F15 1.2.8 - Afterburner Detent, Curve for 1.2.8

[Gate-5]

I just had to redo my curve settings for the F15 in 1.2.8 and thought I'd share them. Hope someone can use this.

[Home Fries]

I find that my cougar works with a straight throttle as long as the curve starts at my idle detent. The afterburner turns on and shuts off right when it's supposed to.

[Gate-5]

I find that my cougar works with a straight throttle as long as the curve starts at my idle detent. The afterburner turns on and shuts off right when it's supposed to.

 

Apparently different for every stick, I forgot to mention that my curve is for a Warthog.

[Pyroflash]

My warthog hits 96% right on the detents with no curve.

[Gate-5]

My warthog hits 96% right on the detents with no curve.

 

Really? Thats strange :unsure:. If I remove my curve from one channel it only gets to around 94.5-95. For my curve I checked the fuel flow, and adjusted it to be just below the point before it starts going up.

[69iAFMike]

Thanks, I'm using it now :)

I did hit 96% at the detent before (no idea why), but then it only got to 93% every flight. So the new curve helps.

[Pyroflash]

Yeah, I lied, by the way. Turns out my HOTAS profile had curves set that I forgot about.

[lxsapper]

DCS Needs a way to define your afterburn detent like falcon 4 has, period! A throttle axis has no business having curves whatsever!

[PFunk1606688187]

DCS Needs a way to define your afterburn detent like falcon 4 has, period! A throttle axis has no business having curves whatsever!

 

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[Pyroflash]

DCS Needs a way to define your afterburn detent like falcon 4 has, period! A throttle axis has no business having curves whatsever!

 

Agreed. I think that it is quite weird.

[Cali]

DCS Needs a way to define your afterburn detent like falcon 4 has, period! A throttle axis has no business having curves whatsever!

 

Can't believe this hasn't been done yet, it's only been about 10 years!

[lxsapper]

In all fairness I would settle for a simple lua edit for a simple .lua edit where you could define the percent (00.0%) of throttle axis to use as the MIL Power mark. I really doesn't have to be in the UI. Please ED.... Preaty please.....

[lxsapper]

Ok I came up wtih my own solution for this. It's not the solution I wished for but since I have now converted to using TARGET (trackIR commands related). The TARGET manual states that the warthog throttle afterburner detent's enter afterburner region at 80% physical travel. I found this to be wrong. Although if you use a J Curve as described in the manual 80% physical to 95% directx output it will work because the real values will be roughly the same. The Real values are 66% physical travel from idle to afterburner detent and 78% directx output just short of engaging the afterburner on the F-15C on 1.2.8. I tested the SU-33 and it seems that however close to this values of 78% this plane at least uses a slighlty diferent value to engage the AB.

Then I have another problem wich I don't know if it's common to all Warthogs but on mine the Left Throttle actually travels further before hitting the AB detent aprox 69% physical travel (just a couple on mm).

My solution to all of this was using a custom curve on the Scripteditor in a way that instead of something looking like a J Curve I have something close to two Straight lines, giving me virtually linear response in the dry power region and then a diferent line with diferent sensibility but still linear for the AB region. I also put a small deadzone in the left throttle from 66 to 69% so that both throttles hit Full Mil when they are aligned but I can also not worry about pushing the left throttle all the way to it's detent.

And here is the Script code for this:

 

MapAxis(&Throttle, THR_RIGHT, DX_ZROT_AXIS, AXIS_NORMAL, MAP_ABSOLUTE);

SetCustomCurve(&Throttle, THR_RIGHT, LIST(0,0, 10,12, 20,24, 30,36, 40,48, 50,59, 60,71, 66,78, 70,81, 80,87, 90,94, 100,100));

MapAxis(&Throttle, THR_LEFT, DX_Z_AXIS, AXIS_NORMAL, MAP_ABSOLUTE);

SetCustomCurve(&Throttle, THR_LEFT, LIST(0,0, 10,12, 20,24, 30,36, 40,48, 50,59, 60,71, 66,78, 69,78, 70,81, 80,87, 90,94, 100,100));

 

Note: That I altered the default TARGET assignment of DX axis names to the physical ones. So adapt to the circustances of your script.

[JetBLASTER]

I just had to redo my curve settings for the F15 in 1.2.8 and thought I'd share them. Hope someone can use this.

Tanks Gate5

I set up my TM Warthog with the curve the same yours and work beautiful .

Now pull the throttle just to the end and I have 110 %.:thumbup:

[mytai01]

Don't the DCS people realize they support Warthog Throttle, but didn't make a setting to define the detent from mil power to AB? They should fix this!!! Or, explain how to make it work...