Guidance to configure trim for payware aircraft

[Saffa_Jake]

Hi,

I am using the below settings for a button on my joystick to set trim with the sensitivity I require. However, with the new JF Bae 146 this no longer works and pressing the button just makes the trim jump to the highest trim up setting and then it does not move on subsequent presses. When I assign the normal trim commands either through FSUIPC or the sim control options then it works as intended. I am looking for some guidance on what else I can do to use the offset setting with the Bae146 or is that just what it is and I have to use the standard elevator trim setting? I have also notice that on the maddog the offset setting has no effect on elevator trim.

TIA

[John Dowson]

6 hours ago, Saffa_Jake said:

When I assign the normal trim commands either through FSUIPC or the sim control options then it works as intended. I am looking for some guidance on what else I can do to use the offset setting with the Bae146 or is that just what it is and I have to use the standard elevator trim setting?

Offset 0x0BC0 will use the standard ELEVATOR TRIM SET control. What are the ' normal trim commands' that work for this aircraft?

You should just ise the controls that work for that aircraft. Create a profile for the JF Bae 146 (check the 'profile specific?' check-box and assign your buttons to the controls that work for that aircraft.

6 hours ago, Saffa_Jake said:

I have also notice that on the maddog the offset setting has no effect on elevator trim.

Try changing the trim and see what controls are logged - activate logging for Events and keep the console window open and see what is logged when you adjust the trim in the cockpit UI, and then assign to those (again, in a profile). You could also try logging the contents of offset 0x0BC0 (using FSUIPC's offset logging facilities) to see if this value changes (or not) when you do this, and what the values are for the various trim positions.

John

[Saffa_Jake]

Thanks for the help. So am I correct to say that if offset 0BC0 does not work for a particular aircraft that I would not be able to adjust the elevator trim sensitivity?

[John Dowson]

11 hours ago, Saffa_Jake said:

So am I correct to say that if offset 0BC0 does not work for a particular aircraft that I would not be able to adjust the elevator trim sensitivity?

If writing to offset 0BC0 doesn't change the trim, then this implies that the aircraft does not respond to the Elevator Trim Set control/event. You could try with offset 0x2EA0
(Elevator Trim Position)  instead. First monitor the offset and see if the values change when you adjust the trim, and if so  you can try writing to that offset instead..
Otherwise, you could check if there are any lvars associated to the trim position.

[Saffa_Jake]

Thanks!