Realistic pilots?

[Furio]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

So, i tend to see the arguments about fatigue modeling being overly complex as a diversion for the community to focus on in an effort to discredit the feature as non feasible. But why?

I think all the talk about it being overly complex to achieve or the need for it to be ultra realistic from the get go is just smoke and mirrors to prevent it from happening because then, oh noes, we would have to adapt to something new!

This is a gentle and complicated variation of an “ad hominem” argument. Instead of discuss opinions and different point of view, let’s talk of the “can’t be done brigade”, “smoke screens” and people afraid of anything new. It’s not upsetting me that much, but I don’t think it does that much good to a productive discussion either.
And, in the end, as I said many times, if it’s an option, go for it, I have no objections at all!
Cheers.

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by Baev

I have read some veteran interviews, they don't mention about trims use during combat.

Normally, trim use in combat is only mentioned in reference to dive pull-outs (sometimes not so favourably), which is precisely the sort of time when you'd be limited by your own strength, although I suspect that many pilots preferred not to take the second hand off the stick during these manoeuvres to fiddle with trims.
However I believe Bud Anderson stated that for the P-51 in particular trim use was a constant process, even in combat.

Originally Posted by swiss

I could be wrong but I lived under the impression that in this game the trim function is actually added on top of the max deflection.

I could be wrong, but as far as I remember, this is not the case. At least, if you move the stick to max deflection on the ground and then dial in full trim in that direction, you will not see the elevator move further.

[swiss]

Here's guy who mentions trim:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKnxTA50hb8

[Flanker35M]

S!

Finnish ace Kyösti Karhila mentioned that he used trim in Bf109G to start the turn better,they called it the "ace trick". Propably depended on pilot in any air force how much he used trim, if at all, during combat.