Trim

[crashwell]

I can't seem to get trim to work- regardless of whether it's on the keyboard (LCtrl-; LCtl-. LCtl-/ LCtl-,) or mapped to my stick buttons. As it is the aircraft continues to want go nose up untill it starts to stall and then comes down. Stick is Thrustmaster HOTAS X

Thanks for any help.

[MemphisBelle]

may be you forgot the trim switches while Start up procedure on the left panel? Page 149 in the Flight Manuel

Edited January 18, 2012 by MemphisBelle

[Depth]

Crashwell if you hold down one of the trim buttons, does the plane bank or pitch in that direction?

 

You also need to maintain a constant input for the trim while flying. Setting trim changes the aerodynamic profile and once an outside force also changes (A shift in weight from dropping ordnance or a change in airspeed), the plane will react according to its profile.

 

For example: Fly at 200 KIAS, perfectly level with a perfect trim. Increase thrust. Once the speed increases the plane will nose up to bring the speed back down to the profile of 200 KIAS. So trim it again at 250 KIAS in level flight and once you reduce throttle the plane will nose down to maintain 250 KIAS. If take-off trim is set the plane will usually go into a too steep climb to recover from by itself once the speed reduces like you describe.

 

Hope this made sense :)

[crashwell]

Thanks for the advice guys. As usual with these kinds of problems my own stupidity is at fault. I have a MOMO racing wheel that was still hooked up to my computer and it was interfering with keyboard commands...