picuisme

The stick works perfectly when tested in control panel "Game Controllers". The movement of the dot is smooth and complete through full range of axis. It seems to be reading the joystick input as a switch (all or nothing) rather than an axis. If anyone can fix this they will be regarded by me as a true guru. (For what it's worth) Thanks again folks!!

That seems to be the problem Hitch. The stick is getting confused. I tried to remedy it by clearing all joystick/throttle commands in "real" and "game" and mapped simply "pitch"...forgot which axis it chose x or y. Still same thing: little square/dot in the middle, or it jumps to one side or the other depending on which way I move the stick. Sooo frustrating this sim looks amazing. Haven't flew a copter since AH-64D. Man, that was years ago. I wonder if I do a clean re-install of the game? Thanks again folks for the ideas!!!

Thanks again for trying to help me. I have checked the properties of my stick and separate throttle in game controller properties in Control Panel and everything is working perfectly. (Even the mini-stick on my throttle) All axis are precise and fluid. It's frustrating that my rudder twist on the joystick moves nicely through the entire range instead of jumping as well as the throttle. Damn, foreward pressure jumps the dot to the top, backward pressure jumps it to the bottom etc. There is no in between. Thanks again...

I have tried to adjust the curvature. The little dot is either in the center, or it is on the far right, left, up or down depending on the input on the stick. It jumps from the center to the sides regardless or how gentle I am with moving the stick. This doesn't happen anywhere else in my Windows joystick test except in this game. Thanks for the effort to help me though!!!

I've scoured the message boards for help and tried everything. When I move my X52 stick in the axis tune the little dot jumps from the middle to the far left+right (when testing roll),and far up+down when testing pitch. Strangely, my rudder dot moves smoothly right and left as well as my throttle dot (seperate) moves smoothly up and down through the range. This is demonstrated while flying as either no input or full pitch or full roll on the stick with foreward/sideways stick input.. Saturation or dead zone changes make no difference. The dot is either in the middle or full to one side(Up or down) with foreward or sideways input on the stick. My controller works perfectly when tested in control panel game controller and Saitek controller test. Why does it jump like that? Thanks for any input!!