Author Topic: wish the pony's nose wouldnt nose up on me (Read 370 times)

68DevilM · « **on:** August 07, 2004, 11:22:42 AM »

should'nt have to hold the stick down all the time in level flight at normal cruise, a/c shout hold fairly level, with less effort to keep nose down, its really bad at speed above 400;)

Widewing · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2004, 12:02:27 PM »

Dang fella, didn't anyone show you how to trim the elevators?

Trim will require constant adjustment over the full speed range, but if you're cruising, trimming for hands-off flight is easy enough. If you'd rather not be bothered with trimming, just hit auto-level. If the plane won't maintain auto-level, recalibrate your stick.

My regards,

Widewing

J_A_B · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2004, 05:05:14 PM »

I think his point is that combat trim really doesn't work so good in the P-51 anymore, and he's right.

Manually triming in AH is a major PITA since the control forces in my desktop joystick never change.

J_A_B

68DevilM · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2004, 01:28:45 PM »

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Originally posted by J_A_B
I think his point is that combat trim really doesn't work so good in the P-51 anymore, and he's right.

Manually triming in AH is a major PITA since the control forces in my desktop joystick never change.

J_A_B

exaclty my point:)

it doesnt work very well, try it out, upp p51d with 75% fuel no bombes no rockets, take it up to 5-6 thousand feet, auto trim on, take auto level off and watch the nose climb.

ps i recalibrate ten times a night because i think its my stick