How to "lock" the brakes

I have a lever on the stick which I mapped wheel brakes to. Works great - now in real Spitfire this level can be blocked in parking position, with brakes applied fully. This is very useful for startup too.

Can't seem to be able to do it in DCS Spitfire - the lever on the stick doesn't have any physical lock, unfortunately.

An ideas, except remapping it to a slider or something equally "unrealistic"?

on my warty I assign it to L engine fuel switch (top left).

I use mouse wheel (scroll all the way up, the virtual lever will stay in "locked" position until you hit the physical one again).

I have a lever on the stick which I mapped wheel brakes to.

This lever on stick is an axis?

If so add a mechanical catch to the joystick lever, will work like real Spit brake lever - but outside of the game. :D

If is not a axes, maybe a script with external software - if find that worth the effort in do this for the few use of 'park brakes'.

Astonished why this control is not programmed (like in P-51)- the 3D of spade grip even show the needed catch strap for park brakes.

The workaround with mouse wheel is very "unrealistic".

This lever on stick is an axis?

 

If so add a mechanical catch to the joystick lever, will work like real Spit brake lever - but outside of the game. :D

 

If is not a axes, maybe a script with external software - if find that worth the effort in do this for the few use of 'park brakes'.

 

Astonished why this control is not programmed (like in P-51)- the 3D of spade grip even show the needed catch strap for park brakes.

 

The workaround with mouse wheel is very "unrealistic".

Yes it's an axis, it does work like real Spitfire minus the lock. I won't mod this stick. The optimal solution would be to add "brakes toggle" control. I can simulate this using a script which keeps "W" key pressed.. bit rough but works. The reason I am asking is that you need 3 hands to startup the Spitfire without brakes lock :)

Thanks all for suggestions.

I never concern myself with brakes locked. Throttle half-an-inch open, as soon as she fires, back to idle - she wont go far. The quirks of taxying and takeoff will soon occupy you far more.

Holding the brakes on makes warmup at 1500 rpm (as per manual) possible.

If one hits "increase brakes" 7 times it will hold the brake on.

Holding the brakes on by holding w or a mapped to joystick "W" is not a good plan. It's never good to have a key held down virtually or otherwise.

My brake latch is my pinky switch on my TM hotas.

I would think this is easily done in Lua as well however I have no idea about Lua yet.

Using the Thrustmaster Target software one could do something like this which is how I handle it today. The Target code is posted here page 3.

Keybindings may have been changed:

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=194791&page=3

I am surprised devs dont include chocks by ground crew in some hifi modules. Chocks are like alphabets with fixed wings, let alone warbirds.

I use mouse wheel (scroll all the way up, the virtual lever will stay in "locked" position until you hit the physical one again).

This is also my preferred approach. You simply scroll the lever fully to the right and it will stay there unless I then use my HOTAS button for the brakes. It's effectively a parking brake and I like to do it before start up unless I'm scrambling.