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Originally Posted by Osprey
My questions are about how elevator trim is used in game compared to real life.
1. How is it operated in a real 109?
2. Was it possible to apply it in combat, easily or normally?
3. What effect did this have?
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Sorry to turn the table around Osprey but I am getting curious to understand the difference between a
Bf109 Elevator trim vs. a
Spitfire Elevator trim
ehem, sorry I forgot. I rephrase:
the difference between a
Bf109 Elevator trim vs. a
Huricane Elevator trim
WTF?
You really believe that you are getting your precious part kicked just because somebody is using the elevator trim to gain an advantage over you!?
C'mon man, you must be a terrible noob (which I know you are not) to lose a fight because of this!
I will tell you what the difference is:
Elevator trim has a very smooth axis progressive movement which most cheap joystics do not!
So, if one has a "cheap" joystick ("cheap" means inferior construction materials NOT buying price) and it has "spikes", elevator movements are going to be crap and he is bound to fly lousy and bleed all energy while doing corrections.
Likewise, if one has a good joystick but have done the trimming incorrectly and does not fly with smooth subtle movements his elevator movements are going to be crap and he is bound to fly lousy and bleed all energy while doing corrections.
For this reason a "lot of people" (actually very few people, mostly people from Russia who understand about things and are not preparedto pay the 200-400USD ridiculous prices of good joysticks sold in the Western market) mod their joysticks themselves and fix the technical part this way.
Other people with less understanding (e.g. myself) just keep using their MS Sidewinder2 FFB joystics (and bin the Warthogs...)
Summarizing:
If one's joystick axis pots are crap,
if one does not know how to setup the axis movement in the game,
if one does not know how to handle the joystick in order to ensure a nice smooth flying
then he better use the elevator trim....
...or just learn to fly
~S~