*salute* hello seasoned players!
I'm a returning player who is at most a novice sim pilot. I've been studying up on the forums and on the HiTech training page. I have read the section on Combat and Auto Trim functions and decided to experiment with them in offline practice. In a nutshell, it was suggested to leave the CT on by default and to utilize the Trim for Speed and Trim for Angles functions to improve performance. The author suggests to try diving down to a target using Trim for Angles, then to disable CT and pull up to target, leaving you with a stable gun platform. However I noticed that as soon as you pull on the stick or switch the Trim for Angles off, CT will turn back on. Is the author's suggestion out of date or have I misunderstood him?
In addition, most of the time that I disable CT, I'll notice all of the trim settings going to neutral. I'm guessing this is in relation to my Saitek X 52-pro being set up to use the rotator buttons for trim; sometimes, however, the trim will not auto center, oddly enough. I've also noticed that my trim controls will not respond at all on many occasions.
To sum it up, are there any tricks I'm missing on how to improve my trim for a more stable gun platform, based on my information above?