Elvator trim does not seem to do its job

[Uriah_]

I am flying the Spitfire and using a Trustmaster T.16000M stick and a CH Throttle Quadrant.

The issue I face is that the Spit wants to climb way to hard.  I have an axis on the Quadrant for the elevator trim and from what I see in the cockpit wheel moving and what the gauge for the elevator trim all shows just what you would expect.

But I have to fight the plane to keep it level regardless of having the elevator trim showing all the way to nose down on the guage.

And ideas?

It works fine in Cliffs of Dover and BoX. 

[Skewgear]

Have you checked your stick is registering as properly centred when neutral? Full nose down trim should bury you into the ground in no time.

[Art-J]

Sounds like game flight mode might be enabled. Trims are animated but non functional when using that one (applies to other DCS warbirds as well).

Edited January 15, 2023 by Art-J

[Uriah_]

I checked the joystick for the pitch in the Axis Tune Panel and it looks just as it should be.  I also checked elevator trim on the CH THROTTLE QUADRANT and it too showed just as it should.  I assume Skewgear that is what you mean by checking that the stick is registering properly. 

[Uriah_]

Art-J,  you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned 'game flight mode'.  I went into OPTIONS > GAMEPLAY > DIFFICULTIES and unchecked GAME FLIGHT MODE and GAME AVIONICS MODE.   I must have had those on when I was first learning to 'fly'. 

[grafspee]

I don't get it, why those settings are tagged on as default if they don't even work. There are many useless options checked on as default in DCS.

Edited January 18, 2023 by grafspee

[tusler]

I too have the same problem, I am in sim mode, I have full down elevator trim and the plane climbs at 4k, no way it is flyable like this. I am using aThrustmaster Warthog stick and throttle.

[razo+r]

5 minutes ago, tusler said:

I too have the same problem, I am in sim mode, I have full down elevator trim and the plane climbs at 4k, no way it is flyable like this. I am using aThrustmaster Warthog stick and throttle.

Are you 100% sure you don't have "easy flight" setting enabled? 

[tusler]

Ok I found the problem in settings there is a helper that needs to be turned off for trim to function. Its called "Simplified flight model" It use to be called easy flight I guess they changed it.

Edited April 16, 2024 by tusler