The MD-11 and 737 are not exactly designed to cruise without altitude hold turned on. It's not like the default 737 or a light plane where you trim for level flight and fly with the FSX map. If you don't learn to fly with the FMC and MCP/FCP autopilot modes you're missing out on half of the beauty that was developed with these planes.

 

 

What makes you think I can't program the FMC and let the automatics fly me around with the best of 'em? :mellow: I'm always a stickler for technical realism and accuracy in the simulation, but not so much a stickler for operational realism at least not all of the time or in every way--I mean that just because in the real world the aircraft is flown from point a to point b, with the pilot only getting 30 seconds of actual stick and rudder time, there is no airline policy that demands I do that on my home simulator. I'll bet more than 50% of my time on the NGX is spent hand flying below FL100 or doing practive approaches.

 

I visited a fellow simmer mate from the forum last week, who only lives a few miles away. He wanted to show me his 3 screen rig, with Buttkicker, Vrinsight mcp, radio stack and of course his Saitek yoke. So here we are I thought to myself, in a situation where I might end up disappointed with my own setup, but no, I have to admit that while I enjoyed the different flying experience, flying with the plastic Saitek yoke was, well, without being unkind, wasn't a patch on flying with my Warty. I'd fly any aircraft, including the NGX, which I fly more than any other, with my Hog before using a plastic yoke any day! And as I've said many times before, unless you're forunate enough to have two dedicated setups, ie, one for yoke based aircraft and the other for stick based aircraft, then at some point you have to make a compromise...although I suspect ALL the members of our Hog club would agree that there is no compromise at all when flying with the Warty :wink:

 

Going from a Warthog joy/throt to a set of plastic Saitek controllers when flying the yoke type planes is a little bit of a letdown, I'll grant you that. But it just seems "wrong" to me to control an airliner with an A-10 replica stick. I wish somebody would make a yoke with the same sturdiness and feel as they have done for the Warthog--when I got it delivered I still remember lifting up the package off the front porch, and wondering if somebody had accidentally shipped me a concrete cinderblock in a box.

What makes you think I can't program the FMC and let the automatics fly me around with the best of 'em? :mellow: I'm a stickler for technical realism in the simulation, but not so much a stickler for operational realism--I mean that just because in the real world the aircraft is flown from point a to point b, with the pilot only getting 30 seconds of actual stick and rudder time, there is no airline policy that demands I do that on my home simulator. I'll bet more than 50% of my time on the NGX is spent hand flying below FL100 or doing practive approaches.

 

Sorry I didn't understand what you meant by the word pilot, I just made an assumption about what you meant to save time... and you know what happens when people &@($*-ume. To get more than 5 o 10% sticktime I was thinking you'd need to do cruising manually.

 

Now I understand where you're coming from, practice approaches are the best part of the flight so why not do lots of them. I did enjoy flying approaches with my Yoke when it was plugged in, but I just can't be bothered anymore with all the re-configuring since I multi-sim to an extreme. Everybody's different though and we all have unique setups/cockpits.

I love the stick, but can't find a decent profile for FSX. I attempted to program the stick in FSUIPC, but I am missing something or am completely inept at doing it. So FSX has been on hold until I can figure out how to get it working alright.

I love the stick, but can't find a decent profile for FSX. I attempted to program the stick in FSUIPC, but I am missing something or am completely inept at doing it. So FSX has been on hold until I can figure out how to get it working alright.

 

First thing I like to do when I plug a new device in is go down the FSX assignment list and remove all of the button and axis assignments right from the start. You can than add things in on a per need basis either back into FSX or through FSU. That way you are doing things one function at a time and not all at once starting with just the basic elevator, aileron, and 1 or 2 throttle levers. At your convenience, realize that you can mix and match between FSX and FSU--for convenience you might even assign the Elev, Aileron, and Rudder in FSX, but leave the buttons and throttles to FSUIPC. There are many ways to go about this abd most of it just comes down to preference.

 

Note that almost all of the functions on the Warthog Joystick are used in real life for very state dependent targeting and data modes on the A-10. In fact the only thing other than the stick itself that is directly relavent to the control surfaces is the Cooliehat, for Elev and Aileron Trim, which you will probably want to assign to you POV anyway...

So FSX has been on hold until I can figure out how to get it working alright.

Hey bud....

I've just spent last weekend setting mine up with FSUIPC, all now seems to work really well, so if there is anything I cant help you with, say the word mate :-)

About time I was able to put something back in around here as so many have helped me.. I been setting mine up for the 737NGX

I just got the hog the other day and I love it. I am still using my G940 pedals without any issues so you wouldnt have to buy a new set any time soon. If you purchase it you wont regret it!

 

Hi

 

Are you saying that you are using the "hog" together with the G940 pedals? I thought they were an integrated part of the G940, which could not be seperated from the stick.

 

The reason I am asking, is that I have the G940. I would however, much rather have the Warthog, and if there is a way to use the G940 pedals together with it, I surely would like to know B)

 

Best regards

 

Soeren

I thought they were an integrated part of the G940, which could not be seperated from the stick.

