Rudder trim is provided via springs, although I must say I’ve never quite understood the rationale behind it ? the Archer is only an 180hp single and the pedal forces are never that heavy. Furthermore ...

While visiting Piper’s Vero Beach facility to test the Malibu Mirage (see Pilot June 2012) the opportunity arose to evaluate the latest version of the venerable PA-28, a brand-new 180hp Archer LX. Now ...

As a result, instead of pulling the right switch, he activated the rudder trim control and held it for eight seconds, resulting in a 42 degree bank roll to the left.

A mis-selected rudder trim switch caused a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 to suffer an in-flight upset that slightly injured a cabin crew member.

We Fly: Piper M700 Fury Piper’s aluminum bullet is fully loaded.

Madeline Gill Baldridge explains the fundamentals of assymetric spinnaker trim, taking us from 101 to faster runs.

These wires connected the horizontal stabilizer’s control electronics to the captain’s pitch trim switch and autopilot/trim disconnect button on the Embraer E175. After chafed wires were found ...

Canadian investigators discovered damage that jammed the rudder mechanism of a Pilatus PC-24 which suffered control problems during climb en route to Kelowna.