In the Autopilot tab, set the following checkboxes: In the Trim tab, set the the following checkboxes:
How exactly the trim affects elevator position is specific to an airplane. This is done so that if you release the yoke, it will settle in the neutral position that corresponds to that trim, same as in a real aircraft. This indicates that the trim wheel changes the position of the elevator control surface. Notice that when you're trimming your simulator for a pitch-up attitude while yoke stays in place, the airplane pitches up. With a spring-based simulator yoke, the position of the yoke bears no relationship to the position of the elevator itself, nor to the attitude of the aircraft.
#CLEARVIEW SIMULATOR ELEVATOR TRIM UPDATE#
You will need to update an existing airplane in Plane Maker if it is configured for use with a spring-based yoke. Many X-Plane airplanes are not set up to work with a force-feedback yoke. > In MSFX, to achieve realistic trim, read the "Software Trim" section below.Īdjusting an X-Plane plane for realistic trim using PlaneMaker and choosing the right CLS2Sim settings Configuring x-plane to work with force feedback yoke. Now, the yoke remains in center position, while the simulation adds a artificial offset to the yoke input. To counter this, Flight Simulator X and Prepar3D do not change yoke forces, but instead the elevator position when trimming. Therefore the procedure of trimming as described in the above section can not be applied. With a mechanical joystick the only place of no resistance is at the physical center of the joystick motion and it can't be changed, The key thing to understand is that the FSX and Prepar3D trim systems are designed for mechanical joysticks (non force feedback). Let's look at the FSX and Prepar3D trim systems.
With the airplane trimmed properly, the pilot can essentially now fly "hands-off". Using the trim wheel to cancel out all forces until the yoke remains in the same position when released. The procedure for trimming is holding the yoke in the ideal position by hand and The trim tab is much smaller than the elevator, but since it is placed at the trailing edge of the elevator it has more leverage andĬan therefore keep the elevator in a given position. To relieve the pilot of the need to constantly push (or pull) on the flight yoke,Ī trim tab is placed on the trailing edge of the elevator in order to help keep the elevator at a given position. The ideal position of the yoke for the plane to hold attitude is influenced by many things such as speed and center of gravity. In a real airplane letting go of the yoke doesn't mean the plane will fly at a constant pitch attitude.