stabilizer / trim control

[MasserME262]

Having just bought my new rudder pedals (finally no joystick Z axis unnatural movement anymore!!!!), I feel in a rush and feel an urge to buy everything to "equip" my "simulator" at home to add "immersion".

So I have been thinking for a while in an elevator / trim and flaps control.

I was thinking about something like the 109 control, two wheels manually controlled by the pilot to move the stabilizer and flaps. In other planes, would be different, but being that I mainly fly 109's, It would not be a problem.

 

The thing is, can that be created? Does someone has something like that, or just control the flaps and trim with buttons like I do at the moment?

Im not sure on how the axis/buttons mapping works for trim and flaps in the game, hence my question.

 

Thanks in advance!

[hsthhsth]

You mean a console like this http://www.kanttorinkone.com/console.html ? It certainly does the job for WWI and WWII planes.

[MasserME262]

something like that, but only the stabilizer and flap wheels, and bigger, and preferably not plastic, like the 109 ones.

[SCG_motoadve]

Flaps cannot be used as an axis at this point.

Stabilizer and trim control yes and it is great to use with a trim wheel, adds immersion for sure.

 

I have two (hoping to get the flaps axis some day).

 

One is the Cessna trim wheel

and the other is custom made by GVL.

 

 

[danielprates]

2 hours ago, ME-BFMasserME262 said:

(finally no joystick Z axis unnatural movement anymore!!!!)

 

Boy do I hate that thing. I always have mine turned off, and use a rudder-like thing that exists behind my throttle joystick. The Z axis does not work because you always tend to rest the weight of your hand on the handle without noticing. 

[Gomoto]

Get a VR headset (HP Reverb) and a X52 pro. Best immersion ever ?

 

[Sokol1]

Talk with GVL224, he can make a small custom 2/3 axes trim device for you, like the one in this kit.

 

 

Or from this kit: https://youtu.be/E33d7sloiM8?t=52

 

 

Edited December 11, 2019 by Sokol1

[III/JG2Gustav05]

I made this for Bf109 by 3d printer. 

[unreasonable]

Wow! What next, just print your own whole 109? 

[Yogiflight]

5 hours ago, III/JG2Gustav05 said:

I made this for Bf109 by 3d printer. 

That one is really cool.

[NiiranenVR]

Gustav - can you mass pruduce , or only one for 'mio ego' ??

[spitfirejoe]

6 hours ago, III/JG2Gustav05 said:

I made this for Bf109 by 3d printer. 

 

That is really cool, very well made.

Does the trim indication work? I like the whole mechanism, made with chains and everything like the original. If you would produce some to sell…...for sure you will find many customers here in our community.

 

I would love to see a YouTube Video of it in Operation please.

[MasserME262]

8 hours ago, III/JG2Gustav05 said:

I made this for Bf109 by 3d printer. 

that's precisely what I'm looking for

[SCG_motoadve]

9 hours ago, III/JG2Gustav05 said:

I made this for Bf109 by 3d printer. 

were you able to make the flaps work with an axis?

[III/JG2Gustav05]

18 hours ago, H_Steinbaur-VR said:

Gustav - can you mass pruduce , or only one for 'mio ego' ??

Don not think about it yet, the lead time should be very long if I build it for sale.

13 hours ago, SCG_motoadve said:

were you able to make the flaps work with an axis?

Good question, This is the game limitation, flaps cannot be mapped to an axis. The solution on my trim wheel is that button A is mapped to moving the flaps wheel forward.  button B is mapped to moving the flaps wheel backward. But for sure it is upgradeable for future if game support it. I never fly k4 in DCS. if i build it for sale maybe I should keep both features on it.

16 hours ago, spitfirejoe said:

 

That is really cool, very well made.

Does the trim indication work? I like the whole mechanism, made with chains and everything like the original. If you would produce some to sell…...for sure you will find many customers here in our community.

 

I would love to see a YouTube Video of it in Operation please.

Thank you for the comment, Sure the indicator works, it has notches from -6 to 2 like Gustav does.