Poll

[Nath-BDP]

Just curious which of ya'll fly with Combat Trim on?

I don't.

Tell the truth now...

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Stab/Jagdgeschwader 77
"Herzas"



[This message has been edited by Nath-BDP (edited 10-01-2000).]

[Westy]

 No combat trim.
 No padlock.
 I did go back to using tracers though.

        -Westy

[JimBear]

No combat trim
No Pad

JimBear

[1776]

I use CT. I'm paying for it, so I use it

I turn it off now and again though.  Just depends on the situation.  Is a very nice aid for us non-pilots.  

Also use auto take-off and auto pilot: angle climb and speed.

In real life I don't park in handicap parking. Never kicked a dog either.

[Citabria]

I dont use ct in a dogfight.

but I do use it occaisionally in leu of Autotrim angle at times just to trim the plane up when im feeling lazy and not directly engaged.

Ive found it much more effective to trim the plane for 300 mph thus giving resistance to work against for a steady solution at lower speeds and higher speeds are managable quite easily in most planes.

however for serious dogfighting combat trim is a hinderence more than a help and it is not wise to use it in combat  

[Toad]

No CT, No Pad.

I chatted with Pyro about CT. He thought I was going to like CT, given my posts about trim NOT being a primary flight control.

It isn't. People shouldn't really need to use trim to be competitive in dogfighting. If they do, it's an artificial "difficulty level" addition to the gameplay aspect. As long as everyone understands that and agrees to the need for it, I guess it would be OK.

I'm guessing that like other aspects of this game, CT will continue to be refined and improved. Right now, my perception is that I can trim better and faster than CT does to keep my airplane in "combat trim" (which I basically shouldn't have to do...see Andy Bush's multiple explanations).

Eventually, CT will get better, to the point where there isn't much difference between what I do and what the game will do for me.

Just a speculation based on HTC's dedication to improving the game.

[BigJoe]

CT bad, also seems harder to recover from a stall when CT was on.  Manual trim goood.

[Nash]

I use it, sure. Er, that is to say that I don't turn it off. I didn't have enuff buttons/hats on my stick to be usin' trim during a fight, so I didn't. Now, if CTs on when I fly, I guess it's on. Don't really know what difference it makes.

But sure, you warriors can be proud of using manual trim if it makes ya happy  

[SFRT - Frenchy]

Never used it, completly forgot about it...doh!... auto padlock too... oh well, I'm fine without it so far. I like right hand on the stick, left hand on the numpad for view/trim.

change for me 1.04 to 1.05 is that I need to press the trim keys longer, looks like trim "range of motion" is bigger or more sensitive.

Did auto-trim helped some of you to win dogfights?

[By-Tor]

 Hell-I think it's an advantage perhaps to fly out of trim as your plane may respond in ways an in trim plane can't.  
 Seriously,I just rudder as I feel the need and am fairly succesfull doing so.I'm sure an in trim plane will handle marginally better than an out of trim adversary but,
if you win the ACM battle the 'war of trim'
matters little .

     10bears rocks  ,
     By-Tor

[This message has been edited by By-Tor (edited 10-02-2000).]

[Mitsu]

I was negative against CT.

But recently, I'm using CT in general fight except dive attack. also, I often use CT when cruising, and dive-bombing.  

Well, as my conclusion, I think no CT is better in heavy stall fight.  


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244 Sentai "Shinten Seikuutai" CO
http://www.ah.wakwak.com/~mitsu/244sentai/

[Hangtime]

CT.. yuck.

What Cit said.. sometimes I'll flick it on for speed tansitions. I find the nose bounce when it's on excessive.

Hang

[AKDejaVu]

I like CT for casual fight, but I go right to the trim buttons when it gets heavy.

Also.. some strange things happen with CT on especially during compression.  Kicking it off for a battle is the best thing you can do.

AKDejaVu

[funked]

I don't use it, but not because of any realism concerns.  I don't find it easier to fly with it enabled.

[GRUNHERZ]

Nope