I've pre-ordered the Jetmax 737 throttle; the trim wheels are only mock ups, and trim settings can only be controlled by the Yoke. There is no trim indicate on the throttle. How do you make the upper EICAS display the trim value?

 

Ben

I don't believe that there is any display of the trim setting digitally anywhere.

 

Look down at the pedestal where the trim wheels are and look at the trim indicator. It's analog, but it still tells you what the trim level is. Despite the FMC giving a very specific value, you'll just have to eyeball it. After all, that's what flying is all about.

As Kyle points out, eyeball the trim wheel for your answer!

 

You can with 'tooltips' on (if my memory serves me right) get an exact reading of say 5.24, but I believe the tutorial at least suggests that providing your trim is in the ballpark you will be good for take-off.

As it should. It's not like you can hold your hand over the trim indicator in the real thing and then a little tooltip shows up with the actual trim.

 

Eyeballed in the real plane - eyeball it in the sim!

let us know what you think of that throttle Ben

Heh, sure will. EDD -- November. They have a backlog of other orders they have to fill.

 

I wonder how I'll adjust the trim -- without the visuals -- perhaps by sound until I can get ProSim737.

BTW, out of interest, do real pilots adjust trim with the trim wheel, or do they use the trim buttons on the yoke?

BTW, out of interest, do real pilots adjust trim with the trim wheel, or do they use the trim buttons on the yoke?

Unless you're configuring for deicing, it's with the switches. To go full AND for deice, you need to trim manually.

What do you mean by go full?

 

And what difference does it make trimming via the yoke vs the pedestal wheel? Thanks

Hello OmniAtlas

 

First of all, full real name please per forum rules.

 

The electrical trim switches cannot trim at full. Only the trim wheels can trim at full. Trim switched can return within the switches limits from full. (ix, 738 3.95 to 14.5 units with switches)

 

Also, depending on the flaps position, the switches trim at high or low rate: high with flaps extended, slow when clean.

 

Ionut "John" Micu

They mean full nose up and full nose down. You can trim further using the trim wheel than with the yoke switches.

 

The trim wheel on a 737 is an awkward thing to use. Very low gearing, so many turns for a small change.

Very low gearing, so many turns for a small change.

 

More precision, however.

And less force. I guess that would be the consideration...

Oh guys, reading all your posts is with no doubts, a great learning source. Thanks to all!!!!!

More precision, however.

The gearing choice has nothing to do with precision. It's chosen so the pilot has the mechanical advantage to be able to move the trim with air loads on the stabiliser. You have more than enough precision with the electric trim and that makes the wheel whizz round at several revolutions per second. If anything I'd say the low gearing makes manual trim harder, because of the amount of movement needed to make even minor changes.

And less force. I guess that would be the consideration...

Exactly.