Sabre 28 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Well Joe said questions are ok so here's another post (blame the gaffer) Myself and the other Graham (Panzerfodder) both have this aircraft and we're both finding it difficult to trim correctly. I don't know if it's a quirk of this particular aircraft, although in my case I just don't seem to get the trimming right and spend most of my flight fighting the stick. I assume there will be a number of factors at play here, so there may be some general tips on trimming There you are Graham - I get to noobify myself again and you get your answer :D Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Thank you Sabre, you are my Hero now! . I was playing around with trimming last night, and have found that it's a lot easier to get the plane trimmed up if you use the scroll wheel on the mouse instead of the key board to do it . Elevators are still a bit of a pain though,(they seem to be all or nothing!)but you can get a level flight in this plane by messing about with a combination of elevator/engine revs/prop pitch . Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Hi! It's me again. Keeping the aircraft level shouldn't be too difficult, make sure you are not at full power as that is going to make trimming the aircraft difficult. So long as you keep the dials in the green you will be ok to start trimming the aircraft. I use the trim buttons on my joystick or my yoke depending what is plugged in, as a back up I use the mouse wheel. Don't forget it takes a while for the aircraft to settle after adjustment, it just takes a little time to gt used to it. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre 28 Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Hi! It's me again. Keeping the aircraft level shouldn't be too difficult, make sure you are not at full power as that is going to make trimming the aircraft difficult. So long as you keep the dials in the green you will be ok to start trimming the aircraft. I use the trim buttons on my joystick or my yoke depending what is plugged in, as a back up I use the mouse wheel. Don't forget it takes a while for the aircraft to settle after adjustment, it just takes a little time to gt used to it. Cheers Tried again tonight without any success. Mouse wheel does nothing (thats probably the profile I have set) Doesn't seem to matter what I press it heads to towards the ground. I'll have another try tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Just adding a couple of screen shots for you mate (just so we are all talking about the same thing, with regards to the mouse wheel). This is the aileron trim knob, if you put the mouse curser onit you can move the mouse wheel back or forward to trim the plane, I find this is the best way to trim the ailerons as I can see whats happening. This shot shows the Elevator pitch/trim wheel, this is tricky to do with the mouse, so it's set up on my joystick(I'm useing 2 buttons that are next to the HAT switch). I can get the plane to trim useing these two buttons, but the elevators on the Bonanza do seem to be a tad over sensitive, so all I do is give the button a short tap in whatever direction I want to trim (and it has to be a VERY SHORT TAP as well). Anyway, I hope that the screen shots are helpfull (I was trying to make myself usefull for once ) cheer's...Graham... PS: Are you finding that the Brakes on the F33A are very Poor and lack any real stoping power at all? ? Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi Guy's I have just tried the F33A out, firstly the trim does seem a bit sensitive, I have the same set up as Panzerf for controlling the trim ie switches either side of the hat switch on my joystick. I think one of the problems I had getting her to settle down was the wind (not me!) as I was flying in real world weather and getting about 15 kts at times across the nose. This can raise a wing and put the whole thing out of kilter. I agree the brakes are not that good but if you land at about 70kts with full flap the roll out was about 600 ft, again, I had my nose in the wind. There is a landing distance chart in the manual which should give you a good idea of what to expect. Cheers, Joe Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre 28 Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I'm doing something wrong - pressing wrong keys or set up is wrong, I thought I had a similar set up to you guys. I fathomed the mouse wheel aspect. If I use the Elevator Pitch trim wheel in the cockpit I can trim it without any problem. At the risk of sounding like a complete numpty what keys should I be using or setting up on my stick? Is it the Num Pad 8 and Num Pad 2 keys I should be using? Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 You need to use the FSX controls set up facility. Start FSX. From the opening screen, if you go settings / Controls /Buttons-Keys (Select controller type ie your joystick) / Event category = Control surfaces Look for elevator trim up, double mouse click on the selection then choose and press the joysick button to control the up trim. Then repeat for the down trim, click on the image to see my setting. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre 28 Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Thanks again Joe for all your help. When I checked the controls they were set up as yours, so I just re-assigned them again and it's now working. Bizarre but that's computers for ya!! Cheers Graeme Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Great news Graeme, I am really pleased you sorted that one out. Cheers Joe Link to post Share on other sites
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