Question about the FC3 AFM...

[fitness88]

When flying even when I reach level altitude in a Su-27 or F-15, is the looseness I feel in the aircraft normal for the flight modelling?

It seems like the plane is going through some gentle turbulence causing gentle buffeting all the time. As a result the flying experience feels unstable with the need to make constant flight corrections. I have tried adjusting my j-stick.

 

Thank you.

[Sryan]

Try hitting RCTRL + ENTER. this will bring up a small window showing you your joystick inputs. That could rule out any issues on that side. The Su-27 is kinda notorious for needing constant adjustments and trim updates. I personaly put it in an autopilot mode if I am on the altitude I want to be at.

[pr1malr8ge]

I cannot speak for the su27[don't fly it] But with the f15 it is sensitive to any movement in the stick even if you're not touching the stick if it is still inputing movements [this happens a lot with any new usb stick that has hall effect sensors] The best thing to do would maybe try a deadzone in both Pitch and roll axis in DCS settings. I use a setting of 3 with my TM warthog.

[fitness88]

I use Saitek X52 Pro. I never knew about the RCTRL + ENTER input window, very nice! All is stable there, however I may introduce a bit of initial curve in both the roll and pitch. I will also try increasing the dead zone for pitch and roll and see if both these changes help to smooth things out.

 

Thanks to both of you.

[DarkFire]

I use Saitek X52 Pro. I never knew about the RCTRL + ENTER input window, very nice! All is stable there, however I may introduce a bit of initial curve in both the roll and pitch. I will also try increasing the dead zone for pitch and roll and see if both these changes help to smooth things out.

 

Thanks to both of you.

 

Ah, yes, if you're not using curves for pitch and roll I can imagine that the aircraft would feel incredibly twitchy. What level of curvature to use will depend on how you want each aircraft to feel, and also on your individual control setup. Most people start with somewhere between 15 - 20 curvature for both pitch and roll and then adjust from there.