Rudder way too sensitive: curves help

[Nealius]

I just got a set of rudder pedals and I am finding the Mustang to be nearly uncontrollable on takeoff/landing. The plane will always veer to the right and any attempt to add left rudder ends up in my spinning 90* left and flipping over, or having to dance left-right-left and then flipping over.

 

The rudder is so sensitive that adding 1cm of rudder is all I need for a coordinated turn. What's the best way to tone down the sensitivity so that I need something more like 4cm of movement for a coordinated turn?

Edited January 3, 2014 by Nealius

[msalama]

Use curves. I've no access to my sim computer just now so cannot walk you through the process, but you can set them in the game options regardless. HTH :)

 

EDIT: Ach, so you know about the curves already it seems! Well FWIW (and IIRC) I use a setting of curves 15 / deadzone 7 with my pedals and have no problems with controlling the Stang, apart from maybe being a bit rusty ATM since I haven't flown it in ages...

Edited January 3, 2014 by msalama

[Devrim]

Yes almost same here. I use 5 ~ 8 deadzone and 10 ~ 15 curve for rudder pedal. Very smooth and controllable.

[Nealius]

Ok, I added a deadzone of 8 and a curve of 15, but I am still having problems. Before the updates/getting rudder pedals I used to set rudder trim to 6* right on takeoff and I could takeoff straight down the center line of the runway. Now when I add 6* right trim the plane veers to the right on takeoff and the smallest amount of left rudder results in crashing. With 5* right trim the plane veers to the left and the smallest amount of right rudder results in crashing. This is starting to piss me off.

[msalama]

Sorry, should've said this immediately, but don't use a large deadzone unless you absolutely have to, i.e. if there's too much slack / spiking / imprecision around the middle. Because if you do, you'll also compress your total deflection range into an even smaller physical space / throw than what's really available, so only use as small a DZ as you can get away with. Or preferably none if at all possible!

 

Second, try a curve of 20 or so and see if that helps. If not however then that's me stumped I'm afraid, but maybe someone else still has trick or 2 up their sleeves... anyone?

[Nealius]

I'll try a higher curve and a lower deadzone. I managed to do a 3-point takeoff after I figured out that for 5* right rudder trimming I need to have a manifold pressure of 45. I also managed a really nice 3-point landing after that, but as soon as I was on the ground the plane began to veer to the left. I added right rudder and it suddenly shot off to the right, then adding left rudder to correct I went 90* left and flipped over. Again.

[Nealius]

Ok, I tried 0 deadzone and a curve of about 22. Things are a bit better but I am still uncontrollable upon landing. When I land I start to yaw to the right, but when I add left rudder I get no response. When I stop adding left rudder the plane starts to yaw to the left, so I add right rudder with no response. After I stop adding right rudder my plane suddenly yaws 180* to the right.

 

Attaching a track file in the hopes that someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong.

[Devrim]

By the way Nealius; You sure about there's no any assignment except JOY_RZ in Rudder column, right?

[msalama]

Oh yeah, and as Devrim said check for double bindings as well because they cause all kinds of grief :huh: Will check the track sometime during the weekend when I've got more time...

[Nealius]

By the way Nealius; You sure about there's no any assignment except JOY_RZ in Rudder column, right?

 

The only other assignments in the rudder column are for toe breaks, and those are most definitely not causing any issues. If they were, I wouldn't have been able to take off.