Trim Flying

[tulipkapy]

Fly a plane using only trim. it can be any plane, but no stick movements.

 

[Quinnyperks]

It would work but the control inputs would be too slow.

 

[Piotrsko]

BTDT, like flying a rudder only thermal glider on a buddy box with a student. Needs a very stable craft, a huge site and very calm day to be successful. You COULD increase the throws, but imho that's cheating.

 

[LitterBug]

This could be like name that tune, only name your sticks. (yung unz won't get the reference) I can fly that plane with 2 trim tabs!

 

[quorneng]

tulipkapy
An efficient well set up & stable plane can easily be flown on the trims but all you will be able to do is to fly gently around on a particularly calm day.
This electric plane was actually designed to do it but primarily to reduce control movement to a minimum to save power.

On a powered flight (no soaring) of a couple of hours the energy used by the servos starts to become significant.

 

[Piotrsko]

Should've known that @quorneng had one sitting on the shelf