Hat Switches way too sensitive!

[Fakum]

I’ve had my new Virpil Constellation Alpha grip and CM3 throttle for about 3 months now. It is great to have all of these button features, but I am still finding them to be way too sensitive, and the results are frustrating. Example, I use the 7,8,9,10 & 11 Hat Switch buttons a lot on the Grip for the KA-50 Black Shark. Pushing to the LEFT for “Turn to Target” RIGHT for “Moving Target” UP for “Lock Target” PUSHED IN for “Flight Director”. If im trying to lock a target, and I push UP to lock, not only does it perform that function, but if there is any slight pressure at all towards the RIGHT, it will cycle off the “Moving Target” that I had previously set to on,,, and if there is also any kind of inward pressure, it will also engage the “Flight Director”. This causes all kinds of frustrating problems, to the point where I simply have to remap so those button presses are not being used at all, I have to spread them about to different buttons to avoid this. Last night I went into Virpil software and watched the buttons that were being activated and with controlled presses, I could watch that even the slightest nudge to the left or the right, once the button was slowly and softly moved UP, if I rolled my thumb ever so slightly left or right, that action would also be executed. I have similar problems with the Throttle buttons as well, but I don’t use them as much at the moment. I like the HOTAS a lot, but this is frustrating.

[imacken]

Hmm, I certainly don't have that level of sensitivity, but I will say that it is best to avoid binding the 'press/push' on hat switches if you can.   It is just too easy when trying to do 'up', to do a 'press' as well.  I get round this by literally pressing from the bottom or the top of the switch to avoid the additional 'press' movement.  If you can't do that, why not bind your 'press' bind for 'Flight director' to 'down' instead?

[Fakum]

I certainly get your point and have changed my bindings so I dont use that "press" feature for the A Flight Director (what a shame to loose that feature), but that still leaves me with the up position still tripping the left or right function as well. I have tried to train myself to gingerly use the hat switch by pressing up rom the bottom(as you suggested) and by resting my thumb on the center of the switch and rocking forward, but both yield the same results.

[imacken]

Something doesn't seem right there.  That doesn't happen to me with any of the hats on my VPC throttle or stick.  Is it just that one hat?

[Fakum]

That is the hat that is used most frequent, and is certainly the most noticeable! One on the Throttle is similar, but not quite as bad,, the others on the grip are pretty descent, maybe I need to do a ticket,, I cringe on the thought though

[dburne]

40 minutes ago, Fakum said:

That is the hat that is used most frequent, and is certainly the most noticeable! One on the Throttle is similar, but not quite as bad,, the others on the grip are pretty descent, maybe I need to do a ticket,, I cringe on the thought though

 

Can't say I blame ya there.

Hats on my CM3 throttle all seem to be fine so far.

[Fakum]

Thanks for the feedback guys