MS Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 - Rudder dead zone

[pty1973cm 4]

Has anybody figured out the right setting for the Sidewinder FF2 on MS FS2020?

The rudder has a huge deadzone where theres no response to input until it goes down a cliff?

[poplar 39]

Hello fellow SideWinder owner. I've kept mine pristine for the past 20 years. The following is working for me, have a look at my settings here.

 

Edited August 18, 2020 by poplar

[poplar 39]

I've got the throttle mapped well in the Cessna 152, but not the airliners, still working on that.

[VortexA1 0]

I mapped the throttle but it didn't work properly. Can you tell me how you mapped it please? Would very much appreciate it

 

 

Edited August 19, 2020 by VortexA1
Makes more sense

[spilok 1,132]

11 minutes ago, VortexA1 said:

I mapped the throttle but it didn't work properly. Can you tell me how you mapped it please? Would very much appreciate it

 

 

The throttle is problematic.  Seems it doesn't move smoothly.  You have to push throttle up half way before it takes hold. It seems to be either full power or no power.

Stan

[slsbacic 0]

And how did you do for the THROTLE?

Thanks!!

[VortexA1 0]

I managed to sort out the throttle . I bound it under thrust axis and that has sorted it out, I have analog input from minimum to maximum thrust now.

Try it out 🙂

Edited August 19, 2020 by VortexA1
Makes more sense

[nathantw 1]

Poplar, thank you for your settings! It really helped a lot.

[poplar 39]

5 hours ago, nathantw said:

Poplar, thank you for your settings! It really helped a lot.

Very welcome. We SideWinder owners need to stick together 🙂

[spilok 1,132]

13 hours ago, VortexA1 said:

I managed to sort out the throttle . I bound it under thrust axis and that has sorted it out, I have analog input from minimum to maximum thrust now.

Try it out 🙂

Thanks.  I'll try this today.  Sounds logical.

Stan

[spilok 1,132]

4 hours ago, poplar said:

Very welcome. We SideWinder owners need to stick together 🙂

You got that right.  Best joystick in the world.  I feel sorry for the simmers who really never experienced it the right way (Dirk's Software necessary).

Stan

[stampee 8]

Sidewinder here also. What i found, is that i advance the throttle until it starts to accelerate, then back it off quickly, to stop it at the mid point. What a kludgy way to do things. I tried all sensitivity and dead zones to no avail. Assigning it to the axis did not help me. Rudder control is poor at best thru the twist grip. 6000 beta testers, and not one owned a sidewinder? 

 

[spilok 1,132]

37 minutes ago, stampee said:

Sidewinder here also. What i found, is that i advance the throttle until it starts to accelerate, then back it off quickly, to stop it at the mid point. What a kludgy way to do things. I tried all sensitivity and dead zones to no avail. Assigning it to the axis did not help me. Rudder control is poor at best thru the twist grip. 6000 beta testers, and not one owned a sidewinder? 

 

It does work if you attach it to Thrust Axis as said above, but it also works if you choose "Throttle Axis".  I got it to work perfectly today after doing that.

Stan

[VortexA1 0]

19 minutes ago, spilok said:

It does work if you attach it to Thrust Axis as said above, but it also works if you choose "Throttle Axis".  I got it to work perfectly today after doing that.

Stan

 

That's good . Glad you got it working too. Makes it sooo much easier to fly now doesn't it. 🙂

Edited August 19, 2020 by VortexA1

[Hyseb 0]

Sidewinder owner here too. Did you guys manage to get proper force feedback in MSFS2020? So far nothing for me