There are other factors that make you roll or yaw left. P-factor is minimized at level-off, especially at high speed because the angle of attack is low. Here's a copy, found with a Google search: There is a 1978 172N POH online everywhere (including the Cessna website if you know where to look).
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But 75% power is full throttle at 8000 feet. Generally, the POH recommends no more than 75% power (i.e., 120 HP for a 172P) with a leaned mixture to prevent detonation. Stuart, there are some times when full-throttle level is OK. What it can't do is represent the airspeed dependence (the pressures are much higher at high airspeed, very small near stall, and absent on the ground). People hate it, but it can substitute for a "neutral" position in the air. But almost all joysticks have a centering spring. I wish it did, but that's a hard thing to do (at all, let alone properly). These aren't as expensive as you might think.įG doesn't support force feedback. For comparison, having the common approach/flare hurdle everyone seems to get can cost you 10 times more.Īnd I think you'll do fine with a 3-axis joystick. And those are useful for practicing procedures. Dragonmaster Lou Posts: 29 Joined: Fri 3:58 pmįor the cost of two hours of flying lessons in a 172, you can buy a yoke, rudder pedals and throttle quadrant. However, your other tips concerning leveling off, RPMs, etc., look like they'll be very helpful. Anyway, if I understand what you're saying, MAKG, it seems like I'll probably just have to just keep adjusting the trim and observing the plane's behavior as opposed to relying on feel as one would in a real plane or with a FF joystick.
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Unfortunately, I don't have a force feedback joystick, so I'm trying to figure out how to best set the trim using whatever "visual hack" the simulator gives me in lieu of force feedback (instead of paying for a FF joystick, I'd rather start saving up some money to get real flying lessons). Second, while I know a real Cessna doesn't have a HUD, a real Cessna does have force feedback - so you can adjust the trim until you don't feel pressure on the yoke/stick, as MAKG said. About 60% should be cruise throttle, right? I'll also probably need to keep a little more right rudder pressure to help compensate even when it's not so bad. I might still be a little high on the throttle, however - I'll need to take a better look at just what I'm setting it to. MAKG Posts: 1152 Joined: Sun 7:11 pm Location: California Central Coastįirst, yeah, I did read the the high p-factor was sometimes related to the throttle, so I do throttle down as my climb ends so I'm not a full throttle. Older 172s have an engineered relationship between the trim wheel and performance - one "handful" is 10 knots. You will still need right rudder during climbs due to the slower airspeed.įG doesn't have a way to say "crank down one turn of the trim wheel," which is a quick way to learn the characteristics of a real 172. You'll have to practice this.įor rudder trim, IF the aircraft has it, adjust it for no rudder input at cruise speed. Then back the throttle off to 2500 RPM if necessary and adjust elevator trim so you stay level hands off. To level off, push the stick forward and hold it there, letting the aircraft accelerate to your desired cruising speed (you get this from the POH, 75% power generally - there are a couple scanned online if you search for them). IRL, the control pressures near trim are subtle, and you have to hold the yoke with two fingers.
Adjust the trim while holding the attitude with the stick until the control pressure is zero. On takeoff in a 172, it's whatever pitch angle gives you 75 knots. Put the controls where your nose is where you want. The control pressures in the simulation are not physically accurate, but the common joystick spring that people hate so much might serve as a reasonable substitute. The HUD doesn't exist in any light aircraft I've ever seen. Not all of them have rudder trim (e.g., cessna 152). You set the trim according to what it does to the aircraft.Ĭonstant right rudder is a fact of life in a small single.
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