October 18, 201312 yr Hey all, It's been a while since I pulled out the Q400 for a spin, and I've just powered up the bird only to find there's not response on my aileron movements. I've checked hyd pressures and everything, everything else seems to work (ie tiller, elevators, flaps etc) and only the ailerons don't work.I've checked against my MJC8 control panel, FLIGHT CONTROLS page and the ailerons do seemed to be registering. However, I go back in the sim and saw when I move the ailerons, somehow my throttles are moving; one up one down. So it seems like my joystick aileron axis is driving the throttles in some strange ways.Has anyone encountered this before or knows where to find/how to fix such an issue? Another strange behaviour is when I set my throttles to idle in FSUIPC, the lowest point is slightly reversing the thrust (it was visible when I had no brakes on, the aircraft started moving back at throttle "idle"). If you could help me with any of the above that would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance Brendan Chen Learning to use and getting use to FSX!
October 21, 201312 yr Commercial Member Based on your explanation the nose wheel steering is mapped to your aileron axis, as a result when you move the ailerons to the left or right you will notice slight movement on your power levers as this is providing assistance to ensure proper handling during tight turns by implementing some asymmetrical thrust. After you have started the engines and have gotten some hydraulic pressure going, release the control lock and move your ailerons full left and full right, and verify that you see the associated indication on the PFCS indicator. KROSWYND a.k.a KILO_WHISKEYMajestic Software Development/Support Sys 1: AMD 7950X3D, NOCTUA D15S, Gigabyte Elite B650, MSI 4090, 64Gb Ram, Corsair 850 Power Supply, 2x2TB M.2 Samsung 980s, 1x4TB WDD M.2, 6xNoctua 120mm case fans, LG C2 55" OLED running at 120Hz for the monitor, Win11. Sys 2: i7 8700k, MSI GAMING MBoard, 32Gigs RAM, MSI 4070Ti & EVGA 1080Ti. Hardware: Brunner CLS-E-NG Yoke, Fulcrum One yoke, TM TPR Rudder Pedals, Yoko TQ6+ NEO, StreamDeck, Tobii Eye Tracker, Virpil VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Base with a TM gripSIMULATORS: MSFS2020/XP12/P3D v5.4 & v6: YouTube Videos
October 21, 201312 yr Author I wasn't quite certain on whether I had my control lock on when I tested it but will try it when I get home. Having said that, is it normal to expect that the control lock only influences the aileron's ability to move; whereas elevators/rudders are unaffected? Brendan Chen Learning to use and getting use to FSX!
October 21, 201312 yr Author Well there I go I learnt something! It was indeed the control lock lol. However it was fascinating that it only locks aileron control while leaving the other flight controls untouched. Thanks for the reply! Brendan Chen Learning to use and getting use to FSX!
October 22, 201312 yr Ha, that control lock! Apologies, Brendan, I should have thought about that one over in the other thread. :blush: Still a good outcome since you can now really fly her, huh?
October 22, 201312 yr Author Yep yep!! Thanks for trying to help me anyway mate, much appreciated Brendan Chen Learning to use and getting use to FSX!
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