December 31, 20205 yr Hi, Throttle unboxed and plugged in alongside my Alpha Yoke, a nice late 2020 present! I've tried initially to set it up using Lorby's Axis and Ohs mostly successfully but not the trim wheel, it just spins without effect. I have FSUIPC also and it does not seem to work, all other axis seem ok. Also no sign of life in controller settings in P3D itself. Is there something I need to do first to bring it to life? Regards, Mark
December 31, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, MarkyB said: Hi, Throttle unboxed and plugged in alongside my Alpha Yoke, a nice late 2020 present! I've tried initially to set it up using Lorby's Axis and Ohs mostly successfully but not the trim wheel, it just spins without effect. I have FSUIPC also and it does not seem to work, all other axis seem ok. Also no sign of life in controller settings in P3D itself. Is there something I need to do first to bring it to life? Regards, Mark It's not an analogue axis, it's a rotary encoder. That means it shows up as two button clicks. MarkH https://www.youtube.com/@AlmostAviation AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D / 64Gb DDR5 / Zotac RTX 5070 Ti / 2560 x 1440 display
January 5, 20215 yr On 12/31/2020 at 3:39 PM, MarkDH said: It's not an analogue axis, it's a rotary encoder. That means it shows up as two button clicks. Would you better explain this and the steps to take? I also am seeing no effect from the trim wheel and I have no idea about the two button clicks.... Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
January 5, 20215 yr 29 minutes ago, fppilot said: Would you better explain this and the steps to take? I also am seeing no effect from the trim wheel and I have no idea about the two button clicks.... If you run the Windows Game Controller settings app you will find that buttons 22 and 23 are pulsed as you spin the trim wheel backwards and forwards. Hence to control the elevator trim you need to map the trim-up and trim-down functions to these button-click events in your sim. MarkH https://www.youtube.com/@AlmostAviation AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D / 64Gb DDR5 / Zotac RTX 5070 Ti / 2560 x 1440 display
January 6, 20215 yr 3 hours ago, MarkDH said: If you run the Windows Game Controller settings app you will find that buttons 22 and 23 are pulsed as you spin the trim wheel backwards and forwards. Hence to control the elevator trim you need to map the trim-up and trim-down functions to these button-click events in your sim. Got it working. I believe I installed the Honeycomb config tool with the sim running. Shut down, rebooted, and no issues... Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
February 12, 20215 yr My problem is that I mapped to buttons 22 and 23 as you stated but when I try to use the trim it deactivates (turns off) the auto pilot.
February 12, 20215 yr 2 hours ago, kpop1364 said: My problem is that I mapped to buttons 22 and 23 as you stated but when I try to use the trim it deactivates (turns off) the auto pilot. Wouldn't that be logical? The autopilot uses trim to control pitch, so when you are overrulling by setting trim manually it might be considered you want the AP off. Flightsim rig: CPU: AMD 5900x | Mobo: MSI X570 MEG Unify | RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3090 | Storage: M.2 (2 & 4 TB) | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: Fractal Define 7 XL Display: Acer Predator x34 3440x1440 | Speakers: Logitech Z906 Controllers: Fulcrum One Yoke | MFG Crosswind v2 pedals | Honeycomb Bravo Quadrant |Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant | Stream Deck XL & Plus | TrackIR 5 Tobii eye tracking
February 12, 20215 yr Make perfect sense. The lightest touch turns it off. It’s hard not to accidentally touch it. Thanks for your input.
September 12, 20214 yr I discovered that the elevator trim in my fs2020 moves slightly back and forth with both the 4 button set of the Alpha or with the Bravo (buttons 22 & 23) wheel, but their slight movement is like a rubber band: you release and the trim returns to neutral, hence the trim is useless! regards!!
September 13, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, CaptainRafael said: I discovered that the elevator trim in my fs2020 moves slightly back and forth with both the 4 button set of the Alpha or with the Bravo (buttons 22 & 23) wheel, but their slight movement is like a rubber band: you release and the trim returns to neutral, hence the trim is useless! regards!! This sounds like you have an AXIS somewhere tied to trim and it is causing it to move back to the middle.... I use both the Alpha and Bravo and the Trim works fine.... Les O'Reilly
October 5, 20214 yr Most autopilots use a servo in the control cables to the elevator and ailerons. NOT TRIM! The autopilot then resolves constant load on the servo with an electrical trim command. It is absolutely usual for a manual trim command to disengage the autopilot. A bit annoying catching it by accident while answering the radio and having lunch on your lap.... ahem! Mark Harris. Aged 54. P3D, & DCS mostly. DofReality P6 platform partially customised and waiting for parts. Brunner CLS-E Yoke and Pedals. Winwing HOTAS and Cougar MFDS. Scan 3XS Laptop i9-9900K 3.6ghz, 64GB DDR4, RTX2080. B737NG Pilot. Ex Q400, BAe146, ATP and Flying Instructor in the dim and distant past! SEP renewed and back at the coal face flying folk on the much deserved holidays!
October 5, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, MarkJHarris said: Most autopilots use a servo in the control cables to the elevator and ailerons. NOT TRIM! The autopilot then resolves constant load on the servo with an electrical trim command. It is absolutely usual for a manual trim command to disengage the autopilot. A bit annoying catching it by accident while answering the radio and having lunch on your lap.... ahem! Dang dog bumping the trim wheel while im in the John. Crash o matic puppy. 🙂
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