April 21, 201214 yr Just installed and did a quick test flight, so I am in no way experienced with this add-on. But I must say, I am very impressed. One question though, pitch seems very sensitive. Is this a characteristic of the real aircraft? Overall, from a quick test flight, the FDE looks excellent as we would expect from Bernt, so not a criticism, just a query regarding the pitch sensitivity.
April 21, 201214 yr She is sensitive but nevertheless stable. There are quite a few numbers IRL which have to be achieved concerning elevator effectiveness, stability etc... to be certified and many, even high quality add-ons are way too stable. It's a bit of a trade off as well due to small joystick/yoke travel and the missing required force. You can design rock steady planes with a 'heavy' feel but in that case you are missing the maneuverability of the real plane. I always want my planes to be as maneuverable as their real world counterparts. In case of the C90 it was a rather easy job without any guessing as I just had to tune the pitch responsiveness and stability until Steve (+10000hrs C90 pilot) was satisfied.
April 21, 201214 yr Author Excellent answer, can't argue with that. Keep up the excellent work Bernt. Interesting what you say about many add-ons being "too" stable. I can think of a couple of add-ons in my hangar, by a certain developer/publisher, that are so stable they feel like they are on rails. I much prefer your work, in that the aircraft actually feels like it's moving through a dynamic fluid, rather than rigidly following a virtual railway track in the air.
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