Fixing Roll

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by justme262

I cruise hands free all the time in the Spits. I change rudder and elevator trim when ever I change the throttle setting... At full throttle I also use manual aileron too. Doing all these things is called FLYING THE PLANE. It's what the real spitfire pilots did too.
I wonder if you would miss the feed back if you could fly hands free. I would certainly would miss it.

Makes me wonder if the Force Feed Back guys have and trouble with this?

I doubt the flight model is perfect but I also doubt the real spits flew perfectly straight and hands free with no side slip at all.

+1

I have 2 axes on my CH Quadrant assigned to rudder and elevator trim which works well (elevator trim is VERY sensitive, though). In this respect I've found ForceFeedback works fine - I simply adjust the trim axes to relieve pressure on the stick.

I do have an issue with FF in other areas though: engine trouble causes the stick to jiggle violently -- which sends unwanted pitch & roll input back through the stick resulting in greater oscillations occurring. Ditto for firing cannons -- lots of "recoil" feedback which caused the aircraft to buck, sending your gun site everywhere BUT on target. If future patches don't enable the various FF forces to be tuned, I'll be reluctantly considering retiring my venerable MSFF2 stick for a less "excitable" one. But I'll miss "riding the tickle" during stall fights!