Duedel
In answer to your response yes. I've noticed in high speed dive with some alt, the combat trim is slower then I'd like to respond. And once leveling out I find myself manually dropping elevator trim to keep the nose down.
I've noticed this in two aircraft especially. The D30 Jug and the FW190A8. I've been able to accelerate faster without the combat trim. Combat trim responds to the pilots actions and crafts speed. The Pilot can therefore set his trim manually before or during any maneuver faster then the speed adjusts the trim. You should be able to set your trim, say elevator down without reaching the speed that the combat trim will increase elevator trim down. In other words you're flying ahead of what the combat trim does, one step ahead. I feel it can save you a few MPH, but that's all one may need. Instead of forcing stick down to keep nose down, nose is already down due to preset of elevator trim manually. Because speed is so great that trim picks nose up pilot has to wait for combat trim to set elevator trim,or force the nose down to hold level flight after the dive. If you're continuously forcing the stick forward to level the craft you're losing speed as soon as the nose pops up.
Also....while banking sharply in a rolling scissor or flat turn I find I can tighten that turn by manually trimming the elevator up while I'm in hard bank left or right. It does work enabling the craft to turn tighter. But while doing so one has to remember to trim elevator down when leveling. This is much easier to do with a throttle setup, and after awhile it becomes automatic. Your thumb is on the trim hat switches all the time.
Try it....then tell me what you think.
Hajo
