Cyclic locking in place

[Chibawang]

I am using an X52 Pro, and the cyclic randomly stops responding to movement. The Joystick isn't losing connection entirely though, everything still works except pitch and bank. Sometimes I can get it to work again before I crash, but most times not. :( I think this started when I got Saitek pedals, which would make sense because they seem to use axes with identical names. Any ideas on how to remedy this? Anyone using a similar setup? Oh, I guess I should have saved a track, I'll try to upload one.

 

Windows 7 64bit

AMD64 X2 6000+

8800GT

4GB RAM

[EtherealN]

Is it linked to trimming?

[Prophet4no1]

Sounds like you are not centering after trimming. I do it from time to time.

[Boulund]

When trimming, remember to center all flight axes. That is pitch, roll and rudder. Not centering the rudder has been a source of problems for a lot of people I think.

[Speed_2]

Yep, sounds like a trimmer problem. You can also go into

/Eagle Dynamics/Ka-50/Scripts/Aircrafts/_Common and open FMOptions.lua, and adjust the Timmer Zone pitch, roll, and rudder to new, larger values to reduce the amount that you have to return the stick to center to regain control of the aircraft. I multiplied all default values by 4 and I am pretty happy now.

[Chibawang]

Ohh, because of the new trimmer system? I see what you mean. I usually center the cyclic, but I'm still getting used to the pedals and forget about those sometimes. I'll give it a try guys, thanks.

[EtherealN]

If that doesn't work, you could try doing an analysis to see if you need bigger deadzones. Some sticks don't get fully centered all the time.

[Chibawang]

Yep, trimming related. As it turns out, the pinky switch on my x52 is a bit finicky and was releasing trim with the button still held down. Thanks for the help guys!