Flight Model Changes ??

[Phantom_Mark]

Bear with me, as this is hard to describe, so shooting from the hip here a little.

I have been flying the F1 since it was released, in dribs and drabs (mostly due to time tbh), so I have seen the evolution of this model.

Straight up front, I have been using a force feedback stick since the start, and these days a really nice powerful one as well, the reason I mention this is because it directly communicates how something flies so much more than a dead spring stick.

I am using a bass shaker, and I have my setup configured for stall, buffet and AoA etc etc, I have things as nice as you could reasonably get them without spending 20k on a motion setup !!

I think my setup is pretty good for getting the best out of most aircraft now, my experience being only limited by the quality of the module and how well I have setup all my equipment.

Now, after that long winded explanation of context.

In the early days I really struggled with the F1, I found the yaw stability really weird quite honestly, I also didn't find it was possible to make nice turns without the front end going all weird and wobbly/floaty , this in part may have been due to me over flying it having stepped out of an F18, but it might just have been due to other reasons - IDK.

Progressively over the last few updates I have noted the improvements in the module, but today......today ?

It is like a transformation for me, now I can get the nose into a corner and balance the AoA and loading purely on my stick and it really feels like it turns, the nose no longer wobbles and floats around weirdly like it subjectively for me did before, it is like the CoG has changed or the the relationship of the pivot point on the flight model - it is beautiful, feels completely natural and so easy to fly properly, but now with intuition.

The F18 had this same trait until before the last FM update, which is a shame as it felt so good before, now it feels a little dead and lacks a little soul, just like the F15E does, another aircraft that gets this so RIGHT is the F14, that also communicates so nicely.

If I were to liken the flight model to a car it is like driving a perfectly balanced RWD chassis on the throttle in the bends, with the car pivoting where you want it based on your steering and throttle inputs, its just beautiful, so Aerges, IDK what changes you made, but man it transformed the experience for me, bravo.

I am sure there is a million other improvements to be had in all sorts of different things, but in terms of just flying and turning etc its so much more enjoyable now.

Edited October 23, 2023 by Phantom_Mark

[Tango3B]

According to the changelog this is the only thing that was changed related to the FM. 

Flight model:

• Slightly increased high supersonic drag to better reflect acceleration data

 

While certainly noticeable for some people testing certain things personally, I do not percieve the FM to be any different. Maybe you have just gotten better flying our weird but wonderful french gal… 

[Loukuins]

13 minutes ago, Tango3B said:

According to the changelog this is the only thing that was changed related to the FM. 

Flight model:

• Slightly increased high supersonic drag to better reflect acceleration data

 

While certainly noticeable for some people testing certain things personally, I do not percieve the FM to be any different. Maybe you have just gotten better flying our weird but wonderful french gal… 

They also updated the slats that wasn't being going out and going in at the right AoA 

[Tango3B]

52 minutes ago, Loukuins said:

They also updated the slats that wasn't being going out and going in at the right AoA 

Ah, okay. Interesting. Must have missed that…

[Phantom_Mark]

Nose stability and the ability for that nose to hook into a turn properly is what I am feeling more than anything else here ??  

Bear in mind the last 2 updates I have not paid massive attention to....so its maybe more than just the last on its own.

 

 

[Bremspropeller]

29 minutes ago, Phantom_Mark said:

Nose stability and the ability for that nose to hook into a turn properly is what I am feeling more than anything else here ??  

I feel the same. Stab Aug seems to have been tweaked.