[FIXED] Pitch Trim / Roll Trim / Yaw Trim Status Light Bug

[JUDAS 1-1 Arnold Rimmer]

Brief Introduction

Despite pitch, roll and yaw trim initialising in the neutral position, status lights do not show correct neutral status until pitch/roll/yaw trim has been adjusted out of and then back into neutral position for each axis.

 

Detailed Description

On either a hot or cold start (single player hot and cold start and multiplayer hot start tested), the pitch, roll and yaw trim status lights on the panel above the right MFD are extinguished even though pitch/roll/yaw trim initialises in a neutral position. Adding (or subtracting) one notch of pitch or roll trim, or six notches of rudder trim followed immediately by subtracting (or adding) one notch of pitch or roll trim, or six notches of rudder trim will cause the respective light to illuminate (this moves each axis away from and then back to neutral, rudder trim has a nine-notch deadzone). This suggests that the trim was correctly neutralised to begin with and the lights should have been on, but the status light logic does not check initial trim status.

Attached Track File utilised the Single Player Instant Action "Takeoff and Navigation" mission (Hot Start).

 

How to Reproduce

• Start "Takeoff and Navigation" Instant Action mission
• Observe pitch trim, roll trim and yaw trim status lights on panel above right MFD are extinguished
• Add one notch of Pitch Trim
• Subtract one notch of Pitch Trim
• Observe pitch trim status light is now correctly illuminated
• Add one notch of yaw trim
• Subtract one notch of yaw trim
• Observe yaw trim status light is now correctly illuminated
• Add six notches of rudder trim
• Subtract six notches of rudder trim
• Observe rudder trim status light is now correctly illuminated

 

Irrelevant Addendum

Thankyou for creating and continuing your support for such a fantastic module that has provided so many hours of enjoyment. The fact that I am raising a bug report over such a minor detail and am confident it will not be ignored speaks volumes about the quality of your work!

dcs.log JF-17_Trim_Light_Bug.trk

Edited November 3, 2023 by uboats

[Iron Sights]

I’m alway able to get the pitch and roll lights within a couple clicks, but the yaw trim is not as easy. I know you can pull up the status page for the position of the trim. Maybe I’ll check that next.

[=BK=Chekist [39]]

I confirm. I run into this bug all the time. After a cold start, there is no indication of the trims in the neutral position.

[JUDAS 1-1 Arnold Rimmer]

Thanks for fixing this at the earliest opportunity!

 

10/10 - would Jeff again

[JUDAS 1-1 Arnold Rimmer]

This bug seems to have resurfaced - exactly the same as before.

 

Minor modification to my original report:

• Add six notches of rudder trim
• Subtract six one notches of rudder trim

 

Thanks!