F/A-18C Parking Brake with DCS-BIOS

[Sickdog]

Hi gang,

 

So I’ve run a search of the forums and have seen 1 or 2 threads addressing this issue, but they’re pretty old now and I’d really like to know if there’s a solution to this.

 

Problem: while the push/pull inputs work fine, the turn input seems to only work when setting the parking brake. Once the brake lever is pulled out (parking brake on), I can’t seem to turn the handle to allow the release of the brake lever with DCS-BIOS inputs (I even tried the virtual cockpit). I can get it working fine by using LMB and RMB, so i see how it’s supposed to work. But I’d like to get it working for my desk-pit parking brake handle. Does anyone know if this is a DCS-BIOS LUA issue, a DCS module limitation, some other DCS-BIOS limitation, or can anyone with more knowledge of DCS-BIOS confirm whether this can be fixed or not?

 

(Extra info, which may not be relevant to the problem: I have a simple push/pull parking brake switch, i don’t plan to go through the trouble of implementing the physical rotation of my handle. My plan is when i pull the physical lever it will send the DCS-BIOS message to first rotate and then pull the handle. Despite not having the emergency brake functionality, at least I’ll keep my design simple and be able to activate the parking brake, which its functionality is used far more than the emergency brake. Or maybe I’ll add a simple small button under the physical lever that sends the rotate command, if we ever get it working)

 

Thanks guys!

Edited January 9, 2020 by Sickdog
Clarified issue and added more info on my plan

[ZBoT]

Hi! I am trying to solve the same problem as you. Did you ever find a solution to this? Thanks!