"Robert M. Gary" wrote in news:1157992218.361147.166330
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Snipola
Mike,
I think trim is just academic is MSFS because there is no control
feedback. The OP is probably setting the elevator with too much back
pressure but doesn't know it because he doesn't have the feedback.
Honestly, if you asked me what position the yoke is in on take off, I
probably couldn't tell you. In real life we expect the yoke to go to
its trim position, something that doesn't make sense in a simulator
that does not have feedback controls.
-Roebrt

I have a force feedback stick and if I don't trim right for
the phase of flight I'm in I have to provide excessive input
to maintain flight attitude. As I adjust the trim the feedback
moves the stick. Trim buttons are on my stick. I can press
them while lightly holding the stick and feel the stick move.
I know I am in trim when the stick is centered and I have a
feather touch on the stick.

When properly trimmed I can let go of the stick and maintain
flight attitude for 10's of seconds. I can even conrol climb
and descent with power adjustment without ever touching the
elevator. Or sometimes I maintain altitude with single clicks
of trim.

Before I got the force feedback stick, trim didn't make sense
since you couldn't feel it in the controls.

The hundred bucks I spent on mine were well worth the enhanced
simulation experience. Flight is much smoother and landings
are greased much more often.

Brian
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