Solution: Since I am totally inept when it comes to editing lua files (or any coding for that matter) on a hunch I renamed the appsettings.lua to appsettings_copy.lua and started the game. DCS recreated the file and the only difference between the two files are the first two lines.
["y"] = 64,
["x"] = -1920,
It's working as advertised now and your comments got me looking in the right direction. A big thanks to you for that.
I figured it out. I was setting the HSI course upside down, meaning the arrow on the indicator was at the bottom instead of at the top of the HSI. I was also so intent on watching the movement on the HSI that I didn't notice the numbers changing right next to the adjustment knob.
What a n00b. 🤣
