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Originally Posted by JVM
What you may not realize is that it is possible to obtain a far better trim with a proper control (or the system I propose) than with a rotary, even if you are trained to use the rotary..
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*shrug* Could you explain how? How is a trim wheel in the cockpit of an aircraft functionally any different from a small wheel on a HOTAS system with a similar range of travel, other than that the rotary is probably easier to turn than the trim wheel?
The only problem I have with achieving perfect hands-off trim is either a) the aircraft doesn't possess full 3-axis trim (the most usual problem), or b) the center detents on X45's rotaries effectively eliminate a small but significant area from being available on each axis because the rotary can't be moved to these positions without springing into the detent.
This is why I don't understand people complaining in reviews that the Logitech G940 has detent-less trim wheels.
I don't think that people realise that detents aren't an advantage for a trim since the hands-off position changes all the time.
Other than those two problems, one of which wouldn't be improved by your system, and the other of which is a hardware problem, I don't see how your system would actually make any noticeable difference other than meaning that I have less control over the trimming of my aircraft, and that it would take longer to achieve a trim change (which is perhaps more realistic).
I just don't really understand how it's an improvement, but I'm quite happy to find out why it might be.
10-06-2009, 09:10 PM
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