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Well that only changes the feedback not the input axis. Things go…..sideways when the pitch feedback moves the roll direction of the stick.

Ok so test 1: Turning the joystick 90 degrees and using X for pitch and Y for roll works fairly well. Less center backlash on pitch that way. Allows for finer control with less overcorrecting. Not helpful for unmodified units.

Yea, “once the deck crew is finalized” on an ED timeline? Don’t hold your breath.

Also I’d say, the ones to most consider using a screen on is the Standby attitude indicator, Altimeter, and the RMI (they call it something different) anything that goes beyond one full rotation is a lot deeper mechanical work. Doable, but less reliable.

You want an “air core” motor like they use in car speedometers and tachometers. Or a high speed RC plane servos (not the fancy modern digital ones) which arduinos also love working with and have tons of libraries for, but are pricier and the package is a bit more awkward. Closed Feedback always beats stepper for response. Either integral, or little hall sensors in the mechanism to tell the Arduino where it’s pointed. Also similar yes, but there’s more integration with direct USB-C not USB-A 3.0. The C ports typically are better jacked into the buss. Either as a PCIe card or on the motherboard pin out. Meaning more bandwidth and the ability to daisy-chain more monitors before running out of bandwidth. my best advice is take a deep dive into the warthog project’s youtube channel. The Warthog Project His methods and execution are excellent.

Heck, the earliest airplanes didn’t even really have roll control beyond some marginally effective wing warping. Ailerons were a big deal when they started being put on planes a few years after the first powered flight.

Correct the number is “Backwards” to how aviation uses it, but the Arrow depiction is correct. So for RW26 you want wind direction “TO 080.” Arrow pointing to the right on the circle. Or about because I forget if it’s true or magnetic in DCS. (I’m guessing in the mission editor it’s true since it seems to mostly conform to setting up the “ground” game) And that’s why aviation doesn’t use wind that way.

Are you sure it’s set correctly, remember the wind setting in the ME is backwards from the direction conventions of EVERY Aviation authority on the planet. Some people say nautical winds work this way, which makes sense for sailing I guess?

Yea, the ground towers are…..rudimentary. I wasn’t even aware they did things like consider weather conditions beyond wind.

You been playing with your Luas? If not something got corrupt. Either way do a repair.

It was superseded by Heatblur’s in house LANTERN front seat to Jester implementation I believe. But, I’ve never bothered Targeting from the pilot seat so couldn’t say.

Build it as an actual odometer. Take the fuel flow and have it control the rotation of the lowest digit (100s I think) Use the barrel position as a feed BACK not forward so the duino knows what number is displayed. Check how electromechanical pinball machines do it on their score dials to get an idea. But build in a tripmeter reset function so you always start with a definitive 0s state the duino can then roll up from. the tapes are just a dial but driving a reel not a needle. Spring on the “low” end reel (like a flexible retracting tape measure) air core motor on the “High” end. Keep it in tension and always ready to wind back up when the “Needle” goes counter-clockwise. For this take advantage of depth and put the motor in the back. side view: face |>• motor

I’m dumb. I need Drag and drop WYSIWYG. Numburz R Hard.

X-plane12 says skip the sad shadow of the once great Microsoft sim.

Honestly, if you’re already building a whole panel, make the dials real. Only use screens for screens. DCSBios Arduinos are happy to run gauge stepper motors and LED’s all day. Also, you don’t need to use the SAME GPU to run the displays. Don’t forget USB-C, they aren’t 3d renders, just symbols so basic USB-C screen/drivercards can manage. Just have to unify the “desktop” then use helios to position things.

I think most of them are running VR and use the panel to match up their touch with the in VR view. So it’s just about knobs and buttons. And looking cool. I’ve herd there’s tricks to make multiple displays behave as one “screen space” but never looked into it personally. Also once you start getting specific, you can’t get screens in many sizes that aren’t 16:9. Hell 4:3 is hard to come by.

Because we’re now ALL stuck on Multithreaded build. And everything that still hasn’t worked in MT.

Got that too. edit: 98 not Vista …never Vista….

Yea it moves with the “center” it’s something that probably COULD be fixed in Firmware. If anyone could still get at it. I’m cobbling an old Athlon xp/pentium4 system I’ll force Windows 95 on to see if any of the old sidewinder driver disk images floating around out there have anything more useful than an ugly late 90’s interface and some FFB demo tests.

On mine at least roll feels a lot more immediately responsive. In the end moving on from the old sidewinder will have to happen. I already spent the too much money on the VP force big motor DIY kit. (Mere months before a bunch of FFB stuff was announced of course….)

Yea that Y dead zone makes the stick practically useless for AAR or close formation. And sadly just a part of it being a big straight cut gear drive. It was great in 1998, but they’re really showing their age these days. Mine is on the way out once I figure out how to properly design a capstan sector for my DIY system. Edit: You know, I’m kind of curious what would happen if I rotated the stick mount 90 degrees and used X for pitch and Y for Roll. They have the same throw…..

Long shot, but how many Gs did you pull? And did the RIO put the AWG-9 back into a “while scan” mode before starting back into the A/G mode? If you took the radar in the front seat you may have gotten the AWG-9 stuck. Also don’t forget Program Reset back there on the CAP panel. It os Pac-man tech. Or it could be a bug.

I’d think more like until the next weekend. Making pretend airplanes isn’t their only job.

Have you considered waiting more than a day?