Performance and weight and balanceQuestion 679 of 934

What is the effect of excessive trim used to remove control pressure?

  1. It raises aerodynamic efficiency and range
  2. It cuts efficiency and control travel
  3. It shifts the CG forward in flight
  4. It adds control travel in the trim direction
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Correct answer: It cuts efficiency and control travel

A change of trim is the natural pilot correction for longitudinal unbalance.

Source: Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), Chapter 10: Weight and Balance — Effects of Adverse Balance, page 247

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026