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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: 68DevilM on August 07, 2004, 11:22:42 AM

Title: wish the pony's nose wouldnt nose up on me
Post by: 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;)

Title: wish the pony's nose wouldnt nose up on me
Post by: Widewing 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

Title: wish the pony's nose wouldnt nose up on me
Post by: J_A_B 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

Title: wish the pony's nose wouldnt nose up on me
Post by: 68DevilM 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