the cockpit control of your choice. Worst case is recovering the left elevator.
Moral of the story is: if you want it bad enough, it really would not be that difficult to add after the fact.
The question is: do you really gain anything?
Moral of the story is: if you want it bad enough, it really would not be that difficult to add after the fact.
The question is: do you really gain anything?
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Re: Electric Trim
I have electric trim on my Cherokee 180. I very seldom us it. When I do use it, I'm always guessing how much (actuation time)to use, and it takes a few seconds to see the planes reaction. I find it easier to do fine tune the manual trim as I am hand flying. The Highlander I fly from time to time has only manual trim and I find it the same. Easy to use. Another problem with the Ray Allen trim is that if it fails, you are stuck with what you have. Although I sure that is rare.
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Re: Electric Trim
I always wonder if the folks who want electric trim have ever flown with electric trim. I've flown planes with electric trim and all of them were a nuisance. The only reason to have electric trim is if it needed for an auto-pilot system. The best thing about an electric trim system is the OFF switch.
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