Force FeedBack Hardware MOZA AB9

The topic is complex. I'll first try to explain the background:

Basically, we have the problem that in the real helicopter, the stick is moved by the autopilot. This isn't the case in the simulation. Therefore, our autopilot controls via a trim. The further the trim deviates from the stick position, the more control authority is lost in the other direction. In extreme cases, the trim is at 100% and the helicopter is no longer controllable.

This problem is exacerbated with a joystick without centering. Overriding the autopilot with the stick is particularly problematic. We recognize an override by the fact that the stick is moved a certain amount off its (virtual) center, determined by a moving average. If you want to end the override, you have to move the stick back to where the override began. This isn't a problem if the stick has a spring centered position. But with a non cantering stick, you practically never hit this point. Then the trouble starts.

We spent a long time discussing this problem with users in the X-Plane forum. We ended up with a workaround that's only marginally elegant, but works quite reliably: If the trim and stick position deviate too far from each other, the pilot is prompted to press FTR. Pressing the button (only for non-centering joysticks) slowly returns the trim to 0. The pilot then has to adjust the stick until the helicopter maintains its flight attitude. When they release FTR, this attitude is saved as a reference, and the trim problem is resolved, at least temporarily.

Now comes the bad news: All of this is only available starting with version 5.26, and therefore not for X-Plane 11.

In the meantime, I've come up with an idea for a much more elegant solution. It's currently in my experimental workshop. But that won't be available for X-Plane 11 either.

Many thanks for your answer, and, anyway, for all the incredible work. 

Best Regards, SAMU87