TRIM BROKEN

[ZQuickSilverZ]

I cannot trim the rudder pedals properly with option other than NONE. It refuses to return to center when I am at center position and hit trim. When I am in any other mode it does not trim to where I have my pedals but some random spot "in the neighborhood". What's more I have to double tap trip do get it where it is supposed to be.

 

Autohover does not appear to work correctly. After firing HOTS it destabilizes.

 

No matter how easy I work the collective this bird seems to want to fall out of the sky. I have tried it with both a VIRPIL CM3 and a VKB STECS, same result. No double axis binds. 

 

Seems the FM "fix" really broke this chopper. It was always twitchy but at least it used to be controllable.  

[IanC58]

Not sure what you are talking about when you say 'No matter how easy I work the collective this bird seems to want to fall out of the sky' if the collective/torque are at 90% and trimmed for forward flight then there's no way its falling out of the sky?

Rudder trims fine this end.

The FM is hardly broken and flys well this end.

I thought Autohover is still a WIP and i would assume like any other module that firing/force/weight loss of ordnance would de-stabilize?

Edited November 3, 2023 by IanC58

[ZQuickSilverZ]

4 hours ago, IanC58 said:

Not sure what you are talking about when you say 'No matter how easy I work the collective this bird seems to want to fall out of the sky' if the collective/torque are at 90% and trimmed for forward flight then there's no way its falling out of the sky?

Rudder trims fine this end.

The FM is hardly broken and flys well this end.

I thought Autohover is still a WIP and i would assume like any other module that firing/force/weight loss of ordnance would de-stabilize?

 

Well I am not sure what to say. When I have my rudder centered it will not trim at all. When I have it to the side I have to double tap it to get it to trim. Once to return to center and another time to get it CLOSE to where it is supposed to be. Even when I double tap (or triple tap) trim after a bit it does not line up with the orange tic.

 

As far as falling out of the sky, that is when I try to go into hover. I have never had this issue with any helicopter before and I own them all. That includes the previous FM of the Gazelle. 

[IanC58]

In the Gazelle SPEACIAL options I'm using the Fade In/Fade Out option and having no Issue.

Transition from cruise to hover, - I'm lowering the collective to 40% torque on commencement then obviously Increasing gradually for low altitude and speed /pitch adjustment, then for me there is a bit of a quick bump up for the pick up/Hover phase, I'm not long back into my second spell on the Gazelle so studying the numbers and % for the transition to hover phase closely.

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[RealDCSpilot]

On 11/3/2023 at 6:44 AM, ZQuickSilverZ said:

Autohover does not appear to work correctly. After firing HOTS it destabilizes.

You missed the memo. Do not use the "Autohover" which is WIP atm.

[ZQuickSilverZ]

On 11/7/2023 at 2:52 AM, RealDCSpilot said:

You missed the memo. Do not use the "Autohover" which is WIP atm.

I see. Well it is a bit difficult to use a HOT AND keep the helo in a stable hover. I guess I will just have to practice till I get it down. It is doubly hard in MC when you need to line up for your CP.

[RealDCSpilot]

I do everything HOT3 with the throttle. The little analog stick for moving the Viviane/Periscope, a hat for zoom and the other features and one button to fire. The rest is just depending on the situation, most of the time i keep moving anyway because the outdated tactics with being a stationary target hanging somewhere in the air doesn't end well in most cases. If you have to go so close with 4300 meters max range it's better to do "hit and run" like a Mi-24.
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