T-38 Adv, what am i doing wrong?
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T-38 Adv, what am i doing wrong?
I'm having pitch trim issues with the T-38 adv, specifically i have no pitch trim control.
if i 'up' or 'down' trim, nothing happens.
it's like it's always stuck in 'take off' trim setting, constantly pitching up to the point where i have to put the flight stick almost full forwards to compensate.
I tried taking off with 'take off' trim disabled and, in this case, the aircraft pitches down constantly. still with no response from my trim input.
I have seen similar questions in the forum but none of them have solved my issue.
-re calibrated flight controls
-adjusted trim sensitivity in settings
-changes trim axis allocation in settings
-tried re-installing
-yes, I disabled avast when i installed
-ASN settings are matched to reflect T-38 manual requirements
-toggling stability Aug. switch makes no difference
trim works with other aircraft, including corsair, but not T-38.
Am i missing something?
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if i 'up' or 'down' trim, nothing happens.
it's like it's always stuck in 'take off' trim setting, constantly pitching up to the point where i have to put the flight stick almost full forwards to compensate.
I tried taking off with 'take off' trim disabled and, in this case, the aircraft pitches down constantly. still with no response from my trim input.
I have seen similar questions in the forum but none of them have solved my issue.
-re calibrated flight controls
-adjusted trim sensitivity in settings
-changes trim axis allocation in settings
-tried re-installing
-yes, I disabled avast when i installed
-ASN settings are matched to reflect T-38 manual requirements
-toggling stability Aug. switch makes no difference
trim works with other aircraft, including corsair, but not T-38.
Am i missing something?

flight controls saitek x52 pro
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Re: T-38 Adv, what am i doing wrong?
you can't use the hat.
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Re: T-38 Adv, what am i doing wrong?
I'm not using the hat for trim, but that's good to know, thanks Colin.
Jon, will have wait for steve to give me access to the support forum so i can see that thread you linked
Jon, will have wait for steve to give me access to the support forum so i can see that thread you linked
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Re: T-38 Adv, what am i doing wrong?
Does the T/O TRIM green light turn on when pressed the T/O trim (@half flaps)?paws11 wrote:I'm not using the hat for trim, but that's good to know, thanks Colin.
Jon, will have wait for steve to give me access to the support forum so i can see that thread you linked
You must use P3D/FSX default commands for pitch trim. Also, the command "repeat" option must be "slow" (=mid bar) or "fast" (=max right). Preferably it should be "slow".
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Re: T-38 Adv, what am i doing wrong?
yeah the T/O trim is working fine.
I've worked it out!
Like others in the support have also said, it uses the 'trim up' and 'trim down' function rather than an axis.
So i made a repeating macro in the saitek profiler and assigned it accordingly. Works perfect.
Many thanks for the awesome support!!

I've worked it out!
Like others in the support have also said, it uses the 'trim up' and 'trim down' function rather than an axis.
So i made a repeating macro in the saitek profiler and assigned it accordingly. Works perfect.
Many thanks for the awesome support!!


