Jeeeze- maybe I fly trim-heavy aircraft, but I found that to ride my aircraft to the edge and back, I need to trim constantly.
Trim WILL affect performance of the plane. It can increase your top speed by as much as 30-50 mph!
When you are not trimmed out, you have to hold the stick (and therefore control surface) in such a position that it counter-acts the force, else you will roll, slide, dive, et al, thus throwing more drag upon your aircraft then is neccessary.
A proerly trimmed aircraft in the arena will ALWAYS have the advantage. No matter what. CT sounds like it finds this balance, thus reducing pilot-load which may and well be good for the new guys.
CT is a BIG issue. Look at what EZ mode did to warbirds. Once they turned it off in the main, HALF the arena went over to ACA.
Another issue to be brought up is EZ modes and how they can skew pilot accounts of fighter performance. A guy flying real mode saw a plane doing unreal stunts because EZ mode let them. He therefore makes a post on AGW about it, and an investigation ensues. This starts the pendelum effect.
The more accounts, the more drastic the change which seems to be needed. Thus, you aren't correcting the REAL flight model, you are correcting the EZ mode, and thus neutering the real flight model, and driving everybody insane.
HTC, I implore you. Do not mix CT with non-CT. It WILL ruin your sim, and leave you with a huge batch of F'ed up flight models that need to be fixed. Proof can be found across the street.
Instead, make a "newcomers" arena of sorts. Have a trainer in there on a shift to help 'em, whatever, but PLEASE do not throw this into the Main. You WILL regret it, and once the damage is done, it's VERY hard to reverse.
My $.02
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-Rebel
JG2 "Richtofen"
"You Rebel Scum"
