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FO setting incorrect takeoff trim

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I have noticed that when the first officer doing his before start checks he always sets the trim different from what the FMC is calling for. The V Speeds are correct so I am not sure why this data isn't matching.


~Spencer Hoefer

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Okay. It isn't a big deal either way, I was just wondering why that was happening. Thanks.


~Spencer Hoefer

MOBO: Gigabye Aorus z590 elite | CPU: Intel i9-10900k  | RAM: GSKILL RIPJAWS 32GB DDR4 3200 |GPU: Nvidia RTX 2080Ti 11GBOS: Windows 10 

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Hi Bryan... and Happy New Year!

I'm using button control.

I set myself the trim. For my flights it is usually beetween 5.4x and 5.5x. (x being a second decimal).

At the "STAB TRIM -SET" stage, the Captain always says "six point zero unit".

Is that normal, taking into account the difficulty you mentioned above?

Is that related to what is said in the manual:

Note: The Stabilizer trim will only accept a trim setting to one decimal place. So 5.0 Units will work,
but not 5.55 units. You are supposed to be looking at the trim handle, not the CDU for the trim
setting.

I do not quite understand that because, for me, the FMC indicates a 2 decimals trim value. And so does the trim wheel.

 

 


- TONY -
 

 

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