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4. I am using Saitek Trim wheel for trimming of elevator. The problem is that when I move trim wheel up or down, CLS-E yoke also moves along with trim wheel movement. In real aircraft, this does not happen and yoke does not move while elevator is being trimmed with trim wheel. Any solution to rectify this issue?
Not entirely true. The pitch axis on the yoke in a real aircraft with fixed horizontal stabilizers will move with trim wheel movement, when there is enough airflow over the elevator/trim tab. In aircraft with movable stabilizers, (stabilizer trim) then there should indeed be no movement of the yoke with trim actuation, but a Cessna for example, then yes there definitely should be. I am sure that you can configure CLS2SIM to find the trim behavior you desire.
So here is my initial impressions of the CLS-E rudder pedals:
I just received them yesterday and its my 1st time using a Brunner product, my initial reaction upon taking it out of the box is wow, this thing feels solid! Everything I could see is made of metal and looks like something you would expect in a professional training device…built to last. Based on my 1st tests, the feel of the pedals is very good, there is a slight mechanical feel (even when un-powered and no force) to them when you move them which is different from what you feel in a spring-loaded device, but despite this the movement is very smooth and fluid. What I really like about them is they can be made to be VERY strong. At the max force, they are very hard to move and you must have something holding your chair in place or else you will slide backwards. Having many hours experience flying real airplanes, I can say that most mainstream devices come nowhere close to replicating the forces you feel in reality, Brunner is the closest I’ve seen. The pedals have very good travel range and precision, this means keeping the plane coordinated is much more natural due to the better travel distance of the pedals (finer control) and higher forces (you aren’t prone to over-correct) I also want to say that the 1st time you set it up you might get frustrated because you have to follow the steps carefully to get it up and running and you might think that initially the feeling is not to your liking on your 1st try. The thing to note is that the software is very powerful and once you take the time and patience to setup a profile and tweak it, you will get desired results. The software can literally make the thing give any feel you want and its fun to play around with different settings. Now I am just waiting for my CLS-E MKII yoke to ship, looking forward for that one!
