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DVA12866
Captain, B757-200
Platinum
Joined on October 15 2015
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
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Six Century Club
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South American Samba Club
"Have a go Mate" Greystanes, New South Wales Australia
632 legs, 834.7 hours
2 legs,
2.6 hours online 630 legs,
832.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
September 10 2023 02:27 ET by Theo Langenberg
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Using FSX:SE
I have used a Hotas PS3 joystick ever since I joined up 7 years ago. Unfortunately, it has become partially inoperable. Both throttle and rudder functions are out of action. Other buttons on that section function OK.
I have never had any need to change anything. I have checked and rechecked all settings.
Both throttle and rudder are fully functioning when I am in the calibration section of the Settings - Control.
I found that the rudder function had been changed to auto.
I have had to resort to using auto rudder and the F1 to F4 keys for throttle, or use the mouse on the throttle levers, but that is not nearly as much fun.
Any advice to get me out of this would be highly appreciated.
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Three Million Mile Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
"Col. Panic" Marietta, GA
2,201 legs, 8,782.4 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online 1,859 legs,
7,575.5 hours ACARS 75 legs,
196.3 hours event 2,237 legs, 8,917.3 hours total 91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
September 10 2023 15:06 ET by Luke Kolin
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If the devices work correctly in Windows calibration then I would check my FSX settings.
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA12866
Captain, B757-200
Platinum
Joined on October 15 2015
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
Globetrotter
Six Century Club
B737 100 Club
South American Samba Club
"Have a go Mate" Greystanes, New South Wales Australia
632 legs, 834.7 hours
2 legs,
2.6 hours online 630 legs,
832.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
September 10 2023 16:53 ET by Theo Langenberg
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Thanks Luke.
I have checked all FSX settings and assigned all functions. When I tried to reassign rudder and throttle functions nothing happened. I wonder if I should reinstall FSX?
I found last night that the autorudder function went crazy. There was a heavy bias for the a/c to turn left which made it impossible to taxi in straight line.
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Three Million Mile Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
"Col. Panic" Marietta, GA
2,201 legs, 8,782.4 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online 1,859 legs,
7,575.5 hours ACARS 75 legs,
196.3 hours event 2,237 legs, 8,917.3 hours total 91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
September 10 2023 21:52 ET by Luke Kolin
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Theo Langenberg wrote:
When I tried to reassign rudder and throttle functions nothing happened.
Please describe what happened (or didn't). Did you delete your existing axis mappings for rudder and throttle, then attempt to create new ones?
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA12866
Captain, B757-200
Platinum
Joined on October 15 2015
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
Globetrotter
Six Century Club
B737 100 Club
South American Samba Club
"Have a go Mate" Greystanes, New South Wales Australia
632 legs, 834.7 hours
2 legs,
2.6 hours online 630 legs,
832.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
September 10 2023 22:26 ET by Theo Langenberg
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After I lost the throttle and rudder functions I went in to reassign them. I found nothing there. They were both blank. I then tried to assign them. They were not accepted.
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DVA12866
Captain, B757-200
Platinum
Joined on October 15 2015
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
Globetrotter
Six Century Club
B737 100 Club
South American Samba Club
"Have a go Mate" Greystanes, New South Wales Australia
632 legs, 834.7 hours
2 legs,
2.6 hours online 630 legs,
832.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
September 11 2023 06:20 ET by Theo Langenberg
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Quick update:
I tested my joystick on X-plane. Appeared to work perfectly. I have had X-plane for a few years but never really used it because I was disappointed with certain scenery details. Big mistake!
I will apply myself to gradually changing to X-plane whilst using FSX which I will reinstall, expecting for the throttle/rudder to go back to what it used to be.
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Three Million Mile Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
"Col. Panic" Marietta, GA
2,201 legs, 8,782.4 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online 1,859 legs,
7,575.5 hours ACARS 75 legs,
196.3 hours event 2,237 legs, 8,917.3 hours total 91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
September 11 2023 08:31 ET by Luke Kolin
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Theo Langenberg wrote:
After I lost the throttle and rudder functions I went in to reassign them. I found nothing there. They were both blank. I then tried to assign them. They were not accepted.
So I understand, you saw no axis assigned to rudder/throttle? When you attempted to assign an axis, did FSX not see the joystick inputs? Or did it see them, and not save them? Was there an error message?
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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