Illusive Tabby Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 So I've had the MiG-21 since it was on sale back around the newyear but only now have really started to mess with it...and one thing I notice is that it likes to nose up. Alot. So I have been trying to set the trim to these...er...turning thingamabobs on my X52...as I think it would be idea. Could be wrong. http://asn.aerosoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/saitek_x52_pro/112.JPG That ^. Anyways, I am a total scrub and know I should map stuff to my joystick, but frankly,...I could use some assistance.:helpsmilie:
IonicRipper Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 I dont think its possible. The real -21 has the trim set to a up/down hat switch on the stick and it works fine that way. The plane does need to be retrimmed often as speed changes, nothing you can do other then retrim frequently. i5 4590 @ 3.77GHz | GTX 1060 6GB | 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 | 1TB HDD+500GB HDD | Win10 Home X64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Justin Case Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Use a hat on your joystick. Trim constantly with the intention of being able to release the joystick at any time, without much happening. http://www.masterarms.se A Swedish Combat Flight Simulator Community.
OnlyforDCS Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Basically what everyone else already mentioned, set trim to one of your joystick hats, it works really well in the Mig, the bird is really stable in flight once you get her speed up above 500kph and trims out really nicely in all flight regimes. I find that I trim the Mig a lot more than the other fixed wing aircraft in DCS (oh who am I kidding the Mig is the only one Im currently flying :) ) and thats a good thing! Current specs: Windows 10 Home 64bit, i5-9600K @ 3.7 Ghz, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB Samsung EVO 860 M.2 SSD, GAINWARD RTX2060 6GB, Oculus Rift S, MS FFB2 Sidewinder + Warthog Throttle Quadrant, Saitek Pro rudder pedals.
NeilWillis Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Trim isn't such a big factor when you consider that the MiG-21 has a very effective autopilot. Why not use it?
Eihort Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 If you tail strike during take off, you will have to apply gratuitous amounts of trim to stay level. Once you do however, you're set.
OnlyforDCS Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Trim isn't such a big factor when you consider that the MiG-21 has a very effective autopilot. Why not use it? You mean the attitude/altitude hold and recovery? Sure that's useful, if you are going straight and level. However I find that I trim the aircraft during takeoffs, landings, course changes, basically when I want to fly as efficiently as possible I hardly touch the stick except to roll the aircraft and trim for pitch. Current specs: Windows 10 Home 64bit, i5-9600K @ 3.7 Ghz, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB Samsung EVO 860 M.2 SSD, GAINWARD RTX2060 6GB, Oculus Rift S, MS FFB2 Sidewinder + Warthog Throttle Quadrant, Saitek Pro rudder pedals.
sissypilot Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 I mapped the trim to the mouse wheel on the throttle. Works fantastic. I rarely trim: usually push recovery mode for a while and disengage it and it trims the plane nicely.
kefuddle Posted April 25, 2015 Posted April 25, 2015 I find the trim too coarse. One tiny touch and I'm looking at relatively large vertical speed changes.
Makeshiftsoul Posted April 26, 2015 Posted April 26, 2015 Quite a handfull to trim isnt it? Always seem to want to go up, or down. I got the trim to the appropriate hat on my joystick, but I find it rather fiddly to find that sweet spot. Who knows, maybe that rotary thing is a good idea.
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