[CORRECT AS IS] Trim hat produces different pitch and roll trim rates.

[randomTOTEN]

The discussions on trimming have found this strange behavior, which I suspect is not accurate.

 

 

Pitch and Roll trim move at substantially different rates from each other. In a very early version of the Viper this was not correct, but it was changed at some point. Now, roll is almost half as fast as pitch!

 

I use a hat+modifier to actuate trim, and am thus unable to complete this test using my joystick. So, I used the (exact same control) keyboard commands for the test in this track. The commands are "Trim Button - LEFT/RIGHT WING DOWN" and "Trim Button - NOSE UP/DOWN" under the category "Stick HOTAS, Flight Control" proving they are commands coming from the Trim hat on the stick.

 

 

I deflect both roll and trim to their limits of travel, then command both in the opposite direction at the same time. Pitch reaches the opposite end of travel while Roll is a little over halfway through it's travel.

 

 

I have never seen an aircraft which had different trim rates for roll/pitch, or at least this noticeable before.. and this certainly wasn't true at the start of early access.

 

 

Thanks,

F-16C Trim Test.trk

[Dee-Jay]

Hi!

Now, roll is almost half as fast as pitch!

 

For stick trims, this is correct. I do not remember what are the real rates, but roll about half the pitch sounds rather alright.

Regards.

[randomTOTEN]

Thanks, Dee-Jay.

 

 

Didn't know that.

[F16FLCS-SME]

As someone who used to repair the Manual Trim Panels, I can tell you for sure the pitch rate is 20 seconds from side to side and the roll rate is 45 seconds from side to side.

[Crptalk]

As someone who used to repair the Manual Trim Panels, I can tell you for sure the pitch rate is 20 seconds from side to side and the roll rate is 45 seconds from side to side.

 

Using the trim hat? Because that's about 4 times slower than it is right now in the DCS F-16. I'm getting 5.5 seconds from side to side for pitch and 11 seconds for roll.

[F16FLCS-SME]

Yes, using the stick trim.

[Crptalk]

Hopefully ED will adjust it then.

[randomTOTEN]

Great info. That needs to be reported.

[=Panther=]

So the super sensitive trim is overly super sensitive, am I understanding that correctly? Does that mean that we may actually be able trim it out at some point down the road?