I have my elevator trim set to a rocker switch on my yoke and the rudder and aileron trims set to an axis knob.  In most aircraft I fly, I find their rates to be hyper-sensitive does anyone know a plug in or a method of reducing their effectiveness? 

Try to play with this dataref using Dataref Editor plugin sim/aircraft/controls/acf_elev_trim_speedrat

I think the default value is 64. A higher value will accelerate the trim ratio.

 

But the problem might be related to the switch itself. Someone else could explain that?

 

Alan

Try to play with this dataref using Dataref Editor plugin sim/aircraft/controls/acf_elev_trim_speedrat

I think the default value is 64. A higher value will accelerate the trim ratio.

 

But the problem might be related to the switch itself. Someone else could explain that?

 

Alan

Thanks for that bit of information i can do a bit of experimentation which is something I have not done much of inside of XP. 

 

What I find is even with exceptionally modeled payware is an axis like roll trim is hard for me to dial in.  If I need to apply it, any adjustment even slightly off center produces considerable banking action. I have never seen a need for more than about 1/10th the allowable travel on the axis.  I'm hoping to adjust the rate so it responds linearly at about 25% of what it is now.

 

It's times like these I miss FSUIPC.

I believe I have answered my own question through experimentation.  I can't say its the correct method or even a very elegant solution but it seems to be working. I'll explain what I did so that others will know or if more experienced XPlane users/ developers see this and have a different or better way perhaps they'll share it?

 

I took a model I was having difficulty trimming in this case the Dmax Blackshape Prime.  I had assigned the elevator trim to a rocker switch on my PFC yoke but each click of the switch created large deviations in trim setting so I was never able to dial it in easily.

 

I ended up opening the plane in Plane Maker and under the "Standard" drop down menu I selected "Control Geometry"  From there I selected the "Trim and Speed" tab then Increased the "Elevator Trim Deflection Time" setting and increased it from it's default setting of five ( I think it was five) seconds from center to either extreme to 12 seconds.

 

The only drawback I see to this is that the trim indicator light on the cockpit dash will show a full deflection when in fact its only about a third and I am assuming that's because it's programmed to be in sync with the default setting.

That's it... I just jumped in to answer, but noticed you had arrived there already

 

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