Simviation Forum - Aircraft control perfection

Oct 8^th, 2012 at 11:45am

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Hi all,
For years I have been chasing that perfect way to control the aircraft that I am flying at the time. From FS98 onwards, joysticks, yokes and rudder peddles have all been my choice of controlling my aircraft. I now use a CHProduct Yoke and peddles, but given the amount of movement on these controllers, I always find that they are generally always over sensitive, even with software that is available to overcome this. Then two days ago, I had a Eurica moment. While messing with an aircraft cfg, I noticed the following section section:-

[FLIGHT_TUNING]
CRUISE_LIFT_SCALAR=1
PARASITE_DRAG_SCALAR=1
INDUCED_DRAG_SCALAR=1
ELEVATOR_EFFECTIVENESS=1.00
AILERON_EFFECTIVENESS=1.00
RUDDER_EFFECTIVENESS=1.00
PITCH_STABILITY=1.000
ROLL_STABILITY=1.000
YAW_STABILITY=1.000
ELEVATOR_TRIM_EFFECTIVENESS=1.000
AILERON_TRIM_EFFECTIVENESS=1.000
RUDDER_TRIM_EFFECTIVENESS=1.000

I made a few changes to it and l found that I had a lot better control than before. I also was able to stall it without losing more than 100 ft. The changes I made were:-

[FLIGHT_TUNING]
CRUISE_LIFT_SCALAR=1
PARASITE_DRAG_SCALAR=1
INDUCED_DRAG_SCALAR=1
ELEVATOR_EFFECTIVENESS=0.60
AILERON_EFFECTIVENESS=0.60
RUDDER_EFFECTIVENESS=0.60
PITCH_STABILITY=1.000
ROLL_STABILITY=1.000
YAW_STABILITY=1.000
ELEVATOR_TRIM_EFFECTIVENESS=1.000
AILERON_TRIM_EFFECTIVENESS=1.000
RUDDER_TRIM_EFFECTIVENESS=1.000

I have tried this on several aircraft and it works a treat and the numbers I changed do very slightly from aircraft to aircraft, but they generally are 0.60. You have to find that sweet spot.

I must stress that this is for my own preference and that it gives me a more precise control and therefore a better flying experience. As usual, remember to backup you cfg before making any changes and I hope someone finds this useful.

« Last Edit: Oct 8^th, 2012 at 3:49pm by RichD »

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Reply #1 - Oct 8^th, 2012 at 3:03pm

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"...Then two days ago, I had a Ericka moment..."

(Can.... not..... resist...)

Wow! So did I. "Must be jelly, 'cause jam doesn't shake like that!" I vaguely remember tipping her about twenty... Cheesy

(Psst! He meant "Eurica" moment)

Oh.... Never mind. Tongue

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Reply #2 - Oct 8^th, 2012 at 3:47pm

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Thanks for that Embarrassed

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Reply #3 - Oct 8^th, 2012 at 3:53pm

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Humor. *smile*.

Nice tip, however. Wink

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Reply #4 - Oct 8^th, 2012 at 5:23pm

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Boikat wrote on Oct 8^th, 2012 at 3:03pm:

"...Then two days ago, I had a Ericka moment..."

(Can.... not..... resist...)

Wow! So did I. "Must be jelly, 'cause jam doesn't shake like that!" I vaguely remember tipping her about twenty... Cheesy

(Psst! He meant "Eurica" moment)

Oh.... Never mind. Tongue

If you're going to be pedantic it's spelt Eureka. Tongue

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Reply #5 - Oct 11^th, 2012 at 6:46pm

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I've often made the kind of changes to the [flight_tuning] section of the aircraft.cfg file that RichD made. I've found that many of the airplanes I download are way too touchy on the controls, and reducing control sensitivity makes them more realistic. That also applies to elevator trim sensitivity.

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Reply #6 - Oct 12^th, 2012 at 10:15am

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Glad I'm not the only one to do this Art. You got to be careful with the trim though, otherwise you can lose it just when you need it, Embarrassed

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