Trim Control input BUG

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Asobo please fix this

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Even as one of the perhaps less “serious” players who uses an Xbox controller or Steam Deck, to me this is still the biggest issue in the entire sim, both 2020 and 2024. I mean it’s even worse on a gamepad since throttle is mapped to buttons as well. Trim and throttle in airplanes is frustrating to say the least. Flying helicopters without assists is almost impossible, particularly close to the ground because of the need for constant adjustments to the collective.

I genuinely don’t understand why this isn’t bothering most people. No matter what the input device, how is the trim implementation remotely usable?

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I play 2024 casually with an Xbox controller when I’m not feeling like setting up for DCS and this bug is so annoying and makes for PIO in some aircraft. The 737 Max being one of them as I often over trim in a second of use on my trim key.

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There is another post related to simulator trim on the forums that talks about, if you do make a trim adjustment to the amount you wish, the altitude and speed oscillate and never dampen. You trim down, the nose goes down, speed increases and the nose comes back up until the speed drops and you get this endless cycle. In my case I have an actual trim wheel and you can see the sim trim wheel following it (although it will jump to sync itself the first time you use it). Anyway, I think a great deal of the frustration of trimming control is in this endless oscillation that doesn’t dampen itself like a real airplane will.

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Is that what that is? I do all of my “serious” swimming in DCS so coming to this for some casual fun was interesting just trying to get trimmed for landing, something I have no issue with in the DCS Warthog, Hornet or Tomcat. But here I overshoot, get it kinda dialed and then it feels wrong shortly after with no VS or airspeed changes. Figured it was me and the controller. Glad I didn’t setup my Hotas as I would’ve been even more confused.

Edit: I forgot to mention, my WarBRD and Xbox controller don’t have FFB so when I trim i usually relieve the tension in the stick while trimming. The acceleration makes this impossible as I am tracking the trim in with the stick then the trim takes off and I overshoot causing oscillations.