Joystick control

[Bounder!]

Depends on what you are flying but in general you wont be able to fly hands off - the Spitfire, Hurricane and 109e all lack aileron trim, this is historical. Thus, at most speeds you will have a roll which must be countered with the flight stick.

The Spitfire and Hurricane have elevator and rudder trim whilst the 109 only has elevator trim. These aircraft lack aileron trim because they didn't have it at the time, so in general you wont be able to perfectly trim the aircraft so that they don't roll. You could offset rudder trim to allow hands off flying but you will be skidding through the air which isn't great for top speed (or shooting straight!) and so it isn't advisable. Really, you have to counter the roll by applying left/right pressure on your joystick. I'm not sure calibrating your joystick so that it is off-centre (i.e. more to right/left to counter the roll) will work since the degree of roll will vary depending on speed and altitude.

I am aware that there are some joysticks with bells and whistles that allow you to fix the stick in position so that once you have the aircraft trimmed and are holding it level, you can fix your joystick so it doesn't move and thus hold you level. Not a fan myself as I would imagine it would be a pain if you suddenly need to manoeuvre!

Hope that helps.

[struths]

Originally Posted by Bounder!

Depends on what you are flying but in general you wont be able to fly hands off - the Spitfire, Hurricane and 109e all lack aileron trim, this is historical. Thus, at most speeds you will have a roll which must be countered with the flight stick.

The Spitfire and Hurricane have elevator and rudder trim whilst the 109 only has elevator trim. These aircraft lack aileron trim because they didn't have it at the time, so in general you wont be able to perfectly trim the aircraft so that they don't roll. You could offset rudder trim to allow hands off flying but you will be skidding through the air which isn't great for top speed (or shooting straight!) and so it isn't advisable. Really, you have to counter the roll by applying left/right pressure on your joystick. I'm not sure calibrating your joystick so that it is off-centre (i.e. more to right/left to counter the roll) will work since the degree of roll will vary depending on speed and altitude.

I am aware that there are some joysticks with bells and whistles that allow you to fix the stick in position so that once you have the aircraft trimmed and are holding it level, you can fix your joystick so it doesn't move and thus hold you level. Not a fan myself as I would imagine it would be a pain if you suddenly need to manoeuvre!

Hope that helps.

Hi Bounder

Thanks for the input. Yeah I appreciate now that I'm not playing one of the usual games, so I am gonna jusy keep practising my control and handling skills.

Cheers Struths


Cheers

[lorenzoj]

My personal opinion is that the roll tendency is a bit overdone in some of these aircraft but I've gotten used to just hitting "A" when I need a break. The autopilot never seems to have a problem with straight and level. Would be nice if we could dial it back a tad in some config file or other though.