Mike A

I'm building a three-engine throttle quadrant with flap & speed brake levers based on the how-to article at http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/howto/throt.htmI'm trying to come up with a way to increase the friction of the levers. Since it will be a full size replica, the weight of the levers will overcome the resistance that the potentiometers would provide and they wouldn't stay in place.I'll be using a 1/4" diameter aluminum rod as the axis for the gears which the levers will be attached to. I was thinking of using compression springs to provide a side load to add friction. I'd place them between the gears & the aluminum flats through which the rod passes. I would then drill a hole through the rod on the other side of the gear, through which I'd insert a brass wire which would hold the gear in place against the compression of the spring.Has anyone else built a throttle quadrant based on this design and/or have any ideas on how to add some friction? Thanks!Mike A.

Hi Jozef,Thanks for pointing it out. I didn't realize that the MISCELLANEOUS section was the only one I neglected to print out; no wonder I couldn't find it :-lolMike A.

I'm using the 727 for FS2K2 that Charles Fox made, cf722aa.zip. I replaced the panel with Richard Probst's new release. One thing I'm noticing is that when I'm landing in a crosswind, when I flare, I'm not getting much, if any, response from rudder input when attempting to line up the aircraft with the direction of travel.I've gone back & forth between these panels & am able to "line up" the aircraft with Charles Fox's panel, so it's not a rudder pedal issue.It's as if the yaw damper is "on" & not responding to rudder commands. Fox's panel has an on/off switch for yaw dampers, yet Probst's panel does not. I don't know how this works, but if a panel doesn't have a yaw damper control, by default would the yaw dampers be "on"?Or is it that the yaw control is too pronounced with the original cf722aa.zip? Anyone else encountering this and/or could shed some light? Thanks!Mike A.

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Hi RobI'm also trying to put together a multi-engine throttle quadrant. I created a 4-axis 4-button gameport control using ordinary hook up wire, & the only problem encountered is the "jitters". Would using shielded wiring help?I've also taken out the electronics from a USB joystick, and I find that some of the axis don't output a full range of movement (-16,000 to 16,000), even after changing the pot & adjusting the sensitivity in FS2K2. Could this be due to the USB electronics limiting the output from this particular axis?Thanks for any comments or suggestions that could shed some light on this.Mike A.