Control axis curves

[Corrigan]

Reading the newly released (beta) manual for the upcoming MiG-21, I see that they recommend setting curves of 20-25 on all control axes. That got me thinking maybe I should do this on the other aircraft as well.

 

Since more realism is better, I'm wondering what kind of curve a real flight stick in, say, the A-10C would have. Is the control surface deflection linear in stick deflection, or what?

 

Grateful for any info.

[cichlidfan]

The stick in the A-10 is three to four times as long as yours allowing for far greater precision. Curves will give you more precision near the center and ends of travel while giving you less precision in the area between those areas.

 

I would imagine that LS is giving folks a good starting reference point but the correct answer is always going to vary with the hardware and the pilot.

[Brun]

Curves will give you more precision near the center and ends of travel while giving you less precision in the area between those areas.

It's my understanding that using curves to increase precision around the centre will mean less accuracy at the limits.