January 20, 20233 yr Hey guys, Running into a weird issue. Just went to start up a flight in the pmdg 737 and having issues with the throttle in the aircraft moving without me even touching the lever on my joystick (using logitech extreme3rd pro). I tried different airplanes, happening in every one, its like the throttle is constantly fidgeting and wont stay at idle although the lever on my joystick is fully at idle. This has literally never happened up until this point when I tried to fly tonight, I have no idea whats going on.
January 20, 20233 yr Maybe you can overcome this wear by increasing the deadzone (in Windows USB Gamecontroller) and re-calibrate it in the sim. Also check calibration in FSUIPC if you have this installed. Dan OS=WIN11 Home, Sim=P3D5 5.3 (P3D4 and FSX for install reasons) Addons=ORBX, ASCA, AS, TOGA and tons of sceneries, aircraft MB=Gigabyte AORUS Z790 Elite AX, CPU=i13900K, Cooling=Be quiet! Pure Loop II FX GPU=KFA2 RTX3090 24 GB, RAM=64 GB DDR5-5600, HOTAS=Logitech G Saitek X52 Pro Visit my website for fixes and addons: https://sites.google.com/view/dans-p3d-mods
January 20, 20233 yr Moderator 5 hours ago, C2615 said: Sounds like hardware problem, most likely bad contact or potentiometer wear. I agree. @Danthepilot77, how old is the joystick? Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
January 20, 20233 yr I'd first try opening the calibration GUI in Windows (Control Panel -> Devices and Printers) and check if you can see uncommanded axis movement on the calibration page. If there is, it's pretty clearly a problem with the joystick. Also, make sure you don't have a second axis assigned to the throttle axis. If P3D detects a new device it'll make some default axis assignments that can interfere. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
January 21, 20233 yr I recently experienced a problem with my Thrustmaster T16000M HOTAS joystick. All of the axis controlled by the stick (X,Y & Z - ailerons, elevator & rudder) were suddenly spiking. The rudder in particular would jump all over the place, even after recalibrating via Windows & FSUIPC. I tried increasing the dead zone and using the filter, to no avail. I have joysticks turned off in P3Dv5.3. I could not complete a flight in my PMDG 737NGXu a/c due to the spikes killing the avionics. Fortunately, I had kept my older T1600M joystick that was a single item purchase, whereas the HOTAS version was a duo pack which included the TWCS throttle. The throttle still works fine, however. I believe the problem is with faulty potentiometers. The older T16000M still works without problems, and most likely was made with better components. For me, it seems the newer T16000M HOTAS joystick is plagued with faulty or very cheap potentiometer(s), based on several google searches. I guess even the better hardware have their issues with worn/faulty components over time. Hope you get yours resolved or replaced so you can return to the skies! Glenn Wilkinson SpoilerMy specs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ 3.7 GHz, 32 GB 3200MHz DDR4, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB, 2TB SAMSUNG EVO Plus SSD M2, 2TB WD Black Gaming SSD M2, 8TB WD Black Gaming HDD, 4TB WD Black Gaming Ext HDD, Windows 10, X-Plane 12 + large quantity of 3rd party addons scenery & aircraft. Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Thrustmaster TFRP. It's an older machine but gets the job done quite nicely - smooth with no stutters!
January 21, 20233 yr ...not to forget to check the plugs. My aging X52 sometimes starts blinking and the plug seams to fit firmly but when I press it on, the blinking dissappears and also the signal is good again. OS=WIN11 Home, Sim=P3D5 5.3 (P3D4 and FSX for install reasons) Addons=ORBX, ASCA, AS, TOGA and tons of sceneries, aircraft MB=Gigabyte AORUS Z790 Elite AX, CPU=i13900K, Cooling=Be quiet! Pure Loop II FX GPU=KFA2 RTX3090 24 GB, RAM=64 GB DDR5-5600, HOTAS=Logitech G Saitek X52 Pro Visit my website for fixes and addons: https://sites.google.com/view/dans-p3d-mods
January 22, 20233 yr 11 hours ago, beechcaptain said: I recently experienced a problem with my Thrustmaster T16000M HOTAS joystick. All of the axis controlled by the stick (X,Y & Z - ailerons, elevator & rudder) were suddenly spiking. The rudder in particular would jump all over the place, even after recalibrating via Windows & FSUIPC. I tried increasing the dead zone and using the filter, to no avail. I have joysticks turned off in P3Dv5.3. I could not complete a flight in my PMDG 737NGXu a/c due to the spikes killing the avionics. Fortunately, I had kept my older T1600M joystick that was a single item purchase, whereas the HOTAS version was a duo pack which included the TWCS throttle. The throttle still works fine, however. I believe the problem is with faulty potentiometers. The older T16000M still works without problems, and most likely was made with better components. For me, it seems the newer T16000M HOTAS joystick is plagued with faulty or very cheap potentiometer(s), based on several google searches. I guess even the better hardware have their issues with worn/faulty components over time. Hope you get yours resolved or replaced so you can return to the skies! T16kM use hall effect sensor, so it shouldn't be pot problem Have you tried this? the seneoring part is quite similar between TCA throttle and T16kM:
January 22, 20233 yr Author It was definitely the Logitech joystick giving out, specifically the throttle lever. It had unprovoked movement, so it was time to retire it. Ended up picking up the thrustmaster hostas x and I absolutely love it, so much better, specifically the detachable throttle.
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