FS9 had separate assignable controls for gear up and gear down. In FSX, I can only find a gear toggle switch. This makes it impossible to assign up/down to one of the toggle switches on the CH Yoke.Any ideas?

Yes, it's in a different file now.1. program all buttons in the menu, with gear down button only.2. You have to edit this file. right click, edit.c:Documents and settingsyour nameApplication DataMicrosoftFSXControlsStandard.XMLit's at the bottom under CH FLIGHT SIM YOKE USB {your id number}find 7GEAR_TOGGLE3. change TOGGLE to read DOWN4. copy this section including all spacing, and paste above 5. change index number 7 to 6 and DOWN to UP.6. save it and open with web browser to check for errors. They will be in red. If all is ok then you are done.Note: 6 & 7 are for inner button and 4 & 5 are for outer button. So yours may be different. Also you might want to back up before overwriting. If not, you can just delete it, and launch FSX, it will create a new one, but you'll have to start over. The spacing is important, so copy from the entire left of .I've also heard you can program buttons with FSUIPC.dll, but haven't done it. I prefer this method so I can save all my custom buttons, keys, and sensitivities. If you ever need that function, keep in mind you can't overwrite this file because the controller ids will be different every time. Not much difference than the cfg file.Hope this helps.

Many thanks mate.

>Note: 6 & 7 are for inner button and 4 & 5 are for outer>button. So yours may be different. Mine was around the other way, 4 and 5 are the inner switch.Thanks for the heads up, very helpful.Scott

Ya, I noticed this back on the 15th and posted this on FS2004.comJust like FS9, FSX appears to have left out the Gear Up/Gear Down assignments again. Unlike in FS9 where these were setup for some Devices (CH Yoke had a default assignment for button 5/6 for Gear Up/Down), FSX doesn't seem to do this by default. If you wish to have a Gear Up/Gear Down button assignment, you can modify your Standard.XML file to include 4GEAR_UP5GEAR_DOWN This is located under your Simcontrols.MAP section and then under your Device. The Index number above is 1 less than your Button #, so the Index 4 above is for my button 5 and the Index 5 is for my button 6.

You can also use (registered) FSUIPC to define Gear UP & Gear DOWN on your yoke.* Orest

I just sent a quick email to [email protected] - hopefully they may resolve the issue in any service pack.

>I just sent a quick email to [email protected] - hopefully>they may resolve the issue in any service pack.>Well I hope that you have a better responce than I? I still haven't recieved a reply from an email sent three weeks ago!!

They don't reply to those emails Dave - but they do read them.

>>>Note: 6 & 7 are for inner button and 4 & 5 are for outer>>button. So yours may be different. >>Mine was around the other way, 4 and 5 are the inner switch.>>Thanks for the heads up, very helpful.>>Scott>My C&H USB yoke works fine, Just backwards from PMDG 747.Flaps and gear reversed?

Someone replied to mine, so it's not correct to say they don't. Also, it helps if you send it to the correct email [email protected] tellfs>They don't reply to those emails Dave - but they do read>them.>

>Someone replied to mine, so it's not correct to say they>don't. >>Also, it helps if you send it to the correct email address>>[email protected]>>not tellfs>>>They don't reply to those emails Dave - but they do read>>them.>>>Its a fact that emails sent to the wrong address bounce back to the sender.Mine didn't.

Yeah I realised that when the mail came back :-)And the source for saying they don't respond to them was MS themselves.tdragger's blog:"Many folks have followed my suggestion and sent their experiences to the [email protected] alias. However, many seem to expecting a reply. Don't hold your breath bceause it's a one-way account. If you need help getting something to work, call Product Support. Cheers."

>And the source for saying they don't respond to them was MS>themselves.>>tdragger's blog: Don't hold your breath bceause it's>a one-way account. If you need help getting something to work,>call Product Support. Cheers.">There is too many of these 'one way accounts'! They shouldn't be allowed. That way spammers would be found and dealt with.