Hi, I'd like to use my Saitek trim wheel with MS Flight. I'm hitting a couple of wierd issues trying to set it up:1. In the aircraft controls page, when I select this controller, it assigns a bunch of buttons that don't exist on this controller...2. When I look for trim axis - there isn't one. It seems like there is only a "trim up" and "trim down" - but those seem to be button pushes, not an axis.Am I hosed - is there any way to use this? I'd also settle (for now) to assigning the mouse scroll wheel to it, but guessing that's not possible either?Thanks,Scott

Hi, I'd like to use my Saitek trim wheel with MS Flight. I'm hitting a couple of wierd issues trying to set it up:1. In the aircraft controls page, when I select this controller, it assigns a bunch of buttons that don't exist on this controller...2. When I look for trim axis - there isn't one. It seems like there is only a "trim up" and "trim down" - but those seem to be button pushes, not an axis.Am I hosed - is there any way to use this? I'd also settle (for now) to assigning the mouse scroll wheel to it, but guessing that's not possible either?Thanks,Scott

I still need to try this in Flight but on my Saitek cyborg flightstick you assign its trimwheel as a button key in FSX. In other words you go to where you assign joystick buttons in the menu, go to elevator trim up and select it, when it asks you to assign a key, push down on the trim wheel. Repeat for elevator trim down(except press up on the trim wheel, obviously). This is what works in FSX thought it would be the same in Flight. I went through the same thing you did with this stick and FSX. As for the rest of the buttons on your stick I find that assigning the buttons manually to what makes sense to you is the best. Since FSX is getting old it probably isn't really recognizing your stick even though it's in the window. Think about things you have to do and don't want to let go of the stick at the same time, like lowering flaps. Assign a button on the stick to do it with.

Edited March 4, 201214 yr by Stoli151

Unfortunately Stoli151, I can only set the "Trim" axis to either the up or down button. Saitek trim wheel isn't buttons - it's an axis just like throttle, rudder, aileron, etc. And it seems like Flight only accepts buttons for trim, not an axis.Very disappointing, trim wheel is the best controller I have, makes a world of difference when landing.Scott

Unfortunately Stoli151, I can only set the "Trim" axis to either the up or down button. Saitek trim wheel isn't buttons - it's an axis just like throttle, rudder, aileron, etc. And it seems like Flight only accepts buttons for trim, not an axis.Very disappointing, trim wheel is the best controller I have, makes a world of difference when landing.Scott

I don't think you are understanding me, assign the axis like a button. Except when it asks for a button "Turn" the wheel on your stick instead(turn up for elevator down, down for elevator up). I know it doesn't make sense, but just try it. It works. EDIT: After I posted this I tried it in Flight for myself and it does work the same way as FSX. Go to options>aircraft controls then where it says input device select your stick. Then go down to elevator trim down or up select it then when it asks for a button, "TURN" your trim wheel on your stick in the direction desired then repeat for the other trim direction.

Edited March 4, 201214 yr by Stoli151

Stoli, when I do that, I only get the word TRIM to show up as the "button". It doesn't show trim up if I turn the wheel up, or trim down if I turn it down, just TRIM. I can't assign TRIM to both up and down trim functions. And if I assign it to just one, then no matter which way I turn the wheel the trim only goes in that one direction.ThxScott

Stoli, when I do that, I only get the word TRIM to show up as the "button". It doesn't show trim up if I turn the wheel up, or trim down if I turn it down, just TRIM. I can't assign TRIM to both up and down trim functions. And if I assign it to just one, then no matter which way I turn the wheel the trim only goes in that one direction.ThxScott

Ok you get into the menu again go to aircraft controls then input device(choose your flightstick) then go to trim nose up and select it when it asks for what button you want to assign "turn" your trim wheel on your stick down. It will call it button 13 or something like that, select accept. Then go to trim nose down and select that when it asks you what button to assign "turn" your trim wheel on your stick up. It will call it button 14 or something , select accept and you're done. Maybe I am doing a bad job of explaining(sorry), but I know for a 100% fact it can be done because I just did it myself. I hope this helps. Good luck.

