Elevator trim sensitivity

I am finding that it is difficult to trim a Super Cub to level flight as just a small movement of my elevator trim wheel tips it beyond level to descend, or when I readjust, to climb. Do I adjust the "elevator trim effectiveness" in the cfg file to decrease this sensitivity? Presumably to reduce it? Or is there something else?

You got it right Roger, by changing the value of elevator_trim_effectiveness in the aircraft cfg.

You can tweak this sensitivity in the paid version of FSUIPC, but it will affect all aircrafts.

... Just another annoying part in the hours spend in tweak & tuning to make FSX "as real as it can get".

 

Oups !! Sorry... Just saw, after post, it was for 2004. But it's probably the same tweak...

Just saw, after post, it was for 2004. But it's probably the same tweak...

It is, just FYI.

 

I've also found that in the [airplane_geometry] section of the aicraft.cfg, changing

 

elevator_trim_limit=26.0

 

a little will also change the effectiveness of the trim wheel. Every trim adjustment, whether on the joystick, or the keyboard, is a percentage of that number. Thus, if it alters the trim too much, changing that number a little will change the amount adjusted per click of a button.

If the trim won't adjust far enough, like when slow for landing, or set for the fastest cruise the plane is capable of, changing the values

 

elevator_up_limit=30.002

elevator_down_limit=30.002

 

will provide more or less total trim available.

 

Of course, always remember to back up the aircraft.cfg before making ANY changes. You want to be able to restore defaults you had if you over do something. Or at least refer to whet the dev had for settings.

 

Hope all this helps a little!

Pat☺

In the paid versions of FSUIPC you can set up the deviations per aircraft by loading the model before saving. The manuals have details.