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[RealDarko]

Never bothered too much with trimming, but I feel is about time to start using it to improve my performance. I have a Saitek X-52 and one of those Saitek three level thingies, anyone can point me in the right direction to leran proper trimming and the best way to control it using my hardware devices please?

[Chupacabras84]

Trimming is the most intuitive thing you can do, it exists only so you wont have to strong arm your joystick to keep your aircraft in straight and level flight.
Trim on a lever is not a good idea tho, its way too sensitive and because of that, it might be better to assign your trim to buttons and use levers for mixture, prop and throttle.

Now back to trimming, pull/push on joystick to keep your aircraft in straight and level flight, add a bit of trim and slowly ease on the controls.
If you still have to pull/push joystick to keep your aircraft in straight flight, add/reduce trim until your plane flying where you want it to, without you applying any force to joystick.
Just don't expect changes to manifest instantly, dont trim too much at one time, give your plane a few seconds before you fill effects of trimming.

[Uzin]

Excuse me reminding that once again, but the program HudCustomize
is very useful for reasoneable trimming. It can be d/l here:
http://www.uloz.to/xgdKfqX/hudcustomize-7z

[sniperton]

Agree. I don't understand why it's not part of the stock interface. It's a nonsense that you can set the trim but you can't see the value otherwise. E.g. HudCustomize is the only (comfortable) way to learn that Il-2 pre-trims your aircraft before take-off.

[sniperton]

I trim by feel most of the time, including during landing.
In case of a trim wheel you can make it a habit of your hand to rotate it where it should be for the given flight regime, but it's much less intuitive if you have to blindly click a button N times without any indication of its actual setting relative neutral.

[Chupacabras84]

it's much less intuitive if you have to blindly click a button N times without any indication of its actual setting relative neutral.

With time, I got rather skilled in trimming with buttons, just holding it for fraction of second often brings me in the range where 2/3 clicks do the job.

[sniperton]

I, too, am fine with this method, one can get accustomed to it, but still I would not be against something more handy and less demanding on my limited skills... 

[RealDarko]

No one uses a Saitek X-52? Maybe can get some tips from it.

[vegetarian]

Real Darko, I use the two rotaries in the X52 throttle for rudder and elevator trimming - very sensitive but you get used to it. Couldn't envisage flying without it, set it up correctly and you can have a good hands off transit flight.

Cheers