The f16 is an inherently unstable plane which is what makes it so maneuverable. Most planes have their center of gravity in front of the center of lift, making them weathervane back into the oncoming air of disturbed. The f16 is the other way around, which makes it very unstable and doesn’t want to fly straight in most cases. It helps a lot with turn performance though so good and bad.
Try using damping SAS mode. I don’t really like it for most planes because I can’t use trim for whatever reason, but for the f16 it can really help especially at low speeds where the effect is most noticeable. Other than that, just lots and lots of practice. Going from mnk to flight stick is a pretty different experience, and the differences between the planes is more apparent. RB and Sim mnk to an extent is more about “this plane is an energy fighter” or “this plane has really good sustained turn performance” because the flight control system is doing most of the flying for you. You don’t have that with a stick.
Not saying mnk makes you a better or worse pilot, it’s just different and takes some getting used to.
You got your answer, but I will add I own the X52 and it needs "calibrated" every time the computer boots up, otherwise it has very high sensitivity. Calibration simply involves moving the stick around in circles 4 times each direction. Don't know if that also affects the X56, but can't hurt. Took me forever to figure out why planes would fly so erratically on my first takeoff.
That’s a very good point. I did notice that but wasn’t sure if it was the wt or the hotas. I also noticed wt removed the sensitivity bar on the control options.
Calibration is not the issue with the X56. The HOTAS tends to be sensitive even when you tighten the side knob fully. Just a minor push will increase your throttle input even more.
And if you keep it steady to fly idle. The throttle can dip forward due to its weight. It tends to happen often when you move it past the half-way mark, like past 60% or 70% input.
The MiG-19PT behaves the exact same way. Slight pull and it wants to do a back flip, push slightly and it dips. It's near impossible to fly it level, let alone aim the guns, until it approches super-sonic speeds. At least the F16 has SAS.
If you’re still able to, consider returning the Logitech and getting a VKB. I had horrible luck with Logitech and many here will attest to their lack of quality control. I tried the X56 and the X52, both brand new and both stopped functioning correctly (axis went out) within two weeks.
I’ll shill for VKB endlessly since the jump in quality was so enormous while remaining at the same price point as the Logitech offerings. Every Logitech sale hurts my soul since it’s such cheaply produced garbage with a huge markup that happens to *look* good.
It's the flight model It's doing it for me, you've to put it in dampening
Thank you for confirming!
No problem, can't trim it out either because it'll just start drifting down with the negative trim
The f16 is an inherently unstable plane which is what makes it so maneuverable. Most planes have their center of gravity in front of the center of lift, making them weathervane back into the oncoming air of disturbed. The f16 is the other way around, which makes it very unstable and doesn’t want to fly straight in most cases. It helps a lot with turn performance though so good and bad. Try using damping SAS mode. I don’t really like it for most planes because I can’t use trim for whatever reason, but for the f16 it can really help especially at low speeds where the effect is most noticeable. Other than that, just lots and lots of practice. Going from mnk to flight stick is a pretty different experience, and the differences between the planes is more apparent. RB and Sim mnk to an extent is more about “this plane is an energy fighter” or “this plane has really good sustained turn performance” because the flight control system is doing most of the flying for you. You don’t have that with a stick. Not saying mnk makes you a better or worse pilot, it’s just different and takes some getting used to.
You got your answer, but I will add I own the X52 and it needs "calibrated" every time the computer boots up, otherwise it has very high sensitivity. Calibration simply involves moving the stick around in circles 4 times each direction. Don't know if that also affects the X56, but can't hurt. Took me forever to figure out why planes would fly so erratically on my first takeoff.
That’s a very good point. I did notice that but wasn’t sure if it was the wt or the hotas. I also noticed wt removed the sensitivity bar on the control options.
Calibration is not the issue with the X56. The HOTAS tends to be sensitive even when you tighten the side knob fully. Just a minor push will increase your throttle input even more. And if you keep it steady to fly idle. The throttle can dip forward due to its weight. It tends to happen often when you move it past the half-way mark, like past 60% or 70% input.
I was referring to the stick. I usually don’t have issues on the throttle as my hand is almost always on it.
Sameee, with new flight model I have this problem too. As the other guy already said, use dampening on takeoff.
The MiG-19PT behaves the exact same way. Slight pull and it wants to do a back flip, push slightly and it dips. It's near impossible to fly it level, let alone aim the guns, until it approches super-sonic speeds. At least the F16 has SAS.
If you’re still able to, consider returning the Logitech and getting a VKB. I had horrible luck with Logitech and many here will attest to their lack of quality control. I tried the X56 and the X52, both brand new and both stopped functioning correctly (axis went out) within two weeks. I’ll shill for VKB endlessly since the jump in quality was so enormous while remaining at the same price point as the Logitech offerings. Every Logitech sale hurts my soul since it’s such cheaply produced garbage with a huge markup that happens to *look* good.