Edited March 4, 201214 yr by Stoli151

Stoli, I think I have a way to explain this better. Go in to the aircraft controls, go in to the trim up command, and try to assign it by moving your joystick left. Then go to trim down command, and try assigning it by moving your joystick right. It doesn't work - these are "axis" controls, not buttons. The trim wheel works exactly the same way. It doesn't show up as discrete buttons, it is a continuous axis also.Hope this explains it. If you can figure out a way to assign joystick left / right movements to the trims, then I could use the same method to get my trim wheel to work. But I can't figure out how.Thanks,Scott

I too have tryed to get my Saitek trim wheel to work. You cannot program the axis to both up and down it has to be one or the other. In FSX you have one command that you can set for both axis's for the trim wheel to which works for both up and down. There is no such command in Flight. We are talking about satieks cessna trim wheel not some other controller right.Josh

Edited March 4, 201214 yr by JoshKemp

Flight does not recognise the trim wheel they way FSX does. At this point, you can only assign buttion for elevator trim. I'm using the X45 btw.

Ok, that's what I was afraid of. So I tried to go to the Microsoft Flight pages, but there doesn't seem to be any way to submit a bug. Their "support" pages don't seem to have any way to respond. Anyone know how to get this in front of Microsoft?Thanks,Scott

Stoli, I think I have a way to explain this better. Go in to the aircraft controls, go in to the trim up command, and try to assign it by moving your joystick left. Then go to trim down command, and try assigning it by moving your joystick right. It doesn't work - these are "axis" controls, not buttons. The trim wheel works exactly the same way. It doesn't show up as discrete buttons, it is a continuous axis also.Hope this explains it. If you can figure out a way to assign joystick left / right movements to the trims, then I could use the same method to get my trim wheel to work. But I can't figure out how.Thanks,Scott

Your Saitek trim wheel in essence, works like a repeating button even though you are turning a wheel. I have a Saitek cyborg X flightstick they all work the same. You have to set up the wheel like a button. Like I said it doesn't make sense. It works. I did it last night. You will assign two different commands to one wheel. The wheel will be acting as 2 different buttons one for nose up one for nose down. Forget about your other joystick axises it only works this way with the wheel for some reason. Also sometimes its not all that sensitive sometimes you have to give it a couple good turns before the game will sense it , when you are in the process of binding it or using it in Flight. You're not the only person that has had this problem, it's hard for people to understand that a wheel is used as a button not an axis. I did for awhile as well. Saitek should have done a better job.

Edited March 4, 201214 yr by Stoli151

Stoli, are you talking about setting it up as a button in the saitek software (which I don't have installed but can)?ThxScott

Stoli, are you talking about setting it up as a button in the saitek software (which I don't have installed but can)?ThxScott

No, you have to set the wheel as a button in the sim, just "pretend" your wheel is a button for a moment. When flight asks you for a button turn your wheel. Go back to my post#6 and repeat those steps.

Edited March 5, 201214 yr by Stoli151

sorry this does not work You can set the elevator axis to the trim wheel but that causes conflicts with the yoke. this little niggle needs fixin ... any suggestions ?

Hey...I'm using MS Flight Sim X...hoping they are the same. If you haven't gotten an answer yet, here is how to activate "Trim" in the Controls (MS Flight Sim X) --> Control Axes setting. As expected, choose "Elevator trim axis", and "Change Assignment".

 

To get the Trim to show in the event window, you NEED to turn the trim wheel multiple times. For me it took about 5 or 6 rotations before it activated.

 

Saitek recommends 100% sensitivity setting in the Calibration tab, but I find that to be a bit extreme. Right now I have mine set at around 75% with Null at 0% and it seems to be working okay.

 

Good luck!