Ok the only explanation i have is that it's an airbus and therefore was designed by the French?
The Joystick/Controller discussion thread
Ok the only explanation i have is that it's an airbus and therefore was designed by the French?
And I have been using these since about 2003 on the F18 sim for the Mac, and for X-plane, Flight Gear and Oolite - ED would be a crown on their career!
Does the save file work across the Alpha and Beta versions OK? I noticed that the Premium Beta install I did has given me a fsave_options006 rather than the 007. So is the numbering due to the installed version or an increment in changes to settings?
Of course I should just try it but I'm at work and should not be thinking of fine-tuning my flying
That's not intuitive. That is experience. I'm not sure anything is actually intuitive in this case.
MOST people that aren't pilots experience with accelerating vehicles, is push to go faster, with their right foot in their car.
Does the save file work across the Alpha and Beta versions OK? I noticed that the Premium Beta install I did has given me a fsave_options006 rather than the 007. So is the numbering due to the installed version or an increment in changes to settings?
Of course I should just try it but I'm at work and should not be thinking of fine-tuning my flying
As far as I know there will be a change in options file beginning from the next release and it will become editable. So I guess the same will happen when PB is released and we will all have options saved in the file with the same name.
IIRC the number changed from 006 to 007 around Alpha 2.0 - it might change again come Alpha 4 or later.Does the save file work across the Alpha and Beta versions OK? I noticed that the Premium Beta install I did has given me a fsave_options006 rather than the 007. So is the numbering due to the installed version or an increment in changes to settings?
Of course I should just try it but I'm at work and should not be thinking of fine-tuning my flying
Some commands were added then, and some where changed.
Check the pics, you'll spot the differences and you can tweak the setup to your liking on the fly.
By the way, throttle forward is more thrust in an airplane.
Every airplane, jet or piston.
For example, a Piper Warrior taking off, see the left side guy's right hand at 2'23":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opgrFQaaCCs
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It's not that difficult to invert the axis.
No offense, but I find that hard to believe, since all the information I found online (and several people in this thread) says the opposite. Unfortunately wikipedia is silent on the mater, but here's some examples: from a former pilot, from the instrument panel of a Cessna, from an airplane enthusiast. Granted, these are not the most definitive sources, but I couldn't find a single reference to the oppositite orientation.
There probably was some old planes that had the "pull backward to accelerate" throttle setup, but I'm now convinced that the current standard is push forward to accelerate.
Did you have a specific plane in mind for the "backward accelerate" setup you have in mind?
Thanks Aleksej (and Zieman). Having tried it though I can confirm that the 007 file isn't picked up by the combat Alpha (1.1) available to Premium Beta. I renamed my 006 and put the 007 file in the directory and the game ignored it and created a new 006. I deleted the new one and renamed the 007 to 006 and it crashed the game - clearly the format was changed enough to upset the old version.
So - it's a case of comparing the screenshots and playing around for now.
So I currently use a T 1600 flightstick with keyboard. Is it worth it to upgrade to a x52 pro? I was thinking of maybe just getting the x55 Rhino but is there really a big difference between the x52 pro and x55 rhino?
Or would something like getting a CH throttle to pair up with my t1600 be a better option?
Or would something like getting a CH throttle to pair up with my t1600 be a better option?
Sorry Chimpo, I've been flying Boeings now for nearly 20 years and they too need a push forward on the thrust levers to go faster and a pull back to reduce thrust. Never seen or flown an aircraft that's any different, regardless of whether it was designed by French computer programmers or American hairy knuckled engineers.
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Sorry Chimpo, I've been flying Boeings now for nearly 20 years and they too need a push forward on the thrust levers to go faster and a pull back to reduce thrust. Never seen or flown an aircraft that's any different, regardless of whether it was designed by French computer programmers or American hairy knuckled engineers.
Then i stand corrected.
I fully support this idea
I have a full CH Hotas (with pedals) and I love it to pieces. Have had it 4-5 years now. The CH Throttle has that mini-joystick on it, which has been amazing for vertical/lateral ship movement.
Out of interest, where did the guy's that have the X55 pick it up from? There seems to be very limited stock.
I got mine direct from MadKatz' website. Turned up in two days.
/edit - I'm UK based, btw.