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Hi,

 

I'm feeling a bit stupid here. I have the latest DCS Openbeta, version 2.7.2.7910.

HOTAS springs so it centers

In DCS "Special" options - trimmer mode set to "Default" (see attached image).

 

I can see the trimmer control mapping is correct - when I depress it, the on-screen trimmer button on the stick depresses. I also tried using the "T" key, the results are the same.

 

So I hold the stick off-centre, press and release the trimmer button, then let the stick return to centre. No trimming occurs.

Then I try: hold the stick off-centre, press & hold the trimmer button, let the stick return to centre, release the trimmer button. No trimming occurs.

 

I also tried the second of the "Special" modes for trimmer control. It behaves the same for me.

 

Track file is attached (It's small).

Also a quick 30-second video of me failing miserably to trim : click here

 

Does anybody know what I'm doing wrong? Maybe some electric system not initialised?

mi24 special.png

mi24P trim.trk


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My guess is the pitch and roll AP systems aren’t on.

 

I dunno if these are supposed to be required for trim or not, but I had a cold start last night where I increased collective too fast and got some electrical issues. Landed. Fixed. Started flying again and my trim didn’t work and it was because my pitch and roll Ap channels were off 

 

 

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all Good suggestions, thanks. But no luck.

 

I unbound the "trim reset" control, set the trimmer mode in the "special" screen to the second one, and made sure the 3 stability buttons (Yaw, Roll, Pitch) were on/green.

 

The results were the same as in the track/video above. No trimming.

 

 

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vor 2 Minuten schrieb animaal:

all Good suggestions, thanks. But no luck.

 

I unbound the "trim reset" control, set the trimmer mode in the "special" screen to the second one, and made sure the 3 stability buttons (Yaw, Roll, Pitch) were on/green.

 

The results were the same as in the track/video above. No trimming.

 

 

do you starup manualy?

maybe there is a failure in your sequence?

i get problems with the doppler when starting manual :=

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Thanks, that's another good idea.

 

I did the autostart sequence. It started things in an interesting order, but trim is still the same afterwards.

 

 

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Thanks anyway for the suggestions, they were well worth trying. It's sure to be something basic I'm not aware of.

 

 

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No luck I'm afraid. But I haven't much experience with helicopters, so I still think it's most likely I'm getting something basic very wrong. I'm hopeful that somebody in ED will look at the TRK file this week, and see the issue.

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4 hours ago, animaal said:

No luck I'm afraid. But I haven't much experience with helicopters, so I still think it's most likely I'm getting something basic very wrong. I'm hopeful that somebody in ED will look at the TRK file this week, and see the issue.

 

Well I took control at the end of your track and could trim just fine, so I'd say you're not doing something wrong but rather have a problem with your controls/settings. Do you have FFB (force feedback) enabled in the (general) options?


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Thanks Blackeye, that rules out a large number of potential sources of errors.

 

When I press the trimmer button on my HOTAS (or "T" on the keyboard) I see the trimmer button on the left side of the Hind's cyclic being depressed. I assume that means the control mapping works.

 

I liked Grennymaster's thought that there may be an "always on" control mapped to "reset trimmer". I don't think that's the case here (I unmapped all control mappings for "reset trimmer"), but it may be something similar that's causing problems.

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2 hours ago, Blackeye said:

 

 Do you have FFB (force feedback) enabled in the (general) options?

 

That's it!

 

I had FFB enabled in the "Misc" settings, because I used to use a FFB stick from time to time. I haven't used it in many months.

 

Disabling that option fixed trimming in the Hind. I don't know how you thought to suggest that.

 

It's odd, I don't remember that option causing issues with any other modules. I wonder if it's something ED needs to correct in the Hind? Anyway, it's a quick and painless fix for the user.

 

Thanks, I'm very grateful!!!


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11 minutes ago, animaal said:

I had FFB enabled in the "Misc" settings, because I used to use a FFB stick from time to time. I haven't used it in many months.

 

Disabling that option fixed trimming in the Hind. I don't know how you thought to suggest that.

 

Thanks, I'm very grateful!!!

 

 

You're welcome - glad that solved it for you, perhaps mark it as solution.

 

And as for thinking about FFB: Trim not working on a non-FFB device is one of the symptoms of having it enabled because with FFB trim enabled there is no software offset to the joystick position for trim since the forces actually move the joystick to that offset. However that offset is required for spring centering joystick as they always center on 0/0, so trimming fails.

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Trouble in trimmer land.  I have a TM WH grip and a Virpil WB base.  I have set the T for Trimmer to my TM WH pov up and the trimmer reset for the pov down.  I am using the default trimmer option.  So when I am in the game, I trim, press the trim button and let go of the joystick and the trim does not hold its position.  I noticed that in one video, the trim was centered at the beginning, but mine is much lower on the controller diagram.  Any thoughts?

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7 hours ago, sobe said:

Trouble in trimmer land.  I have a TM WH grip and a Virpil WB base.  I have set the T for Trimmer to my TM WH pov up and the trimmer reset for the pov down.  I am using the default trimmer option.  So when I am in the game, I trim, press the trim button and let go of the joystick and the trim does not hold its position.  I noticed that in one video, the trim was centered at the beginning, but mine is much lower on the controller diagram.  Any thoughts?

 

Make sure the FFB option in the menu is disabled otherwise trimming won't work for spring centered joysticks

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Double and triple checked FFB option and it is off.  I also calibrated my joystick in the Virpil software.  I am not sure what else to do before I just give up and go back to the F18.

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Have you checked that the main axes (roll/pitch/yaw) aren't bound to some other additional device/control?


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Yes.  As an old hand on the screw ups of the controllers, I checked, but I will check again in about 1 hour. 

 

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i've just signed up on this forum, just to say

Thank you @animaal for your clear report, i had the same problem as you and passed all my saturday afternoon trying same approaches as you with no luck.

and Thank you @Blackeye for you time and sharing, i was desesperate, you saved my week end !

Lets have fun now :D

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On 6/21/2021 at 1:57 PM, Blackeye said:

 

Well I took control at the end of your track and could trim just fine, so I'd say you're not doing something wrong but rather have a problem with your controls/settings. Do you have FFB (force feedback) enabled in the (general) options?

 

Thanks man, I just had the same problem as OP 🙏

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