How do I trim the nose down?

How do I trim the nose down?

• A. Switch forward
• B. Switch backward
• C. Turn knob clockwise
• D. Push the stick forward

Answer: (A)

Elevator trim lets the airplane hold a chosen pitch without you having to keep applying force on the control stick. To trim the nose down, move the trim switch forward. That forward trim moves the horizontal stabilizer to produce a nose-down moment, so the nose tends to stay down with less stick pressure. Pushing the stick forward directly changes the attitude, not the trim setting, and turning a knob isn’t how nose-down trim is applied on this aircraft. Switching the trim backward would set nose-up trim.

Elevator trim lets the airplane hold a chosen pitch without you having to keep applying force on the control stick. To trim the nose down, move the trim switch forward. That forward trim moves the horizontal stabilizer to produce a nose-down moment, so the nose tends to stay down with less stick pressure. Pushing the stick forward directly changes the attitude, not the trim setting, and turning a knob isn’t how nose-down trim is applied on this aircraft. Switching the trim backward would set nose-up trim.