J2_Bidu Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Anyone else feels the Fokker D7F is strangely nose heavy? I remember in ROF it would climb hands free, especially if you had full altitude throttle engaged. Now I find myself trying to hold the nose up constantly. 1 1
US63_SpadLivesMatter Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Yeah this changed a few patches ago when they made changes to a few other craft. You'll get used to it after a while. 1
JGr2/J5_Klugermann Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Haven't noticed this but I have a FFB stick.
Sgt_Joch Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 yes, the pitch was changed on all the planes and the trim wheel was fixed on the SE5a.
1PL-Husar-1Esk Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Yes it is nose heavy. It's not right IMHO. But before fix there was much worst thing with Se5 - you wouldn't be able to use stabilizer to make it level flight hands off . Now you can fly it hands off as real airplane.
J2_Bidu Posted January 22, 2020 Author Posted January 22, 2020 Yeah, it's not like I can't bear it. But just feels a bit wrong.
J2_Jakob Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 It seems to me that the pitch was changed globally for all FC aircraft via "one size fits all" kind of approach. In case of D7F, it doesn't seem to fit very well.
JGr2/J5_Klugermann Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 Not much in FC seems to "fit well"
J2_Jakob Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 23 minutes ago, J5_Klugermann said: Not much in FC seems to "fit well" Um... let's stay on topic... ?
Todt_Von_Oben Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 19 hours ago, J2_Bidu said: Anyone else feels the Fokker D7F is strangely nose heavy? I remember in ROF it would climb hands free, especially if you had full altitude throttle engaged. Now I find myself trying to hold the nose up constantly. Bidu, I'm using a 2016 Cybertron; nothing special; just barely powerful enough to run the sim, my CH controls, and Oculus Rift. I fly ROF and FC1 as they come out of the box: no adjustments to anything. Plug and play. And I have never had a problem with the sims themselves or with how any of the planes fly. I've heard people speak of pitch problems for the Dr.1 in FC1 before; and now the D7? I focused on the Dr.1 for a couple years and never had a pitch problem with it. Lately I've gone back to the Camel, Scout, Pfalz, D7, and Brisfit; jumping back and forth from one plane to another and not having any problems. Because I used to teach milkstool jockies how to fly the taildragger; I think I understand what the control inputs should be like in planes of this approximate size, power, and weight. I find the FC1 flight models behave characteristically. I don't have any problem flying any of them and there's nothing I'd ask the Devs to change.
jasta11ace Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 I noticed it too with the D.VII. The DRI is ridiculously pitch-up-twitchy and a total nightmare to stay on target. Wasn't like that in RoF or earlier in FC. 1
Sgt_Joch Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 may be an issue with the DVIIF. Have not had much of a chance to test, but according to this, it should be tail heavy: Quote ...the D.VII is tail heavy and must be flown with consistent positive pressure on the stick... https://vintageaviationecho.com/fokker-d-vii/ 1
Garven Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 They adjusted the tail heaviness because people complained about having to hold forward stick. Miss the tail heaviness that the SPAD XIII had before they changed it. 1
US63_SpadLivesMatter Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 Some of the planes were extremely tiresome (in the pain in the ass sense) to fly if you had a stick with a short throw. The DVII wasn't really one of them, but got caught up in the blanket pitch adjustment.
Knarley-Bob Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 I know this will sound dumb, but what are the trim tabs for? I can't get them to work.
J99_Sizzlorr Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Knarley-Bob said: I know this will sound dumb, but what are the trim tabs for? I can't get them to work. You can only trim aircrafts in FC which had a trim wheel in their cockpit, it seems only the S.E.5a is trimable in FC... 1
1PL-Husar-1Esk Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, J99_Sizzlorr said: You can only trim aircrafts in FC which had a trim wheel in their cockpit, it seems only the S.E.5a is trimable in FC... Bristols are too if I remember correctly. This is form of horizontal stabilizer rather than trim tabs.
J99_Sizzlorr Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 Just now, 1PL-Husar-1Esk said: Bristols are too if I remember correctly. This is form of horizontal stabilizer rather than trim tabs. You are probably right about that, haven't checked that out yet.
RNAS10_Oliver Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) Can confirm that the Bristol does indeed also have them. (it is the hand brake like lever next to your seat on the right) Edited February 3, 2020 by Oliver88
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