Im not surprised anymore when weird things happens after having played the MSFS-range of products for almost two decades now..

 

After a couple of weeks abscense from flying, i jumped right into the Carenado F33A, cranked up the engine and took off.. And as I was about to do a turn, I noticed the input response was more similar to a fully loaded DC-8...

 

I looked at the yoke in the VC, and shure enough, it was moving veeery slowly?

 

What could that possibly be? Ive tried recalibrating, playing with sensitivity and null-zones... No luck so far..

 

Anyone got a clue?

 

Thanks in advance

Calibrate it in FSUIPC and see if the raw values are functioning normally. If not, you might have a dirty pot in the yoke.

 

Vic

Hi maf,

 

That very slow response after it's been sitting for awhile is most often cause by the pot connections. CH uses a push-on connector and they get dirty or oxidize and it causes the A/D converters to not track at their normal speed. Usually just working the yoke in, out, left, and right for a minute or so will cause the connections to move a little an make good contact again, but if not then about the only thing you can do is open the thing up, move the push-on around a little to break the oxide layer, and then maybe take some pliers and squeeze the push-ons so they're tight again. Soldering the things is the best, really if you have the skills, but be very careful not to use very much heat or solder. Too much heat causes the pot terminals to expand and loosen the rivets, they the pot goes intermittent. I've fixed that with a center punch in the past. Put the point into the center of the rivet and tap it a little to expand it and tighten it up again.

 

One note. If the yoke is still in warranty, opening it will void whatever time is left, the only way around it is to send it back to CH and having them repair it for you.

 

Try just working the axes a bit first, that will usually clear the problem it it has set for too long. Opening the thing isn't any fun anyway.

 

Best regards,

 

- Bob

 

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