New Pilot: Extremely sensitive Elevator Control on F-51 with Ursa Minor Stick

[67thFBS_Heiden]

Hey everyone!  New to IL-2 Korea.  I am learning the F-51D and am having extreme issues getting the elevator control right.  It seems EXTREMELY sensitive, despite me dialing back to the controls as much as can.  I am using the Ursa Minor Fighter stick.  Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can dial back the elevator control at low deflection angles any more so that I am not overcontrolling the plane?

 

Thanks!

[Remontti]

How's the joystick behaving in that setup screen (the blue marker)? With a curve like that I think you will get very little response for some time before the response starts to increase dramatically. That can be difficult to control. I would start without a curve and increase it bit by bit.

 

I have never used the joystick you have. I have vkb on the floor with extension that makes small moves much more controllable. If you can in the setup screen achieve tiny movements with your joystick then I guess not to over control comes with experience.

 

You might also want to make sure your plane is trimmed right.

[Valis]

First thing I'd do is get rid of that deadzone - all it's doing is reducing the range of available input making your problem even worse. Also, 100% exponent is a vicious curve.

I had the same stick, briefly, and it has a throw of 15° which isn't a lot to work with, admittedly, but try removing both the deadzone and exponent curve. It'll take maybe a few hours to get used to (just grab a drink and fly a bunch of skirmishes against the AI) but it'll serve you better than the settings you've posted. 

Might be counter-intuitive, and not what you want to hear, but that's where I'd start.

[67thFBS_Heiden]

1 minute ago, Valis said:

First thing I'd do is get rid of that deadzone - all it's doing is reducing the range of available input making your problem even worse. Also, 100% exponent is a vicious curve.

I had the same stick, briefly, and it has a throw of 15° which isn't a lot to work with, admittedly, but try removing both the deadzone and exponent curve. It'll take maybe a few hours to get used to (just grab a drink and fly a bunch of skirmishes against the AI) but it'll serve you better than the settings you've posted. 

Might be counter-intuitive, and not what you want to hear, but that's where I'd start.

It's exactly what I want to hear.  I'll try it out!  I need to hear from other people with this stick.

[JollyJack]

I had some issues with the Yak, and testing this no with some deadzone settings for roll, Thrusmaster AVA-viper:

and for pitch:

Edited Monday at 06:49 PM by JollyJack

[67thFBS_Heiden]

23 minutes ago, JollyJack said:

I had some issues with the Yak, and testing this no with some deadzone settings for roll, Thrusmaster AVA-viper:

and for pitch:

Is this with the Ursa Minor stick?

[JollyJack]

As said a Thrustmaster AVA-viper .. 

Edited Tuesday at 03:32 PM by JollyJack