Flamin_Squirrel Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hi all. I can see that the engine RPM control when in manual control mode is a switch on the throttle. In DCS, we can assign this to an axis. With an axis assigned, it moves the switch to its absolute position, just like the throttle; indeed, this is the way the switch is animated. However, with an axis assigned to engine RPM, it seems to act like a 3 position switch when I watch the prop pitch dial. If the axis is in the top 3rd, the prop pitch goes fine, bottom 3rd coarse, and middle 3rd neutral. Does anyone know how it's supposed to work? Is is actually a 3 position switch, or an axis that varies pitch more like what you'd find in the P51 (without the constant speed governor)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saurer Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 It should be a 3-way switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ala13_ManOWar Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 As it is right now it's worthless as an axis. The real aircraft had two buttons at throttle lever and that's the better right now. Same for trim and flaps that right now works like pushing buttons even setted in axis. Annoying feature. S! P.S.: anyway overall I love it, an awesome module. What I said looks like I don't... XD "I went into the British Army believing that if you want peace you must prepare for war. I believe now that if you prepare for war, you get war." -- Major-General Frederick B. Maurice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongodriver Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 As it is right now it's worthless as an axis. The real aircraft had two buttons at throttle lever and that's the better right now. Same for trim and flaps that right now works like pushing buttons even setted in axis. Annoying feature. S! P.S.: anyway overall I love it, an awesome module. What I said looks like I don't... XD Yeah the trim thing is annoying, I think it's the same in other DCS aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golani79 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Flaps are actually working pretty good for me on axis (mapped it to a rotary) - but for the stabilizer I´m also using buttons as those work way better for it than an axis. >> DCS liveries by golani79 << Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anatoli-Kagari9 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Switch is realistic, IMO. Flight Simulation is the Virtual Materialization of a Dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ala13_ManOWar Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Flaps are actually working pretty good for me on axis (mapped it to a rotary) - but for the stabilizer I´m also using buttons as those work way better for it than an axis. I don't know about a rotary, I set flaps in a saitek quadrant lever, like P-51, and for 109 it works like "buttons", lever up "push the button" up, lever way down "push the button down, with a lot of lever movement useless. Same for trim set in Warthog throttle slider. Weird. S! "I went into the British Army believing that if you want peace you must prepare for war. I believe now that if you prepare for war, you get war." -- Major-General Frederick B. Maurice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VO101_MMaister Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I put the prop pitch also on buttons, because the axis was useless. But for me at least if i hold the button down it doesn`t change the pitch constantly, only a bit (about one min. on the clock) then it stops, so I have to keep pressing up and down the button constantly to apply more pitch change. The button is on a Saitek TQ. Does anyone else experience this? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] KG13 Control Grip Building Control Stick and Rudder Design i7 8700K, Asus Z370-E, 1080 Ti, 32Gb RAM, EVO960 500Gb, Oculus CV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9.JG27 DavidRed Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Switch is realistic, IMO. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandacat Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 109 has RPM control? I thought all late German birds have commandogerat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA_Goblin Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 The RPM control is for manual backup to the automatic standard mode. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] _____________Semper paratus, In hoc signo vinces________________ PC: Intel i7-8700K (4.9 GHz), Aorus Ultra Gaming Z370 MB, Gigabyte RTX 3080, 32 GB DDR3 (3,2 GHz), Samsung EVO 860 M.2 500 GB SSD + Samsung 960 M.2 250 GB SSD Gaming: Virpil T-50 CM2, TM WH Throttle, Crosswind pedals, HP Reverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFF Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 109 has RPM control? I thought all late German birds have commandogerat. Kommandogerät is an installation for Fw 190s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwilightZone Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Hi all. I can see that the engine RPM control when in manual control mode is a switch on the throttle. In DCS, we can assign this to an axis. With an axis assigned, it moves the switch to its absolute position, just like the throttle; indeed, this is the way the switch is animated. However, with an axis assigned to engine RPM, it seems to act like a 3 position switch when I watch the prop pitch dial. If the axis is in the top 3rd, the prop pitch goes fine, bottom 3rd coarse, and middle 3rd neutral. Does anyone know how it's supposed to work? Is is actually a 3 position switch, or an axis that varies pitch more like what you'd find in the P51 (without the constant speed governor)? ......this guy explains it pretty good.....similar switch to the k4 Edited December 5, 2014 by TwilightZone P-51, 190-D9, 109-K4, Spitfire MK IX, Normandy, and everything else:joystick: i7 4770K, 4.3ghz, 32gb ram, Windows-10 Pro, Z87 Exstreme4, Corsair 850w psu, Samsung Evo 1T SSD & 250 SSD, Titan-X 12gb OC, Asus ROG Swift 27"/1440p/144hz/1ms monitor, Trackir 5, TM Warthog & 10cm extension, Saitek TPM, MFG crosswind pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyserSoze Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Great video, thanks for posting:thumbup: Edited December 5, 2014 by KeyserSoze Usual Suspects:joystick: i7 6700k, 32g, Windows 10, Titan-X 12gb, Asus 27" 1ms 144hz, MFG crosswind pedals, trackir 5, TM Warthog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipBall Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 ......this guy explains it pretty good.....similar switch to the k4 excellent video, thanks for posting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grissto Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) I liked this video! Amazing to me what pilots had to know back in the day. The prop pitch, #s table and switch usage. Yowza, makes my head spin lol. thanks for posting twilight Edited December 5, 2014 by grissto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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