Paul Walker's Trim flow Chart

[Charles Carter]

http://flyinglines.org/pw.trimflow1.html

Paul Walker was a guest of Stunthangar Video Hangout last night and explained his "Trim Flow Chart".  Check out the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/live/CdjZDPno8ok?si=wliCZvUKmWTB87D2


Charles Carter

[Paul Taylor]

It’s also pinned here.

https://stunthanger.com/smf/stunt-design/figured-i-would-pin-this-here-pws-trim-chart/

[Joe Ed Pederson]

The whole Paul Walker Trim articles were covered In Stunt News starting with the March/April 2014 through March/April 2015.   In the July/August issue of Stunt News, Paul has an article on "Flying in the Wind."

The final article in the March/April 2015 is worth reading first.  On page 41, in the last paragraph on the page, Paul writes: "I have also observed that many pilots can't see what their planes are doing wrong.  this can range from the novice to the expert competition flier.  This is when it is necessary to have a helper that can watch your plane and accurately communicate to you what is going on.  It can also be beneficial to have an experienced pilot fly your plane to see what is wrong."         Earlier in the article he said that after the Top 5, he flew a competitor's plane and was amazed at how badly it hinged.

My biggest problem is I can't see what the plane is doing trim wise. or I finish the flight and realize I can't remember which wing (inboard/outboard) was high or low or where it should be. My other big problem is I can't fly level at 5 feet inverted to check the wings level inverted.

I was watching an old Windy Master U video on youtube the other day, and he said something that was important.    He said something like, "With a new plane, until you get the wings level, and the motor run as it should be, practicing the pattern is a waste of time."

Anyway, reading the year's worth of articles in Stunt News is time well invested.

Joe Ed Pederson

[Charles Carter]

Thank you Joe for comenting. In time I believe you will be able to fly inverted at five feet.  The goal should be to get the airplane to track inverted as well as upright.  I posted the "Trim Flow Chart"  here for the show I did last night regarding Paul Walker's article.  Paul Walker came into the show and he spoke about the "Trim flow Chart".  Check out the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/live/CdjZDPno8ok?si=wliCZvUKmWTB87D2


Charles Carter

[Ken Culbertson]

It can also be beneficial to have an experienced pilot fly your plane to see what is wrong.

That is probably the one thing that will do the most good after "wings level, turns even, CG close steps when most of us think it is trimmed.  You may feel embarrassed to ask another flier better than you to fly your plane.  Get over it and ask.   Just don't expect an "Ok" if it is the week before a big contest.  The top fliers rely on as perfect trim as you can get to fly the way they do and as a result can spot bad trim immediately.    I don't care what level you are at you cannot see how your plane presents itself from the handle.  You need to see it from the outside.  Video is great but it cannot replace seeing it in person.  I would be still trying to trim Endgame if it were not for seeing it in the hands of two top 5 fliers from the outside.  Now it is a pleasure to fly and even the landing issues were solved by watching another expert flier land instead of trying to land it myself.  Sometimes it is not the plane that needs trimming!

Ken