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thanks. must be something on my end then

Something has changed or broken with my Hornet flight stick. So at first I thought it was a FFB issue as I'm playing with a Microsoft FFB2. However as the Hornet doesn't have any FFB I realized it's something else. Take a look at my screenshot. When I'm at straight and level and at cruise power (with 0 kt wind), I let my joystick be centered (remember this is a FFB joystick) and the plane now dips and rolls to the right. I try to press "trimmer switch - pull(climb)" but nothing happens and she continues to dip. I'm not sure if the little red box in the corner is supposed to show trim, but pressing trim up or down does nothing. Before I believe the FBW (or something similar) would try and keep the nose pointed in the general direction you wanted her in, but now it's like any sort of flight control systems aren't working. It's hard for me to explain but hoping the screenshot shows something that someone will spot and understand. Again I've been holding down all of the trim buttons. Also the smart fbw system jsut doesn't seem to be responding. *shrug* EDIT: also can't get any of the autopilot functions to work. it just beeps at me while I'm trying to hold her straight and level What are those other little symbols for, as they don't seem to be doing anything?

anyone know if that Mustang skin is available?

Flying the Yak for the first time in a while with my FFB2 stick. I noticed that after take off I have to trim up 100% and even then I still need back pressure to keep her nose level. Does this seem right? null

was there vibration when launching with the cat? it's been a while since i've flown the Hornet so might be getting the ffb action mixed up with other modules. but i thought, for example, when launching from the Carrier that there would be feedback and jolt when taking off or landing?

has it always been this way? i can't even get the trim to work now though. feels like something's changed (on dcs or my end)

Hey guys, having an issue here. After latest update, my Force Feedback on my FFB2 joystick no longer works. I tested the joystick and it's fine; it self-centers. However the actual FFB for the F/A-18 no longer works. For example when I trim up or down the joystick does not move. Anyone else have this issue?

I was looking for an explanation for this as well. But what would really be helpful is if someone posts screenshots with and without the setting activated. Anyone up for the challenge? I tried but I can't tell a difference, because I'm not sure where to look

thanks for all this info. i should have mentioned that i do have a FFB joystick, so thats why I thought the "instant trim" was the correct setting, as it replaced the default one from before (which was working fine with FFB). hmm ill try some other settings UPDATE: so the setting I had to change to was "without springs and FFB" which now functions properly. the rudder is instant trim. now all is right in the universe UPDATE 2: woo-hoo! this thing flies amazingly now! the heading hold function works incredibly well, it has very strong authority. and when I want to change heading, i simply twist my stick until i'm facing the way I want, and when I release pressure, the heading hold automatically updates to the new heading. this allows for super precise flying better than even the AH-64D in my opinion

thanks. while i have your attention here, I'm having an issue with regular stick trimmer: it's not working. I have stick trimmer mode and pedal trimmer mode to "instant trim". however, when starting up on ground hot, pressing the force trimmer button does not trim the cyclic. however it does trim the rudder pedals. i've flown this bird a lot and pressing "trim button - press" used to keep your cyclic trimmed wherever you pressed the button (just like all of the other helo modules). now it only is trimming the rudder pedal. I've attached a screenshot. I move the cyclic to the location seen in the upper-left corner, press "trim button", however nothing happens and the cyclic trim moves back to the center. is there another update that changed this behavior? null

thanks. this has solved my #1 issue wtih this bird: not having a pedal rudder trim. still not sure about the new heading hold feature but i'll experiemtn

Hey guys. Looking through the changelog I see a lot of references to "anti-torque pedals microswitch" and several new settings and commands. Can anyone further explain what the anti-torque pedals microswitch is and how it works? Cheers! Added: Anti-torque pedals trim options Can choose between: Instant Trim (does not read input for 0.5 sec. after trim button is pressed) Central Position Trimmer Mode (does not read input until physical pedals axis returned to center) Added: Anti-torque pedals automatic microswitch options. Can choose between: Disable by setting pedal axis to neutral (This logic was built in module before, it engages microswitch as soon as yaw axis is deflected from neutral position) Enable/Disable by presence/absence of pedal movement (this logic is added and it activates microswithing only for duration of pedal axis movement, deactivates it when axis stop moving) Automatic Microswitch Off (disables any automatic pedals microswitch logic, control is only manual) Added: Anti-torque pedals microswitch button bind (this bind allows manual control of pedals microswitch which will set heading autopilot channel to standby/adjust mode while it is pressed) Added: Anti-torque Pedals Trimmer Button options (Unlike Mi-8, real Mi-24P pedals don't trim with cyclic trim button. In DCS trim for pedals is made for convenience): Cyclic Trimmer Button (T) (Pressing Cyclic trim button will also trim virtual pedals axis, keyboard "T" by default) Pedals Microswitch Button (Y) (Pressing pedals microswitch button will also trim virtual pedals axis, keyboard "Y" by default) Do not trim (Will not trim virtual pedals axis, this is for pedals without springs etc. those which are stay where you left them)

as you can see in the center of the screenshot there's a floating texture that is floating in mid air... anyone else see this? i'm using the english cockpit mod but not sure if that has anything to do with it

this mod still work with latest open beta version? thanks!

no, just the default ROLL, PITCH, and YAW computer assists (the green icons in the screenshot)

see mine does that sometimes but other times the SCAS will NOT reengage after applying rudder pressure. maybe i can get a track. but if you look at my screenshot in the OP, i'm currently spinning there, and the SCAS YAW indicator is neutral (instead of trying to stop my spin)

Do the external hardpoints have no weight?

it flies more like the Huey when YAW SCAS is turned off, in my opinion. so as far as I'm able to understand the system, the heading hold mode is always active if the YAW SCAS is on and you trim. but it's not been working great for me so I'm not sure.

i'm all for the extra knickknacks and doodlebugs that wobble in the cockpit. more immersion the better!

UPDATE 2: so I turned off the YAW SCAS and now she flys like a charm! so much easier to control. she reacts the way you'd expect her to. anyone else tried this?

UPDATE: kept on trying it, and now I've noticed it does indeed work as described sometimes, but other times it works normally. it seems like sometimes the SCAS kicks in and sometimes it doesn't. I'm now sure why

i don't have pedals either, i just use my joystick twist function. and yep the rudder goes right back to the trim position. if you check out the screenshot I posted, this is after releasing my twist joystick and re-trimming, but the helicopter continues to spin. as you can see my rudder is in the trimmed position, and the SCAS is also in the trim position (instead of trying to hold my heading). When I first take off, the green SCAS cross will move left or right to hold my heading. After changing headings and retrimming, the green SCAS cross sits still on my trimmed position (which is what the screenshot is showing) causing the helicopter to spin *shrug*

sorry not sure I made it clear in my post. it's already trimmed out.

So I can get the SCAS to work well upon initial hover. After trimming the rudder a small bit to the left and then lifting a few feet above the ground, the SCAS will use its rudder authority to keep a perfect heading (within the grey box of its limits). However the issue comes into play when I want to change heading while still in a hover. I'll apply a little right rudder to turn to my new heading and then release it back to it's trimmed state. But the SCAS, instead of them attempting to hold that new heading, doesn't seem to do anything and I begin to spin constantly. How do you get the SCAS to hold a new heading? Thanks!

pretty cool for a home build. i especially like the rubber bands on the toe brakes