Hi all,

This is my first post here, so hello to everyone

My name is James and i live in Edinburgh, Scotland.

I just bought FS2002 Professional Edition (it was a bargain, or at least i think it was at 25quid) at the weekend and have been tinkering around with it.

I have also just ordered FS2004 and a Saitek X45 joystick from Amazon (was that a good joystick choice??)

Anyway, the only way i can control the game at the moment is with the keyboard and a Microsoft Sidewinder gamepad, the problem i have is that i adjust the aircraft trim (any aircraft) so as i have perfect level flight, but, as soon as i make a turn or adjust altitude my aircrafts trim seems to completly change leaving me heading for the ground after every manouver. Is this a problem due to my control methods?? or is this considered normal?? (hope not    ).

Also, another thing i have noticed is the lack of the Forth Bridge (rail) when you take off from Edinburgh airport, this is quite dissapointing as they have taken the time to include the road bridge, but not the bridge that really matters. Is this fixable?? or is it included in FS2004.

I would appreciate any help anyone can give me.

Regards to all,

James.

System:

Sony Vaio PCV RZ324

Pentium 4 3 Ghz

512Mb Ram

nVidia 5600 Graphics card

Hi James and welcome!
You can be satisfied with your purchases. The X-45 is a great controller set-up so you will not be disappointed.

Regadring the strange aricraft behavior you mentioned, there are some thing I'd like to point out.
The wings creates lift. The wings gives the optimal lift when they are level. You see what happens is, as soon you turn your airplane (banking), the wings lift capacity decreases and to compensate for this you need to

A: Adjust the pitch (more nose up trim is needed)
B: Increase the thrust just a little bit. The trimming will give you more lift. Lift creates more drag, hence the need of more power = Pitch change always means airspeed change!  

Of course you don't really need to give more power, this only applies if you want to maintain the same airspeed before, during and after the turns.
Most of us do this while banking..unless your name is Fozzer and Ozzy (two  brave flying regulars here at the forum, I'm amazed they're still alive   )

Hi Nexus82

In retrospect i should have been a bit clearer with my original post, it is when i return to (or attempt to return to) level flight that the problems begin, immediately after i have completed a manouver the plane either seems to be climbing or nosediving without any reason (as far as i can tell) i try to keep the nose of the aircraft on the horizon whilst turning, and i always try to make altitude changes smoothly, but it seems to make no difference what i do, after the manouver, the plane decides where it is going to go.

Nexus82, yeah all planes, it's really annoying.

Also, just thought i'd let anyone else looking for Forth Bridge scenery (and loads of other scottish landmarks) to look here:

http://www.scotflightscenery.co.uk

Sounds to me like your flying with out a joystick. A joystick will make everything so much easier for you. So sit tight and wait for your Saitek then break out the 747 and go find a bridge.

Welcome, you've come to the right place for help and advice...

A joystick is a must, don't panic until you've got yours, you'll find it 100% easier to fly.

There are many shortages in scenery, I am also missing a major bridge and a small mountain in my area.  If you haven't already done so, look for Mesh Terrain add-0ns for your scenery, it makes a huge difference.

Good luck with it, you've got years of fiddling and mysteries ahead of you.

Bazza