[Winter sale]

Even you have perfectly straight stick it does not mean that A10 will fly straight. DCS World is very detailed sim, so due to many different parameters like weight balance (fuel and weapon), wind, damages, etc. flight path can be affected dynamically during the flight. Therefore plane has trim feature that allows pilot to compensate those various distracting factors.

Good luck!

m.

 

Well yes, obviously :)

 

Although it is handy to know the A10 requires a lot of manual trimming by the sounds of it, I was perhaps naively assuming as it was a more modern plane compared to the P51D, some of the need for constant manual work for general flying may have been lessened.

[Winter sale]

You do know about trimming the A-10, right?

 

Not yet, as I only bought it yesterday and haven't flicked through the manual, although I would have assumed it to be fly straight with a straight stick. Have to have a read on that.

 

However, as the P51D does it (after I counteract engine torque), various driving games also yaw to the right, and windows reports a slightly rightwards action when calibrating it with the stick centered, it's definitely the joystick.

 

Not suprising as it is over 10 years old and has seen a fair bit of use. Left hat is broken as well :)

[Is this really as complicated as it looks?]

Being honest, if you've already got P51 and you can do the start up and get flying in that, then the A10C isn't much harder to pick up.

 

If anything, while the P51D has fewer and less complicated systems to learn, it's actually harder to fly.

 

I have to admit the first time I was plopped in the cockpit of the A10C I found it daunting, but a lot of a equipment is common across lots of aircraft, and it's only really the MFCD's that seem complicated once you figure out where everything else is. They're not actually too bad once you do the tutorial on them.

 

Oh, and I've never flown a plane in real life either, so I came at P51D (and now this) as a total newbie.

[Winter sale]

Woo, more modules...although it's questionable whether I should have bought a new joystick instead as my faithful Logitech Wingman Pro is definitely on its last legs, judging by how much the A10C rolls when the stick is apparently centered.

[Christmas DCS Module Giveaway]

DCS Hawk would be lovely.

 

(first post as well, been reading for ages though)