Trimmer vs. Trimmer Reset button?

[sobe]

I do not understand the purpose or use of the trimmer reset button as I thought each time you use the trim button, the trim resets. ????:helpsmilie:

[Shaman]

Trimmer reset centers state of all controls.

 

Do RCTRL+ENTER in game and watch for yourself.

[Kurtz]

The only time I use "trim reset" is immediatly after landing. On your approach to landing you are most likly trimmed in a way to offset any drift. Once you land this trim position can often drag your helicopter sideways, or you may have too much forward trim overriding any braking input causing an overshoot. Reseting trim on landing neutralizes all these inputs as Shamandgg says.

[Slayer]

I use it all the time since I don't have a force feedback stick.

 

It is best to use this when you land and rearm-start from scratch as he previous poster suggested. I also use it when the I'm hovering and the auto turn on target quits working and the helicopter just starts to randomly turn of its own accord...reset then quickly trim again and all is good.

[Boulund]

Why not manually trim to neutral? I really don't see the need for using reset trim.

[Feuerfalke]

You shouldn't use reset trim inflight unless you really, really need to (and why would you?).

 

When you reset your trim inflight, it might cause an instant rotor-crash, because of the sudden change of balance and your instinctive reaction to counter that inbalance.

[159th_Viper]

You shouldn't use reset trim inflight unless you really, really need to (and why would you?).

 

When you reset your trim inflight, it might cause an instant rotor-crash, because of the sudden change of balance and your instinctive reaction to counter that inbalance.

 

QFT!

 

First ever coupla flights were absolutely littered with Carcasses and Phrases that would make a Sailor Blush........That was until that pesky button input was deleted in it's entirety!

[L4key]

I sometimes use the reset button in flight as I get into a never ending battle where I can't get control properly, wildly overtrimming one way then the other - normally after a hard evasive manouver where I've forgotten to hold the trim down. It's never sheared my rotors (yet!) but you do have to anticipate a wild pitch up normally. After resetting I can get back in stable flight asap.

 

Trim reset is also useful when you don't re-centre and the controls freeze. I do it only very occasionally now but having the trim reset mapped on the joystick next to the trim helps.

 

Great tip btw Kurtz about landing. Never thought of that but it's so obvious now you mention it! :doh:

[nemises]

I must admit, I use trim reset when I land as a shortcut to trimming properly for the ground...

..but I feel ever so naughty when I do!

[GrifterMan]

diddo here on the trim reset on landing takes care of rolling around. also use it in flight if I accidentally hit the trim at an odd angle. makes it easier to smooth things back out if you dial in a bad setting.

[Slayer]

You shouldn't use reset trim inflight unless you really, really need to (and why would you?).

 

When you reset your trim inflight, it might cause an instant rotor-crash, because of the sudden change of balance and your instinctive reaction to counter that inbalance.

 

As I said sometimes the auto turn on target flakes out and the helicopter just wants to randomly start rotating and wont turn on target... no matter how many times you trim it. Trim reset fixes it for me when this happens. Never had rotors strike once because of it...