Hello all.
First of all, I'd like to say that I love that module, fisrt I find it a great idea for DCS, as two seat planes are ideal for multiplayer and second, as a spanish guy, I use to watch the spanish airshow team do their training at San Javier Airbase when I'm on hollidays, so it's fantastic to "fly" that plane.
That is why I find the bugs of this module irritating, and I want to post those issues and some "solutions" I found.
1. Bugs I could fix
a. Altimeter
The altimeter pressure adjust only upwards (increasing) from the keyboard inputs even if the clickable cockpit acts correctly. After some "playing" with the "default" file (X:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\C-101\Input\C-101EB\keyboard) , I found that if I change the "value_pressed" from 0 to -1 at line 25, the issues disappears. The line should end up like this:
"{combos = {{key = 'B', reformers = {'RCtrl'}}}, pressed = device_commands.Button_15, cockpit_device_id = 2, value_pressed = -1.0, name = _('Altimeter pressure set Decrease'), category = {_('Main instrument panel')}},".
In order to get the same results with the joystick assignment, same action must be done In the "default" file at "x:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\C-101\Input\C-101EB\joystick".
b. Airspeed gauge knob
The airspeed pinule moves about 100 degrees per touch, and only clockwise. Again, same file, same location (don't forget to backup the file BEFORE any change), and change the "value_pressed" from 1 to 1/100 and from 0 to -1/100 at line 51 and 52. Again, do the same at "joystick" folder file.
c. HSI course and Heading knob.
More of the same spice: change the values of "value_pressed" at lines 122,123,125,126 to 1/100 or to -1/100, and do the same with the joystick folder file.
2. Bugs I couldn't fix (so they're still there!).
a. Wheel brakes
Pedals brakes simply don't work. Keyboard does, both symmetrical and asymmetrical, but the inputs from the pedals don't. In the controls screen ("RCtrl+Enter"), I see the correct action. I've compared the files with other modules (F5E) but I couldn't figure out any solution.
b. Radio controls
That one is perhaps the one I hate the most; none of the radio controls work with the keyboard, not to talk about joystick buttons! I looked at the same files as before and found there are no key assigned to "{combos=..... I typed some entries, did the same for the joystick, but absolutely no response. This annoys me particularly as I'm building a "Standard Cockpit" usable for all the modules, and all the radio controls in other planes/choppers work like a charm. I hope/suppose this will be fixed in the near future.
So, that's all my humble contribution to a great module. I hope it could be of some help to somebody.
See U guys.
P.S. If this has been already discussed in some other/previous post, please accept my apologies and write me the link to it.