bf-109 flight characteristics

[mxmadman]

Hey fellow newbie! I, too, am just learning to get around the skies in a decent manner in CoD, but I can tell you that if you're trimming is making your flying LESS controllable you're doing it wrong. The idea is to get the plane to fly straight and level (unless you want to climb, or dive, or some other desired effect).

First make sure you've assigned all 3 necessary trim controls to keys or better yet an axis. Once your new joystick arrives you may have extra rotation axis. These are perfect for trim settings.

You need to have increase/decrease buttons (if not using an axis as stated above) for: elevator, rudder, and aelirons. You will be using the aeliron trim the least, so assign it as the lowest priority.

If your plane is nosing up, you want to decrease the elevator slowly until it flies level. Once you change a setting you have to wait to see how the plane reacts; this doesn't happen instantly. If after you're plane has adjusted to the new trim you realize you need to go a little farther with it, or you've already gone too far, then re-adjust.

Give it 20-30 minutes where all you do is try to trim your plane, then mess up the trim on purpose and do it again, you'll get the hang of it quickly.

Also, if you need to use button because you don't have extra axis then also assign a 'reset trim' for all 3: rudder, elevator, and aeliron.

Also, google/youtube this as watching it visually may give you a better understanding. Good luck and happy flying!

[macphail]

Originally Posted by mxmadman

Hey fellow newbie! I, too, am just learning to get around the skies in a decent manner in CoD, but I can tell you that if you're trimming is making your flying LESS controllable you're doing it wrong. The idea is to get the plane to fly straight and level (unless you want to climb, or dive, or some other desired effect).

First make sure you've assigned all 3 necessary trim controls to keys or better yet an axis. Once your new joystick arrives you may have extra rotation axis. These are perfect for trim settings.

You need to have increase/decrease buttons (if not using an axis as stated above) for: elevator, rudder, and aelirons. You will be using the aeliron trim the least, so assign it as the lowest priority.

If your plane is nosing up, you want to decrease the elevator slowly until it flies level. Once you change a setting you have to wait to see how the plane reacts; this doesn't happen instantly. If after you're plane has adjusted to the new trim you realize you need to go a little farther with it, or you've already gone too far, then re-adjust.

Give it 20-30 minutes where all you do is try to trim your plane, then mess up the trim on purpose and do it again, you'll get the hang of it quickly.

Also, if you need to use button because you don't have extra axis then also assign a 'reset trim' for all 3: rudder, elevator, and aeliron.

Also, google/youtube this as watching it visually may give you a better understanding. Good luck and happy flying!

this sounds like excellent advice. i'll try this as soon as my new stick gets here...thanks. i'll let you know how it works out.

[5./JG27.Farber]

Suggest you set trim to a rotary wheel if you have one. It can be very uncontrolable with keys.

[macphail]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

Suggest you set trim to a rotary wheel if you have one. It can be very uncontrolable with keys.

how many bloody joysticks do i need? only have a few axis, i need most of them to fly, the extra one for throttle.

i seem to have the elevator trim under control, but its still rolling to starboard pretty bad. im not sure if thats rudder or aerilon. anyway, some improvement.

new stick is nice!

[5./JG27.Farber]

Originally Posted by macphail

how many bloody joysticks do i need? only have a few axis, i need most of them to fly, the extra one for throttle.

i seem to have the elevator trim under control, but its still rolling to starboard pretty bad. im not sure if thats rudder or aerilon. anyway, some improvement.

new stick is nice!

Hehe That roll never goes away. Its the torque of the engine. If you want to be a 109 pilot you have to get used to flying with the stick on a bit of a tilt...

[macphail]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

Hehe That roll never goes away. Its the torque of the engine. If you want to be a 109 pilot you have to get used to flying with the stick on a bit of a tilt...

sure, i quite expected that, and to be honest, i was quite shocked and surprised when i hit the key for full left trim, and i could actually feel it. it made no sense, but, there it is.

[SDDrew]

If your having trouble trimming the plane, try trimming the plane in this order:
1. Pitch- for either level, climb or decent
2. Power- Set ur power for the configurations I said before. (Level, Climb, Decent)
3. Trim- Now trim for "Hands-Off" flying. Since these are WWII planes u will not be able to fly hands-off for long, but at least you will know your not fighting the plane.