JHepburn

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Looked for some rules against but didn't see it. Thx

Negative, haven't touched it. Left side is fine...right side is not working correctly.

Forgot to mention...firmware is up to date. Thanks Seil!

So, returning after a long break, I unpacked my WH HOTAS and cranked up the sim. Unfortunately, it seems my right throttle is hosed. When I push it all the way up it gives me about 70% of total travel (validated in USB Calibration). When I pull it back and over the stop it does not show a button depressed as the left throttle does. I've tried to calibrate via windows as well as the calibration tool here...anyone else have this issue or suggestions? Does the throttle use the digital pots similar to the stick? I _really_ don't want to purchase another one of these. I opened a ticket with TM but haven't gotten a response yet. I'm wondering if the pot somehow got spun in the case, but I wasn't sure if I could get to it or not. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

A couple of ritual things to make life easier: 1. Form up on the tankers wing, get used to flying in formation, match airspeed and trim. 2. When you move to precontact, if you change the trim remember how many clicks to get back to where you were when in formation w/ the tanker. 3. Put your feet on the floor (get them off the rudder pedals) 4. Remember to breath 5. Try and line up a good sight picture. I usually put the tanks engines in the canopy frame bulge. Once I move in to contact there is a cross formed in the canopy frame (see video link below - a little higher than where I am at :10 and then :40 is right on) 6. Fly the tanker (and don't watch the boom except for the green/yellow/red marker as needed) Once you're hooked up, use very small throttle inputs and remember that airspeed changes also make the plan want to go up/down 7. Don't look away while you're in contact rxpUMN_Azx0

To add to what Duom76 mentions, above: 1. When you form up on right wing of tanker, match speed and trim for that speed. Take as long as you need to fly a nice formation and get everything where you want it. 2. Understand what the "picture" is during precontact and while on the boom. There are plenty of videos to show you how it should look 3. Anticipate the throttle movement. You don't have to move it far, but you do have to be ahead of the jet. 4. When you push the throttles up, the plane tends to move up relative to the tanker (and vice versa when pulling throttles back). Be ready for it with VERY small inputs 5. Don't retrim based on #4. I don't mess with my trim at all after #1 6. Put your feet on the floor and not on the pedals 7. Relax and breath. It takes a while to get used to it I also mapped the refueling door onto my HOTAS. I found that whenever I look down things went awry, so take every opportunity not to have to take your eyes off the tanker.

It would be interesting to get a split screen that shows the track footage on one side and the stick movement on the other. I'd be interested in seeing the difference between the two. Hmm...how to make that work...

@bengo - Thrustmaster Warthog with default curves. The zero dead zone makes this a bit more straight forward, but it's still difficult. I can't imagine doing this with the x52 though... @Tyger - Yeah, I'm not that sophisticated :) Adding music was about the best I could do which limits the audience a bit due to copyrights. My thought was "3 minutes of tension and nerves translates into 3 minutes of really boring video" :D

...for those who couldn't view the first, here is a second with no music. I managed twice the fuel this time in one very long drink. I think it's time to start practicing something else :music_whistling: jBpiiUifRFc

Finally! rxpUMN_Azx0

^^^ what he said.

Set the depressible pipper on the HUD to -40 (using down arrow on DEPR UFC rocker). That should align the pipper on your HUD with your TGB in A-A mode when it is boresighted. --Note: When you change master mode to air-to-air, the pipper will go away. Lock the target with the pod prior to engaging AA master mode.

I just mapped every alpha key on my keyboard to the appropriate key on the CDU. It works great! (just don't press 'G' to raise/lower the gear)...

LOL. I'd enjoyed reading your posts, stories, and insights over the years at Frugals and occasionally over on Avsim. I hadn't seen your name in a long time, so I figured real-life had won :)