Hi all,

 

Just installed P3D version3 and NGX yesterday and just made 1 flight.

 

My problem (aside from ATC window not showing up despite keyboard commands),

parking brake won't set. Chocks work fine, but parking brake stays off.

It won't set, either via Ctrl+. key press nor my hardware button assigned to the brakes.

If I step on my rudder pedal brakes and while pressing on the brakes and

make the brake key press simlutaneously, then the parking brake will set.

Once I step off of the rudder pedals, then the parking brake releases.

This did not happen with my previous version of PMDG NGX.

 

Any clue?

 

Kay Nemoto

Kay, did you review the P3D controller settings for axes, buttons and keys?

 

I have no problem with either keyboard or button assigned parking brake in P3Dv3 with NGX or 777.  Also, remember there is an option in the prepar3d.cfg to display or not display parking brake status. Brakes and parking brake action is all outside PMDG.

Dan,

 

Thank you for your response.

I should double heck my keyboard/button assignment in P3Dv3 but last I checked they were assigned to 

"." for braking and "CTRL+." brake lock. I have a separate throttle quadrant (not Saitek) which has parking brake set (just like the real 737) and that is set within FSUIPC. Maybe I should double check my FSUIPC setting as well.

My concern is the actual parking brake not setting, not really about the red status display on the bottom of the screen.

 

If you are not having the same problem, then it maybe my setting somewhere.

I have a toggle switch on my HOTAS throttle controller that toggles the parking brake on/off. I assigned it as a button directly in the P3Dv3 controller settings.  There are a few things I need FSUPC to translate button into keycommand but most things work now directly into the P3D DirectX controller input.