Uses of Aileron limiter and Pitch damper cutoff switches?

[WildBillKelsoe]

As above. There is very little info on these. Do they benefit during combat? I would like some technical perspective. Thanks.

[WildBillKelsoe]

anybody?

[bbrz]

anybody?

Quote from the RW manual: The aircraft can be safely flown without augmentation. However augmentation improves handling characteristics.

 

The main reason why you can manually turn them off is if a malfunction in the CADC (which controls the SAS/dampers) occurs.

[Dino Might]

Use the aileronen limiter override when in low speed scissors and you need that extra bit of roll rate to turn inside your opponent.

[Nooch]

Pitch SAS is designed to mitigate oscillations on the pitch axis. For example push the stick forward or aft and let it return to center abruptly. You will notice that the aircraft's nose will oscillate much less with pitch SAS turned on.

Yaw SAS is there to keep the aircraft in coordinated flight for you ("keep the ball centered" if you will).

As a result, switching off your SAS switches will not help the aircraft perform better in dogfights.

 

About the aileron limiter:

On the real F-5 stick, spring tension gets stiffer on the roll axis when the landing gear is retracted. The reason is simple: when you are flying fast, it helps you roll the aircraft more gently. Without it, the F-5 would be too sensitive in roll and harder to fly.

Now in our virtual airplane, we don't have variable spring tension of course but the developers decided to simulate it by making the controls less sensitive in roll when the landing gear is retracted. What they call aileron limiter override is just a way to disable that feature. It can be a benefit in dogfights when in low speed and you need that extra responsiveness.

 

Hope you got your answer. :)

[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

Use the aileronen limiter override when in low speed scissors and you need that extra bit of roll rate to turn inside your opponent.

 

Pitch SAS is designed to mitigate oscillations on the pitch axis. For example push the stick forward or aft and let it return to center abruptly. You will notice that the aircraft's nose will oscillate much less with pitch SAS turned on.

Yaw SAS is there to keep the aircraft in coordinated flight for you ("keep the ball centered" if you will).

As a result, switching off your SAS switches will not help the aircraft perform better in dogfights.

 

About the aileron limiter:

On the real F-5 stick, spring tension gets stiffer on the roll axis when the landing gear is retracted. The reason is simple: when you are flying fast, it helps you roll the aircraft more gently. Without it, the F-5 would be too sensitive in roll and harder to fly.

Now in our virtual airplane, we don't have variable spring tension of course but the developers decided to simulate it by making the controls less sensitive in roll when the landing gear is retracted. What they call aileron limiter override is just a way to disable that feature. It can be a benefit in dogfights when in low speed and you need that extra responsiveness.

 

Hope you got your answer. :)

Thank you both for your answers.

[WildBillKelsoe]

thank you guys its much clearer now