Horizontal Staberliser

[ParaB]

Problem is that it simply doesn't work. Try a normal bombing run on a mission where you have to make course corrections with the target in sight, the current AP simply will not keep the aircraft flying straight, making level bombing impossible. This has nothing to do with "but it's a simulation", in the real aircraft I as bombardier would simply tell the pilot to keep the frickin' plane on course while I handled the bomb sight.

It's the same with the new turret controls. They are so badly designed that they have become basically unusable.

[robtek]

There might be also crosswind that has to be handled with.

[Saintblu]

Originally Posted by ParaB

Problem is that it simply doesn't work. Try a normal bombing run on a mission where you have to make course corrections with the target in sight, the current AP simply will not keep the aircraft flying straight, making level bombing impossible. This has nothing to do with "but it's a simulation", in the real aircraft I as bombardier would simply tell the pilot to keep the frickin' plane on course while I handled the bomb sight.

It's the same with the new turret controls. They are so badly designed that they have become basically unusable.

I agree with this. I was under the assumption that these tips are something to do in the mean time while we wait for a fix for the horizontal stabilizer.
They have the key in the controls menu... so it does exist. It's just broken at the moment.

Of course I don't expect to be fiddling around like a mad scientist just to get the plane on an acceptable Course Autopilot heading forever...

[Freycinet]

Guys, regarding the He-111, I just took it up for the first time and I had quite a fight with it!

I left the oil rads closed for much of the warm-up, but still the temps didn't want to go much over forty... - Bit surprising that, but well, they crept up to a balmy 80 degrees during flight, so I guess that was ok.

On take-off I had to close down the port engine almost fully, to keep the plane from exiting the runway to starboard. Well, I solved that too, and got into the air.

however, when up and flying the trouble really started! - I could hardly get the old bird to go more than 200 kmph. Also, rpms didn't go much higher than 1700. I had superchagers "on" for the whole flight, am I supposed to have that? (The old version with just on and off settings)

I also felt it was really difficult to trim out the plane... - Anyway, lots of trouble and not a very successful flight. couldn't keep up with the other bombers...

Any pointers to how I can get it up to around 350kmph?