Straight and level flight - rudder

[Mud]

Hey folks,

No matter what power setting / rpm I fly at, I have to apply a small amount of right rudder to keep the ball centered.
This in turn forces me to apply some left stick input to counter roll induced by the rudder input.  Making it pretty hard to fly a nice straight line.

Are you all experiencing this?  I have the same with the K4, but there you can adjust the trim tabs in the settings to get it more hands-off at a given power setting.

Br,

Mud

[Bremspropeller]

It's by design and correct'ish behaviour, as there is no aileron or rudder trim on the 190. Hence you're nearly always out of trim and you'll have to counter with combined rudder and aileron inputs.

[noelgallagher]

On 2/3/2023 at 4:50 PM, Mud said:

Hey folks,

No matter what power setting / rpm I fly at, I have to apply a small amount of right rudder to keep the ball centered.
This in turn forces me to apply some left stick input to counter roll induced by the rudder input.  Making it pretty hard to fly a nice straight line.

Are you all experiencing this?  I have the same with the K4, but there you can adjust the trim tabs in the settings to get it more hands-off at a given power setting.

Br,

Mud

YES we all experience that

[jackd]

I am lazy, set autorudder on, and the a8 seems to behave, the problem i have still is how to get it up to speed properly.

[razo+r]

29 minutes ago, jackd said:

I am lazy, set autorudder on, and the a8 seems to behave, the problem i have still is how to get it up to speed properly.

Make sure you've reduced the variable drag to a minimum (flaps, gear, cooler flaps etc.) and understand the difference between IAS, which is shown in the cockpit and TAS, which is what's usually shown on speed charts. 

[Art-J]

Apart from what razo+r advised, you know you can remove bomb rack in the mission editor, do you? Maybe even in rearming menu - never tried this way so I'm not sure.

I don't remember how much speed you gain by doing that, 15-20 kph or so at sea level? Every little bit counts!

Edited May 1, 2023 by Art-J

[jackd]

Well, i tried, tried and then tried the Dora .. bought it immediately, easy peasy going compared to the a8, and behold, much better view from the cockpit ...

[Doughguy]

Well the dora is a different beast.

The anton was more or less outclassed by the end of the war.

Anyway, youd fly differently in an anton than compared to a dora. The anton is defo a teamplane and "attack from height advantage only" plane. Many people try to press it into tight dog fights which is your death sentence. But against a mustang its a tight fit one can manage to handle. Alone against a spit... tough.

 

[jackd]

Y'all made i couldn't resist, tried the A8 again and bought it ..

[KoN]

There is a setting for aliron and ridder trim in special options for the 109 not sure on A8 .worth a check

[WildBillKelsoe]

On 5/5/2023 at 2:35 AM, KoN said:

There is a setting for aliron and ridder trim in special options for the 109 not sure on A8 .worth a check

almost all ww2 aircraft are made to fly stick and rudder. There is no A-10C one button stand up go make a sandwich solution. Also, the ball flying is the best because it teaches you about coordinated flying, a critical skill most people don't focus on in simulators. 

[Vongrube]

Suggestion: once level and at cruising alt, trim to level flight, let go of stick and keep wings level with rudder pedals only. Bingo! She settles right down and flies straight. What the PROBLEM is that you are experiencing is that you are cross controlling and don't realize it. Thats why the heavy rudder requirements to one side or the other. You either have too much aileron or rudder in one way or the other.

Try it with rudder only. The ball will center nicely and you won't even have to touch the ailerons!

[Nealius]

With the lack of aileron trim in the Anton, you will always have some stick/rudder pressure to keep ball centered and wings level.