hecrowell Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 In Multiplayer, I am flying with an aerobatic team in LOFC2. Our mod "Converts" the A-10 to a CT-114 Tutor. WHile flying formation, I am having trouble with stick sensitivities - especially pitch. this makes it extremely difficult to maintain good station keeping because little stick input seems to cause a lot of pitch. I have played with curves/deadzones and present curve is 33 with a deadzone of 5. I was told the the A-10 seems to have a "Sweetspot" for a curve of 33. I have tried curves as high as 47 and as low as 30 but there seems to be little difference. By the way - my stick is a Logistec Attack3. No, its not expensive and of course uses potentioneters. Can this be the issue? Is there anything else in the LOFC2 setup area that could be wrong. Any help/suggestions appreciated.
Dimebag1 Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Forgive the silly question, you are trimming out aren't you? Frankly you should be able to find a sweet spot with a curve, you should definitely see a difference between 30 and 47 curve, but to me those curves are too high, the most curve I use is 25, for a mini stick. For the stick I use around 10-15, if at all. I use a logitech g940, which has stick precision of 0.3% deflection, so this works for me. For an aircraft that flies that slow it shouldn't be that difficult to stay in formation around the pitch axis, I can understand flying supersonic where control deflections are amplified. Honestly, trimming is your best tool to combat porposing or hunting for correct aoa. Get your curve to where it is comfortable and easy to maneuver, and focus on trimming out stick forces. If that still doesn't work, try reducing your stick sensitivity within the logitech profiler. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
aaron886 Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Practice will help. A bunch of curve isn't going to solve your problem with formation aerobatics, due in part to the fact that you're going to be using a large part of the axis during the flight. I doubt it's your stick... is it old? Good luck with VSB.
GGTharos Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Is your stick spiking? (Inputs other than there should be) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
S77th-konkussion Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 It used to be that you changed your joyrange file from 400 to 4000. I did it on DCS install- more out of habit.. don't know if it affects things like it did in FC.. C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS A-10C\Config\Joyrange [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=43337&d=1287169113[/sIGPIC]
hecrowell Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 Forgive the silly question, you are trimming out aren't you? Frankly you should be able to find a sweet spot with a curve, you should definitely see a difference between 30 and 47 curve, but to me those curves are too high, the most curve I use is 25, for a mini stick. For the stick I use around 10-15, if at all. I use a logitech g940, which has stick precision of 0.3% deflection, so this works for me. For an aircraft that flies that slow it shouldn't be that difficult to stay in formation around the pitch axis, I can understand flying supersonic where control deflections are amplified. Honestly, trimming is your best tool to combat porposing or hunting for correct aoa. Get your curve to where it is comfortable and easy to maneuver, and focus on trimming out stick forces. If that still doesn't work, try reducing your stick sensitivity within the logitech profiler. What you are referring to as "trimming out" may not be what I am doing. When airborne, I usually trim with just a bit of down trim - only a few degrees. I would rather pull a bit to make corrections than push. I find it impossible to trim straight and level.
hecrowell Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 Practice will help. A bunch of curve isn't going to solve your problem with formation aerobatics, due in part to the fact that you're going to be using a large part of the axis during the flight. I doubt it's your stick... is it old? Good luck with VSB. I agree that practice is the key, but the stick I have (Logitek ATTACK3) is really sensitive, thus I am messing with the curve. This stick is probably about the lowest in quality on the market but is what I have. I have ordered in a Thrustmaster T16000m which is atleast a HAL effect stick and probably much better resolution.
hecrowell Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 It used to be that you changed your joyrange file from 400 to 4000. I did it on DCS install- more out of habit.. don't know if it affects things like it did in FC.. C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS A-10C\Config\Joyrange With very little to lose and possibly a whole lot to gain, I will try the Joyrange setting. Thanks
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