jnmeade
Active Member
Can I use the VSI indicator on SkyView D1000T to optimize my pitch trim setting in auto pilot mode?
I have SkyView D1000T on my Flight Design CTSW which has manual three-axis trim. Imagine a scenario in which I climb in autopilot to cruise altitude whereupon the AP levels the plane. Eventually, I am likely to get a message telling me to adjust pitch trim. I can roll in some manual trim and the message goes away. Sometimes one notes the VSI will show +50 or -50 momentarily on a somewhat continuous on-off basis.
My question is whether you know of any way to use the VSI momentary messages or any other information to manually tweak my pitch trim to optimize my pitch setting? this is all in the question of ultra-optimization. For example, can one trim so no message exists - but how is one to know it's optimum as opposed to just good enough? What if I bracketed the VSI messages so that I split the difference between getting +50 and -50 momentary messages?
If the question is too arcane, just skip it. Some will think this is trying to count the number of angels on a pin. If that's the case, please pass it by. It's not a big deal, I just wondered if there are any indications I can use to make those final little tiny incremental changes in the manual pitch trim. I make a fair number of 2 hour x-country flights and have plenty of time to chase little questions like this.
I have SkyView D1000T on my Flight Design CTSW which has manual three-axis trim. Imagine a scenario in which I climb in autopilot to cruise altitude whereupon the AP levels the plane. Eventually, I am likely to get a message telling me to adjust pitch trim. I can roll in some manual trim and the message goes away. Sometimes one notes the VSI will show +50 or -50 momentarily on a somewhat continuous on-off basis.
My question is whether you know of any way to use the VSI momentary messages or any other information to manually tweak my pitch trim to optimize my pitch setting? this is all in the question of ultra-optimization. For example, can one trim so no message exists - but how is one to know it's optimum as opposed to just good enough? What if I bracketed the VSI messages so that I split the difference between getting +50 and -50 momentary messages?
If the question is too arcane, just skip it. Some will think this is trying to count the number of angels on a pin. If that's the case, please pass it by. It's not a big deal, I just wondered if there are any indications I can use to make those final little tiny incremental changes in the manual pitch trim. I make a fair number of 2 hour x-country flights and have plenty of time to chase little questions like this.