Vivianne with second Joystick

[FishDoctor]

Hey guys,

 

I was wondering, if there is a way to decouple the vivianne from the cyclic. I use a different stick for the vivianne but if the cyclic isn't extremly centered the second stick is not responding.

Does anyone unerstand whats the problem?

 

thanks!

FishDoc

[Sryan]

Did you bind it to the slew left/right and slew up/down axis commands?

[FishDoctor]

Exactly, and its working fine, except when the cyclic isn't centered.

[FishDoctor]

No helpful hints?

[AOG]

I would check that you haven't accidentally double bound your collective axis. DCS seams to do that by default for my joystick and pedals.

 

AOG

[SnowTiger]

Maybe you could Tune your Cyclic with a bit of a Dead Zone to offset or eliminate the Offset the Center Portion of Cyclic Movement.

[David OC]

I use the mini stick on my CH pro throttle which works great. You should be able to use both at the same time as I can? I'm able use the camera and fly, the benefit of having the control on a joystick is finer camera control movement.

 

As AOG said, check your axis settings

 

[FishDoctor]

I find the Viv is far easier to control when simply mapped to a hat instead of an axis. Just my thoughts, YMMV.

 

I don't think so, works way better with a stick for me.

 

I mapped it like you David, and it works fine when I'm flying, but when I go to autohover DCS automatically maps the cyclic to controll vivianne.

 

I'm just searching for a way to demap the cyclic from vivianne...

[The M]

I use both. while searching for the target i use the hat and for precise aiming, I use my joystick with a modifier.

The hat alone is not verry good if the target is moving.

[SnowTiger]

I also use both a Hat and the Stick for controlling the Vivian camera and for steering launched HOT3's.

I find the Stick is a more refined control whereas the Hat is less refined and has a faster reaction.

[Fakum]

I know this is old, but Im having an issue, new to the Gazelle. I want my joystick for both flight control AND slewing the camera. I have checked and unchecked the "Second Joystick for Camera" and I am unable to assign the Joy X & Joy Y to both the joystick and camera slew at the same time within the DCS controls? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[LazyBoot]

I know this is old, but Im having an issue, new to the Gazelle. I want my joystick for both flight control AND slewing the camera. I have checked and unchecked the "Second Joystick for Camera" and I am unable to assign the Joy X & Joy Y to both the joystick and camera slew at the same time within the DCS controls? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

I think you misunderstood the meaning of that option.

It'll use whatever is bound to the normal flight controls to control the camera when the second stick mode is not active.

[SnowTiger]

Hi Fakum

 

It pays to look at the "Second Joystick for Camera" checkbox after Updates. Sometimes the Update will fill-in or Check that checkbox.

It must be UNCHECKED for your Joystick (aka Cyclic) to slew the Viviane.

 

The stick works like a very fine-tuned version of the slew controls compared to any Hat you set up to also slew the controls.

 

I have a Thumb Hat on my Stick that I used to Fast Slew the Viviane Camera AND I have a Push function (5th axis) on my Hat to Reset or return the Vivian to Center.

I also use 2 positions of a Hat (1 axis .. forward and back) on my Hotas Warthog to Zoom In/Out. Any switch or hat could be used for Zoom.

 

The Hat on my stick for fast slewing and centering is great BUT for Fine Tuned Controls AND if/when having to steer the Hot3 to the target (eg: moving target), I definitely then use my Stick to slew slower but with more accurate control.

 

I try to fly on the 104th Phoenix Server every morning around 10am or 11am EST if you need any help with the Gazelle. I have been flying it since it was released. I love it and I'm getting deadlier by the day. I'll be happy to help in any way I can.

[Fakum]

@ LazyBoot, Ok, maybe thats what I am doing wrong, Im trying to BIND the X & Y axis to those functions from within DCS Controls. I see your point and will give that a go.

 

 

@SnowTiger, thanks for the tips and for your offer sir. I am not usually on during the day, but I have seen you on TeamSpeak for the 104th over the weekend and I happened to be on yesterday morning because it was a Holiday. Off topic but we were both on the 104th yesterday morning and we both were FARP crushing. I just started the Gazelle last week and I arrived at the FARP just before you and was trying to get into a hover with the M model and while I was struggling with that, I watched you haul a$$ in there and strafe the hell out of those targets! Magnificent flying sir!

[SnowTiger]

It was a fun day yesterday with the help of GCI and the Flyboys who were covering us.

I was pretty sure I recognized your handle "Fakum" while I was in there.

I look forward to flying with you some time. I do get on in the early evenings (Eastern Time Zone) but I don't stay on too late when I do.

 

Good luck with the setup. Once you get the hang of the many Gazelle Models I'm sure you will really enjoy flying all of them (although I rarely take the gattling gun model out).

[Fakum]

Thanks SnowTiger, Im sure we will cross paths again.

 

Slewing of the V camera now works as intended, thanks guys

Edited February 19, 2019 by Fakum