TRIMMING

AIM:

To be able to trim the gyro in pitch to relieve stick pressures and maintain attitude.

CONSIDERATIONS:

Rotor Head Trim

• Most gyrocopters have a rotor head trim to relieve the pilot of fore and aft pressures on the control stick.
• Some gyrocopters also have lateral trim to relieve the pilot of left and right pressures on the control stick.
• Can be ground adjusted or flight adjustable. 
• Trim is used to help maintain an attitude, not used to change the attitude.
• Stops the pilot from becoming tired by continuously holding a pressure on the control stick.
• Used in steady phases of flight like straight and level, climbing and descending.
• Works by altering the angle of the rotor head.