Flight Modeling vs. Flight Handling.

[JG52Uther]

Well since I got my CH yoke, the Ju88 and especially the Heinkel feel totally different, much heavier and more 'real'. For me the difference between flying a 'heavy' with a light,quick moving Fighterstick and the slower moving, more physical actions of the yoke has made a surprising difference.
So, how much are our peripherals playing a part in the equation.

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by JG52Uther

Well since I got my CH yoke, the Ju88 and especially the Heinkel feel totally different, much heavier and more 'real'. For me the difference between flying a 'heavy' with a light,quick moving Fighterstick and the slower moving, more physical actions of the yoke has made a surprising difference.
So, how much are our peripherals playing a part in the equation.

Exactly if you include these handling models you have to add pilot exhaustion, from what i have read you had to be quite strong to pull off tight turns in a 109...

This is why I stay far far away from this topic there are just far too many variables to deal with

Such as aircraft from one production facility being deemed poorer that others etc... HUGE can of worms.

[louisv]

For what it's worth, a long time ago I was taking flying lessons on Piper Cherokees. There were half a dozen of those and I flew all of them.

While the big numbers are very certainly similar, the feel was different. They each had their own personalities: sitting higher or lower, tightness in the controls, etc...

So there is indeed a lot of subjective variables here...

[SlipBall]

Originally Posted by louisv

For what it's worth, a long time ago I was taking flying lessons on Piper Cherokees. There were half a dozen of those and I flew all of them.

While the big numbers are very certainly similar, the feel was different. They each had their own personalities: sitting higher or lower, tightness in the controls, etc...

So there is indeed a lot of subjective variables here...

I flew a few different Pipers that were in the 140 stable during training time. I have to say that I did not notice a difference between them. I'm sure though that they existed, but I never noticed any...too young and nervous I guess