Flight Controls

[Argent6978]

Sorry to bother, folks. I've been playing the combat demo a little. I have HOTAS controls, an OLD Saitek X35F and X36T set that I'm using. I seem to have a little calibration issue with my controls that I can't quite work out. Whenever I completely stop my ship, and let off the throttle and stick and the rudder axis underneath the throttle, it seems the ship likes to still turn to the right (starboard). I have the turn bound to the rudder axis on the bottom of the throttle, and when I look at the game controller settings in Windows, it appears the axis is more to the right when it is at rest. I tried to run the windows calibration, but it didn't help. Does anyone have any suggestions that could help me get my controller properly calibrated before the game launches, so I don't have issues flying around! Thanks!

 

[Dablin]

Do you think it might be a deadzone problem?

 

[Argent6978]

Do you think it might be a deadzone problem?

I don't know. It's possible. I supposed I could fiddle with the yaw deadzone setting in the game so that it doesn't activate until I actually push it. It doesn't help that the controller is so old, there is no current driver for it that I'm aware of.

 

[Toumal]

Is that a stick with hall sensors? If so, replug it with the stick really centered as it auto-calibrates on powerup.

With an x52 you can just unplug and replug the flight stick (no need to disconnect the throttle), which will also recenter it.

 

[Dablin]

Do you lubricate the control mechanisms? Also check for dust build up. My rudders had a constant force to the left until I tipped them upside down and cleaned all the dust out. It was a desperate move bound in frustration no less but it actually worked - thankfully.

I used to have an old saitek that would stick quite often, wouldn't center properly unless I kept the spring mechanisms lubricated.

 

[DaveB]

I have one of those somewhere in my attic - it's pots not hall effect and as they age, drifting is a real problem. They end up uncentered for mechanical reasons as well as electrical ones. Only option is to increase the deadzone until it doesn't drift.

 

[Whiterose]

I had a similar issue, stripped it down, got rid of the several tons of crumbs and crap, WD40, and now its fine, although I have replaced it I will use it as a back up.

 

[Argent6978]

Thank you very much for all the poitners!! Sucks that it probably won't re-center again, according to DaveB... but, oh well, I'll probably buy an X52 with my Xmas money anyway.