Occasionally I just like to free hand and sight see and take away some of the "piloting" aspects of flying. I always used the AI rudder for take off and landings simply because no matter what the sensitivity settings are the rudder controls are way too sensitive. 

Anyway. I turned on AI Auto Trim. Perhaps I'm expecting it to work a bit too much like the ALT button on the auto pilot but this thing doesn't trim a darn thing. I was thinking perhaps it's because it was a 3rd party plane, so I choose a default. I'll get up, level out with the stick, all the while eyeing my trim controls and it's not doing a thing. I let go of the stick and as expected I start climbing or descending with no "AI Auto Trim" being initiated.   Is there something I'm missing? 

Edited March 4, 20242 yr by styckx

No, it doesn't work at all. The only thing I've seen for making trim easier is this one:

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/auto-trim-remove-tediousness-while-making-the-process-more-realistic/170942/55

That or having a dedicated encoder trim wheel.

1 hour ago, Luis Hernandez said:

No, it doesn't work at all. The only thing I've seen for making trim easier is this one:

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/auto-trim-remove-tediousness-while-making-the-process-more-realistic/170942/55

That or having a dedicated encoder trim wheel.

Thank you. That's how I expected it to work. Not quite the ALT AP button but something that coincides with you relieving pressure on the stick.

Too bad, I'd try that but it requires FSUIPC which gives me FSX PTSD of over tweaking everything.. So I'll settle for leaving it off (or on apparently as it makes zero difference)

Edited March 4, 20242 yr by styckx

Another thing that may help is this technique:

At 3:22 the author says it all: each trim application should be "slightly longer than a (mouse) click".