Me too... I had the G940 and the pedals and the throttle both plug-in to the joystick, so he must still have the lot plugged in, alongside the Hog..

That could have some odd affects if the stick moves, or the throttle moves slightly, as FSX will pickup whatever joystick is moving..

Hi

 

Are you saying that you are using the "hog" together with the G940 pedals? I thought they were an integrated part of the G940, which could not be seperated from the stick.

 

The reason I am asking, is that I have the G940. I would however, much rather have the Warthog, and if there is a way to use the G940 pedals together with it, I surely would like to know B)

 

Best regards

 

Soeren

 

I keep the G940 joystick with the pedals connected on the floor out of the way. So whenever I have to assign joystick axis, it will show the G940. But I don't use the joystick and make sure nothing on the stick is active. I have yet to have a problem this way. It is basically the brains of the pedals and hidden off to the side. You wont regret the Warthog. My flying has gotten so much better. I love it.

I keep the G940 joystick with the pedals connected on the floor out of the way. So whenever I have to assign joystick axis, it will show the G940. But I don't use the joystick and make sure nothing on the stick is active. I have yet to have a problem this way. It is basically the brains of the pedals and hidden off to the side. You wont regret the Warthog. My flying has gotten so much better. I love it.

 

Thankyou very much for the answer :good:

 

It sound like a very good and practical solution. So now the only thing that remains between me and Thrustmaster, is the economical barrier :lol:

 

Soeren

Hi again gentlemen

 

I am now the happy owner of this fantastic piece of Warthog hardware, and have spend the last week setting it up through FSUIPC, much to my satisfaction.

 

Except for the reversers. I just can`t figure out how to configure them correct.

 

Throttles are easily set up in the axis assignment, but FSUIP doesn`t seem to rekognize the reverser as an axis, so that doesn`t work.

 

They are however rekognized in the button + switches section, but I cant seem to find any function for activating the reversers when you go into " select for FS control " menu.

 

And just for the record, everything is deactivated in the default fsx control settings.

 

Anybody have any idea of how to fix this. Would be happy if it could be done via FSUIPC , as there is a chance I won`t get lost then.

 

 

Soeren

PM me I will email you a screenshot of how to do it it's easier.

PM me I will email you a screenshot of how to do it it's easier.

 

Hi megs8888

 

Thankyou very much for offering your assistence.

 

I have tried to contact you via Avsims PM, but I don`t know if you got the message, or if I am doing it correct. ( it`s a first timer :biggrin: )

 

Soeren

Set the button press of each throttle, within FSUIPC to:

 

Throttle 1 Decr

Throttle 2 Decr

 

Then tick the Control to repeat while held and set the action upon release to "Throttle cut" so that it goes back to zero throttle when you release the reverse switch.

 

Job done, no need to mess about with PM's :rolleyes:

Megs, you see the guy wants help, so why ask him to PM you so you can reply to him? You make things more complicated than they need to be..

Why not just post a bloomin screen-shot here in the first place..

@ Soeren.

Thrust reverser is an axis, or used to be, it's been a while since I fiddled with it. I'd have my Saitek throttle leavers mapped to reverse. What if you split the Warthog throttle, fsuipc should recognize as two axes.

But thr. rev. as a button sounds great, the Saitek throttle leavers have a detent that would suit perfectly for thr. rev. I could never find it as a button action, well, guess there's even more to look forward to on my new build.

I love the stick, but can't find a decent profile for FSX. I attempted to program the stick in FSUIPC, but I am missing something or am completely inept at doing it. So FSX has been on hold until I can figure out how to get it working alright.

Hi again gentlemen

 

I am now the happy owner of this fantastic piece of Warthog hardware, and have spend the last week setting it up through FSUIPC, much to my satisfaction.

 

Except for the reversers. I just can`t figure out how to configure them correct.

 

Throttles are easily set up in the axis assignment, but FSUIP doesn`t seem to rekognize the reverser as an axis, so that doesn`t work.

 

They are however rekognized in the button + switches section, but I cant seem to find any function for activating the reversers when you go into " select for FS control " menu.

 

And just for the record, everything is deactivated in the default fsx control settings.

 

Anybody have any idea of how to fix this. Would be happy if it could be done via FSUIPC , as there is a chance I won`t get lost then.

 

 

Soeren

 

I've just converted onto the Warthog after my Cougar packed it in. I have spent the last couple of days learning to use the Target software and will be going for a serious test flight when I finish up here. Once I am happy with the TARGET FSX profile (.fcf file). I will pack it up and send to the Avsim library along with my definition File which has the function names and keys for them in it.The latter is not used in TARGET but it is good to have a function and keys file becuase of changes that users make to the default key assignments in FSX. At the moment I only use FSUIPC for the axis definitions. TARGET like most other software works fine once you know the rules of the road but working those rules out can be frustrating. Its rather like getting aTraffic rules book and trying to learn to drive using them. As they say the devil's in the detail. Only yesterday I discovered how to use TARGET for starting reverse thrust when the throttles are pulled over the lower stop (using TARGET that is).