would like to learn the P-40

[MaSonZ]

back in my more active days I would play with the P40-E every now and then. if you use your flaps, and your advantages (not that she has many in LW  )you can do a lot with her. toot around the DA with it, do some 1-1's get a feel for it, then move to the MA and try what you learned. Trim helps a lot with it too. if your turnin tight I found trimming my elevators up helps a lot.

[FLS]

Trim helps a lot with it too. if your turnin tight I found trimming my elevators up helps a lot.

Trimming up may help you personally turn tightly but it's useful to know that it doesn't allow you to turn any tighter or faster than not trimming up.

[MaSonZ]

Trimming up may help you personally turn tightly but it's useful to know that it doesn't allow you to turn any tighter or faster than not trimming up.

really? always seems to make my plane turn tighter... must be placebo.

[Soulyss]

really? always seems to make my plane turn tighter... must be placebo.

The trim function does not increase the control surface deflection any more than normal joystick input.  The only thing I can think of that may change that is if you fly with stall limiter on,  I can't say for certain one way or the other in that case since I don't have any experience with it.

[MaSonZ]

The trim function does not increase the control surface deflection any more than normal joystick input.  The only thing I can think of that may change that is if you fly with stall limiter on,  I can't say for certain one way or the other in that case since I don't have any experience with it.

have the stall limiter off. Idk, bust be in my mind that trimming up helps me turn tighter.

[FLS]

really? always seems to make my plane turn tighter... must be placebo.

If you scale your pitch axis, trimming up will move the more scaled portion closer to the critical AOA.  You won't turn tighter because you trimmed but you may find it easier to ride the edge.

[MaSonZ]

havent touched the scaling on my x52. idk. its all mental i spose.