Friday 2009-10-23 Screenshots Update discussion thread

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by Lucas_From_Hell

Most modern fighter aircraft have the trim on the joystick's head

Who said they were going for modern? Or indeed fighter aircraft? Trim wheels are more realistic for many more applications than trim on a hat. Calling something realistic because it doesn't apply to a small proportion of aircraft is just odd. You may as well say that trim is unrealistic because ultra-modern aircraft trim themselves. Besides, there's nothing stopping you from using a hat on the G940 for trim, is there? Looks to me like they just covered all the bases.

[Lucas_From_Hell]

Originally Posted by TheGrunch

Who said they were going for modern? Or indeed fighter aircraft? Trim wheels are more realistic for many more applications than trim on a hat. Calling something realistic because it doesn't apply to a small proportion of aircraft is just odd. You may as well say that trim is unrealistic because ultra-modern aircraft trim themselves. Besides, there's nothing stopping you from using a hat on the G940 for trim, is there? Looks to me like they just covered all the bases.

Grunch, well, I've saw Mark's interview. He says that if we look at an aircraft (not mentioning the type), it would have trimming dials...

And, well, I don't recall seing any aircraft with such sort of dials.

[robtek]

A cessna 172 i.e. has a vertikal wheel for elevator, a rotating knob for rudder for shure and i think a horizontal wheel for aileron trim.

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by Lucas_From_Hell

Grunch, well, I've saw Mark's interview. He says that if we look at an aircraft (not mentioning the type), it would have trimming dials...

And, well, I don't recall seing any aircraft with such sort of dials.

Well, they're on a much larger scale, of course. Hard to fit a full size trim-wheel on a HOTAS. I believe Mark Starrett is very into civilian simming, so I guess he's likely to mean in a civilian prop plane. Even in IL-2, though, have a look in the Spitfire, P-51 or P-40 cockpit for good examples.
From a Cessna 172: