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Title: Joystick problems
Post by: 1KAOS on October 06, 2007, 08:03:49 PM

I use a saitek x45. Every time I turn or climb i have to use the friggin trims to settle the bird out. WTF already? How can i fix this so it runs true without constantly having to trim out?

Title: Joystick problems
Post by: fuzeman on October 06, 2007, 10:44:50 PM

Just to clarify, when you say "i have to use the friggin trims to settle the bird out" do you mean the trim keyboard commands or the hardware trim wheels on your joystick?

If the keyboard commands find someone with that stick and try their stick scaling to see if it helps.

If the second, once your joystick is calibrated in windows and in Aces High you should never touch those.

Title: Joystick problems
Post by: FLS on October 07, 2007, 08:23:23 PM

Try the "x" key for auto level flight.

Title: Joystick problems
Post by: 1KAOS on October 07, 2007, 10:14:56 PM

yeah i have to use the trims that are on the stick all the time. If not them then I have to set some keys as the trim and i'am constantly having to trim the bird no matter which ones i use. As for using the auto level flight that pretty much sucks if you are trying to shoot someone down no? I'am just looking for some sort of solution as to having the friggin plane fly true without having to trim it every 10 seconds or after EVERY menuever as i have to do now. Thank you guys for trying to help but the frustration of this is getting to me lately.  I have calibrated in windows as well as in the game. I have enabled scaling on the axis of both Y and X. Is there a profile i could downloasd and give a shot? Maybe that's the final fix before tossing the game.

Title: Joystick problems
Post by: The Fugitive on October 08, 2007, 06:31:24 AM

It sounds to me like your stick is getting tired. If it doesn't return to center properly you'll "be out of trim".  When you re trim, do you find its a nose up/down adjustment, or a rolling left/right adjustment? I'd try adding some "deadband" space to both the x and y axises.

With combat trim on, my planes flys pretty much strait and level all the time. The combat trim automatically retrims the plane for what ever speed your running. If you are NOT using combat trim then yes you will be retrimming the plane as you speed changes.

There are two schools about "combat trim". Some believe that triming the plane themselves gives them an edge, while I know a good number of top "killers" in this game use CT. Its just how much "fiddling" you want to do while flying.

Check those two things before you give up on the game.