Combat Trim?

[fluffy]

I've tried combat trim but it seems to get in the way more than help. I keep elevator trim on two buttons on top of my jstick and adjust as required. Interestingly, I recall seeing incockpit footage of a Snowbirds pilot (Canadian precision aerobatics team), and while doing formation aerobatics he was constantly touching up the trim tab on his jstick with his thumb. Great minds think alike .

[deSelys]

Ok I must've confused with the stall limiter.


However it still looks like a crutch to me. Agreed, it doesn't work completely like in RL as we don't feel the aerodynamic stick forces. So what??
Is GLOC as it is modelled totally realistic? No...Is it a good compromise? I think so. Should it go because it is technically impossible to make you feel the Gs and their effect when playing the game? Of course not.

Adjusting the trim controls was part of the pilot workload in combat. In some planes (like the 109) it was essential to use it to be able to overcome the huge stick forces required at high speed. I don't understand why HTC felt they had to model some kind of computerized trim system in a WW2 sim if not to help beginners...

This being said, I have nothing against CT and autopilot in multi-crew planes like bombers.

[GRUNHERZ]

Originally posted by Dead Man Flying
I agree.  There's a time and a place for everything, of course.  For example, I'll manually trim a 262 when I expect radical speed changes over a short period of time.  Otherwise it's combat trim almost all of the time.  I don't find that manual trim, for the extra work it requires, provides much benefit for the way I normally fly.

-- Todd/Leviathn

I dont play with trim very much at all except elevator trim in high speed dives - I have elevator up/down trim mapped on my stick.  

Could you explain some of the benefits of using combat trim??