beowulf71

Thank you all for replies. That makes sense.. the thrust forward must be wired to rudder. If I just start out and dont touch thrust, it works fine. Ill take a look at Axis. I am wondering why the thrust would ever default to the rudder though..seems odd that without having touched anything, it initially sets up to that configuration. Thank you.

Hey all, So I am the proud owner like many of you of the Warthog controllers. I loaded up the latest TARGET software, got the DCS FCS F15-C profile loaded. Problem is, every time I fly, any aircraft really, as soon as I push on the thrust, my plan immediately veers to the right and tail spins and crashes. I am taking a wild guess that it has something to do the the rudder. I dont have rudder pedals, nor do I really use the rudder. I am not a pilot.. so truly dont know how to use the rudder. I am not opposed to buying pedals eventually, but for the short term, I would prefer to just turn it off and not use it while flying. First, is the rudder really needed for much? A pilot friend of mine who flew the F15 said he almost never used the rudder in real combat situations, though he did say he did ground attack runs, not dog fighting and mentioned that it is mostly used when dog fighting. Is there a way to configure one of the directional hats on the thrust or joystick to be rudder control.. and if there is, what is ideal for those flying with the Warthog that also dont have pedals? Lastly, the TARGET software says to make sure to turn on AXIS in the game. I use the controllers for a space simulator as well. I am not sure really what this means? Do I need to check a box somewhere in DCS World 2.0 to enable it? When I go to controller configuration, it shows x,y,z axis mapped to my virtual TM joystick. Thanks.

Ah..ok.. so.. if I were to buy the A10C, would it replace the A10A or could it be used in place of the A10A? I did buy the TM Warthog sticks, so I wanted to make sure at least the A10 was mapped well.

Hey all, So I bought the FCS 3 module, and it comes with a number of jets to fly. However, I seem to only be able to fly them in the small list provided.. e.g. a specific scenario for a specific plane. I would love to take the A-10 or F-15 from the airport, vs having to be in flight. So the FCS was a lot cheaper than the individual planes combined, is it that the planes FCS comes with are limited/restricted and thus I have to buy each plane individually as well? I am OK with that if necessary, just want to make sure I am not missing something. The wording for FCS 3 indicates the jets within it are the same ones if you buy them individually, so I just assumed it was a much better deal and I wouldnt have to buy them again? On a side note, in all the tutorials I see on A10, the cockpit looks different than the one I have from FCS. Is the FCS a newer version or something? Thank you.