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left vs right aileron

Postby chrisb » Sat Jun 14, 2014 1:44 am

I have an X52 pro and i get the feeling that left turns much more the right for the same stick deflection
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Re: left vs right aileron

Postby Necolatis » Sat Jun 14, 2014 2:02 am

Easy to test, go into help and joystick. Look at the axis values, while you move the joystick. Then you can be sure it is not the aircraft.
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Re: left vs right aileron

Postby chrisb » Sat Jun 14, 2014 2:46 am

it looks right but feels odd, must just be me, probably my setup and sitting position
But i only seem to experience it in this game?
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Re: left vs right aileron

Postby hvengel » Sat Jun 14, 2014 4:54 am

In a well modeled propeller FDM the aircraft will roll faster in one direction because of engine torque. In most cases this will be to the left for US aircraft.
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Re: left vs right aileron

Postby Bomber » Sat Jun 14, 2014 11:26 am

He could be flying a camel....B-)
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Re: left vs right aileron

Postby Kabuki » Sat Jun 14, 2014 11:45 pm

Bomber wrote in Sat Jun 14, 2014 11:26 am:He could be flying a camel....B-)


IOW, the type of plane matters a lot. A single engine prop job will lean to one side, always. Gotta trim it.

1. Try it in a jet.

2. Use the help>joystick configuratorizator to see what your joystick is doing.
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Re: left vs right aileron

Postby Philosopher » Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:07 am

Better yet: try the UFO with a HUD.
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Re: left vs right aileron

Postby chrisb » Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:57 am

using the ufo with hud active
Definitely feels and looks odd, sometimes, I also have a second opinion on it

Also joystick config wipes over my custom setup
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Re: left vs right aileron

Postby Kabuki » Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:50 pm

chrisb wrote in Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:57 am:using the ufo with hud active
Definitely feels and looks odd, sometimes, I also have a second opinion on it

Also joystick config wipes over my custom setup


Which version of flightgear are you using? I'm pretty sure it doesn't do that any more. Have you tried using js_demo to see what values your joystick is outputting?

See here: http://wiki.flightgear.org/Input_device
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Re: left vs right aileron

Postby chrisb » Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:46 am

I use git
It's seems random now
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