Author Topic: yet-another-suggestion-post (joystick axes) (Read 1143 times)

AcId · « **Reply #15 on:** January 14, 2004, 08:01:37 AM »

HT actually commented on this subject a while back. I don't recall exactly what he said but he was looking into it and I think there were issues with regards to auto pilot settings and that once disengaged the aircraft would be slammed into the trim settings that were present on the rotaries. Something along those lines, but he did look into it.

hitech · « **Reply #16 on:** January 14, 2004, 10:25:10 AM »

Implemented analog trim today. But note on a few items.

1.You can't trim any faster than with buttons. i.e. spinning the wheel fast will still only slowly move the trim tab.

2. When comming on and off auto pilot the tabs will move back to your wheel position.

HiTech

AcId · « **Reply #17 on:** January 14, 2004, 10:32:45 AM »

sweeeeeeet

jodgi · « **Reply #18 on:** January 14, 2004, 01:17:12 PM »

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Originally posted by hitech
Implemented analog trim today. But note on a few items.

1.You can't trim any faster than with buttons. i.e. spinning the wheel fast will still only slowly move the trim tab.

2. When comming on and off auto pilot the tabs will move back to your wheel position.

HiTech

1. Good! The "speed restriction" is not really a problem, you could say it simulates the need to operate the trim wheel.

I've seen aircraft that have instant mechanical trim setting lever (meaning that the system was designed to allow the pilot to set the trim tabs in any position instantly, not having to work a wheel or electrical motor). I don't know if any of the planes in AH had that, though. Is the "speed restriction" something you decided to have? Or would it be a problem to code "instant" analog trim in AH? ...just curious.

2. No problem!
When I saw the post that you already had looked into this, and the problem with coming off autopilot was mentioned... I tought that it might be an idea to leave the trim where the autopilot left it, UNTIL turning the trim axis.

What I'm trying to say is THANKS!

The rest are not requests, just friendly suggestions.

Reschke · « **Reply #19 on:** January 14, 2004, 01:34:23 PM »

Cool HT can't wait to try it out. Ultimately I think we are all looking for better trim settings than what we are currently having to use with the buttons. Something along the lines of more precision but then I guess we get into the aspect of how precise was trim settings on the aircraft that are modeled.

DES · « **Reply #20 on:** January 14, 2004, 03:25:57 PM »

Goodbye combat trim, Thanks.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #21 on:** January 14, 2004, 03:32:09 PM »

Now that HiTech has redone the trim, maybe he can work on fixing the flaps by getting rid of the auto-retracting flaps on planes that didn't have them in RL.

ack-ack

hitech · « **Reply #22 on:** January 16, 2004, 11:20:51 AM »

Ack-Ack, i've never understood why you wish flaps to brake wrather then retracting?

HiTech

Octavius · « **Reply #23 on:** January 16, 2004, 04:15:25 PM »

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Originally posted by jodgi
1. Good! The "speed restriction" is not really a problem, you could say it simulates the need to operate the trim wheel.

I've seen aircraft that have instant mechanical trim setting lever (meaning that the system was designed to allow the pilot to set the trim tabs in any position instantly, not having to work a wheel or electrical motor). I don't know if any of the planes in AH had that, though. Is the "speed restriction" something you decided to have? Or would it be a problem to code "instant" analog trim in AH? ...just curious.

Very cool HT!

Jodgi, think of a high speed dive in a 109. If you can control the trim rather fast, then compression loses its meaning and players will be able to maneuver wildly at high speeds. Limiting the speed will eliminate any "cheating"

Karnak · « **Reply #24 on:** January 17, 2004, 02:52:10 AM »

Thank you, Hitech.

It sounds like you implimented it exactly how I would have expected. No surprises here.

Kweassa · « **Reply #25 on:** January 17, 2004, 04:12:40 AM »

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Jodgi, think of a high speed dive in a 109. If you can control the trim rather fast, then compression loses its meaning and players will be able to maneuver wildly at high speeds. Limiting the speed will eliminate any "cheating"

This was(and still is) a very serious issue in IL2/FB.