[FIXED] Gear up/down mapping unavailable

[Pikey]

I noticed I couldn't map gear up/down to a HOTAS. It's blanked out int he control mappings. Not sure if it's on the list as didnt recall it in known issues bug list.

Edited December 11, 2019 by uboats

[MrDieing]

Known, reported and fixing https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=256796

[Nealius]

Wait....argh. That makes this unplayable for VR ;( Need to map almost everything to HOTAS/Warthog throttle base.

[falcon_120]

Why don't you use your mouse in the meanwhile?

 

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[Nealius]

Left hand on throttle, right hand on stick. Which hand uses the mouse?

[Shimmergloom667]

One of these, in order to quickly pull up the gear until the keybind is in.

[Eldur]

Meanwhile you could copy it over from the keyboard input lua to the joystick one:

 

{down = key_cmds.Gear, name = _('Landing Gear Up/Down'), cockpit_device_id = devices.GEAR, category = _('Systems')},

 

Haven't tried it yet, though.

[Jester2138]

Left hand on throttle, right hand on stick. Which hand uses the mouse?

 

I suppose you could take one hand, move it, and place it on the mouse. Then you should be able to click the gear handle. At that point you can place your hand back where it was. Let me know if this works.

[Nealius]

Right-handed mouse, right hand on the stick. Can't operate the mouse very well :/

[Jester2138]

Right-handed mouse, right hand on the stick. Can't operate the mouse very well :/

 

I suppose you could take your right hand, move it, and place it on the mouse. Then you should be able to click the gear handle. At that point you can place your hand back where it was. Let me know if this works.

[Nealius]

I suppose you could take your right hand, move it, and place it on the mouse. Then you should be able to click the gear handle. At that point you can place your hand back where it was. Let me know if this works.

 

So....which hand is going to keep the stick from falling forward and thus me lawn-darting into the runway while my hand is off the stick and on the mouse? Am I seriously the only one without three hands?

[rrohde]

So....which hand is going to keep the stick from falling forward and thus me lawn-darting into the runway while my hand is off the stick and on the mouse? Am I seriously the only one without three hands?

 

The JF-17 is quite stable and stays where you put her. If that's problematic for you, you can first turn on ATT AP to keep her steady; I have no problem using the right hand for the mouse to retract/lower the gear while waiting for the key mapping to become available in a future update. :)

[gear_monkey]

So....which hand is going to keep the stick from falling forward and thus me lawn-darting into the runway while my hand is off the stick and on the mouse? Am I seriously the only one without three hands?

 

If that is happening, you have seriously mishandled your pitch trim. Secondly, momentarily moving either hand from stick/throttle is a continuous process in managing the jet and its systems.

 

In your specific example, during take off, your throttle position should be very stable so you use that hand to manipulate mouse for the few seconds required.

[Nealius]

Not so easy trying a high-performance takeoff, where you are constantly adjusting stick as speed increases. And like I said, right-handed mouse. I can't bloody use it (with accuracy) with my left hand.

 

None of the points mentioned here are an excuse to not have gear up/down bindable to a HOTAS. Period. EVERYTHING should be bindable. Full stop.

[AeriaGloria]

Of course everything should be bendable. But if you have a center stick, you can put your left hand there. Also ATT mode of AP works really well