Spit Mk IX rudder and elevator trim issue?

[dburne]

I had a bit of a break and got back to flying more yesterday - seems for some reason now my rudder and elevator trim I have assigned to a hat on my Gunfighter MCG Pro are not working. I re-assigned in game with no problem, but still once in cockpit they do not move.

 

Is there an issue with this? This was in the start of a PWCG Campaign for Bodenplatte.

[ZachariasX]

Make sure that you maped "trim axis" as well as "trim button" to your respective trim knob on the HOTAS. Some planes suddenly have a trim axis now where they had "trim knobs" before.

[dburne]

5 minutes ago, ZachariasX said:

Make sure that you maped "trim axis" as well as "trim button" to your respective trim knob on the HOTAS. Some planes suddenly have a trim axis now where they had "trim knobs" before.

 

Thanks will check that out, did not think the Spit (either version) had axis for trim. I suppose an update could have changed this.

Edited November 25, 2019 by dburne

[LLv34_Flanker]

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 For me the FW190 trim stopped working for Nose down. It records and sets the button inputs, but works only for Nose up.

[ZachariasX]

33 minutes ago, dburne said:

 

Thanks will check that out, did not think the Spit (either version) had axis for trim. I suppose an update could have changed this.

I had to reassign for a couple of aircraft after the update as well.

[dburne]

1 minute ago, ZachariasX said:

I had to reassign for a couple of aircraft after the update as well.

 

That must be it then, thanks. I will look forward to checking it out later on this afternoon, will be out for most of this morning. I was pulling my hair out over that one lol.

[Guest deleted@50488]

In one of the recent patches / updates separate keys, apart from the axis entries, became available for aileron and rudder trim.

 

Now, since the principle is that when defining the axis using keyboard or button we should first hit the right then the left directions, while when defining separate keys we hit the respective ones without any confusion being possible, some of the time the end result is the opposite.

 

Edited December 1, 2019 by jcomm-il2

[NETSCAPE]

On 11/25/2019 at 4:25 AM, jcomm-il2 said:

In one of teh recent patches / updates separate keys, apart from the axis entries, became available for aileron and rudder trim.

 

Now, since the principle is that when defining the axis using keyboard or button we should first hit the right then the left directions, while when defining separate keys we hit the respective ones without any confusion being possible, some of the time the end result is the opposite.

 

 

Yeah this new trim stuff has me very irritated. I  just mapped all trim related controls to the numpad to test and none of it worked whatsoever. Also turning off the Stuka recovery system doesn't work.

[Indigene]

On 12/1/2019 at 3:10 AM, NETSCAPE said:

 

Yeah this new trim stuff has me very irritated. I  just mapped all trim related controls to the numpad to test and none of it worked whatsoever. Also turning off the Stuka recovery system doesn't work.

I'm basically having the same issue, although mine is just with the 109, 110, and 262. No matter what buttons I use none of it works, irritated, indeed. ?

[ZachariasX]

24 minutes ago, Indigene said:

I'm basically having the same issue, although mine is just with the 109, 110, and 262. No matter what buttons I use none of it works, irritated, indeed. ?

This is strange. I just mapped both trim mechanisms (button, axis) to the same coolie hat buttons and it worked ever since.

[EAF19_Marsh]

Yep, as said above I mapped every listed trim (axis, button, stabiliser etc) to the relevant button and eventually it worked.

[56RAF_Stickz]

If the plane in reality used a trim wheel then in game it will use the trim axis controls setting. ie virtually all british and american planes will use the axis commands. They do not have to be assignd to analogue control (ie a wheel), hat switches can be assigned (just as it used to).

If the plane used trim buttons then it will use the axis buttons assigned so need both set, although as others state both axis and buttons can be assigned the same HAT controls. If plane used stabiliser (LW mainly) and had analogue control (109) this needs to be assigned in stabiliser axis. If it had buttons (fw190) it will needs assigning under stabiliser buttons. Again all these can be assigned to the same set of switches.

The useage of axis is slightly confusing as it refers to the actual plane control rather than what you can physically assign it to.

[Indigene]

20 hours ago, ZachariasX said:

This is strange. I just mapped both trim mechanisms (button, axis) to the same coolie hat buttons and it worked ever since.

Indeed, it is strange...I guess I'll try different combinations and buttons/axes, and then eventually I may have some luck. Thanks...:-)

13 hours ago, 56RAF_Stickz said:

If the plane in reality used a trim wheel then in game it will use the trim axis controls setting. ie virtually all british and american planes will use the axis commands. They do not have to be assignd to analogue control (ie a wheel), hat switches can be assigned (just as it used to).

If the plane used trim buttons then it will use the axis buttons assigned so need both set, although as others state both axis and buttons can be assigned the same HAT controls. If plane used stabiliser (LW mainly) and had analogue control (109) this needs to be assigned in stabiliser axis. If it had buttons (fw190) it will needs assigning under stabiliser buttons. Again all these can be assigned to the same set of switches.

The useage of axis is slightly confusing as it refers to the actual plane control rather than what you can physically assign it to.

Thank you, this may help, as well. ?