Hi everyone,

 

I really enjoy playing Microsoft Flight with my old Sidewinder Joystick which only has X and Y axis. The problem with this, as some of you may know, is that you must press the A and D keys for rudder control that makes taxing in airports annoying. Now this really bothers me because I can't taxi using only my joystick as I did with FSX (auto rudder) and I don't want to spend money buying another one with the fancy twist function.

 

So I found a way to go around this issue. The goal is to make Flight think that your Joystick is the mouse (because there is auto rudder when you fly with the mouse). Doing this will require changes in the standard.xml file. I'll explain the procedure:

 

1. Backup standard.xml

 

1.1. Go to C:\Users\youruser\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Flight\Players\SomeLettersAndNumbers\Career\Controls

 

1.2. Copy and paste this file in a safe location as to conserve it in its original form. If you want to reverse

the changes just copy the backup in the folder described in 1.1.

 

2. Make changes in standard.xml file. Its very simple, just a copy and paste.

 

2.1. Right-click xml file and select "Open With" and choose Notepad.

 

2.2. Look for the code below and delete only what is in bold:

 

...

 

<MapName>

NameOfYourJoystick{846A2670-2423-11E1-8001-444553540000}.{45AAD43A-A9BC-40E0-96BA-A3E3577BBE53}

</MapName>

<MapVersion>8</MapVersion>

 

<Axis>

<AxName>XAxis</AxName>

<Index>0</Index>

<EventName>FlightControls.AileronSetAxis</EventName>

<AxScale>1.000000</AxScale>

<AxNull>0.100000</AxNull>

<NonLinear>True</NonLinear>

</Axis>

<Axis>

<AxName>YAxis</AxName>

<Index>1</Index>

<EventName>FlightControls.ElevatorSetAxis</EventName>

<AxScale>1.000000</AxScale>

<AxNull>0.100000</AxNull>

<NonLinear>True</NonLinear>

</Axis>

<Axis>

<AxName>RzAxis</AxName>

<Index>5</Index>

<EventName>FlightControls.RudderSetAxis</EventName>

<AxScale>1.000000</AxScale>

<AxNull>0.100000</AxNull>

<NonLinear>True</NonLinear>

</Axis>

 

<Axis>

<AxName>Slider</AxName>

<Index>6</Index>

<EventName>Engine.ThrottleSetAxis</EventName>

<AxScale>1.000000</AxScale>

</Axis>

...

 

2.3. Replace deleted code for this:

 

<Axis>

<AxName>XAxis</AxName>

<Index>0</Index>

<EventName>FlightControls.MouseSetXAxis</EventName>

<AxScale>1.000000</AxScale>

<AxNull>0.031000</AxNull>

</Axis>

<Axis>

<AxName>YAxis</AxName>

<Index>1</Index>

<EventName>FlightControls.MouseSetYAxis</EventName>

<AxScale>-1.000000</AxScale>

<AxNull>0.031000</AxNull>

</Axis>

 

3. Save and start MS Flight. Now your joystick will work as if it were the mouse controller.

 

That's all it takes. Now you have auto rudder and you can taxi through the runway with your joystick and fly!

 

I hope this helps

Way to much trouble man, just buy a $20.00 twist grip joy stick and have fun.

Reminds me of a show I used to watch when I lived over in England. Sort of a talent show for inventions. One guy made a "page-turner", to use when you read books. When it's time to turn the page you put the long bicycle pump hose under the next page, then run ten feet to the pump, give it a couple pushes and the page flips over, then you run back and read the next page. It was cool!

Way to much trouble man, just buy a $20.00 twist grip joy stick and have fun.

 

Reminds me of a show I used to watch when I lived over in England. Sort of a talent show for inventions. One guy made a "page-turner", to use when you read books. When it's time to turn the page you put the long bicycle pump hose under the next page, then run ten feet to the pump, give it a couple pushes and the page flips over, then you run back and read the next page. It was cool!

 

Hm, guys, that's not a nice welcome to a new member...

 

I appreciate your tip, Omar! Thanks for posting. I am sure a lot of people will be very happy with this because we do frequently get questions about the lack of auto rudder when using something else then a mouse!

Hi Omar. Welcome to the forum. Great tip to save money. Thanks.

That is a good option. The cheap joysticks all seem to develop a dead zone after a few dozen hrs of use. Save your cash for a good one.

Thanks so much for the tip! Testing now :)

Reminds me of a show I used to watch when I lived over in England. Sort of a talent show for inventions. One guy made a "page-turner", to use when you read books. When it's time to turn the page you put the long bicycle pump hose under the next page, then run ten feet to the pump, give it a couple pushes and the page flips over, then you run back and read the next page. It was cool!

 

Just in case anyone wanted to know, these types of devices have a name! They are Rube Goldberg machines (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_machine for more info!)

This is a great tip. Somebody else was here just a couple of weeks or so ago, asking if anyone knew how to do this and nobody had the answer.

 

You may want to submit this to the Flight Tutorials section.

Hm, guys, that's not a nice welcome to a new member...

 

I appreciate your tip, Omar! Thanks for posting. I am sure a lot of people will be very happy with this because we do frequently get questions about the lack of auto rudder when using something else then a mouse!

 

This is a great tip. Somebody else was here just a couple of weeks or so ago, asking if anyone knew how to do this and nobody had the answer.

 

You may want to submit this to the Flight Tutorials section.

 

Thanks! I really hope this can help those in need, it's an issue that has bothered me from the beginning but the fix does the trick. The solution is not as hard as some may think because only involves a copy and paste and then you don't have to mess with it again. No "pump pushing" needed lol.

 

Thanks so much for the tip! Testing now :)

 

 

Nice, let me know if it works!

Hey Omar, I did not want to sound condescending when I responded to your first post. It is clear that you put a lot of throught into this solution and it works. That is never a bad thing, There is always a great feeling of gratification when a problem is solved. Keep up the good work.

Hey Omar, I did not want to sound condescending when I responded to your first post. It is clear that you put a lot of throught into this solution and it works. That is never a bad thing, There is always a great feeling of gratification when a problem is solved. Keep up the good work.

 

Thanks Air1, I'm glad to know you think this is a good idea and that it worked for you too.