Need a SPEED BRAKE EXTEND ELSE RETRACT bind for X56 HOTAS

[9thHunt]

the X56 throttle has a slider switch that is in approximately the same position as the speedbrake switch on the F-14 HOTAS (labeled as SLD), unfortunately, DCS only sees it as one button, pressed when the switch is in the ON position, meaning that while I can set it to extend the speed brake, it doesn't retract the brake when disengaged. Heatblur, I know there are lots of ON ELSE OFF type binds in the tomcat's control settings, would it be possible to add one for this?

 

Barring that, does anyone know how to use the X56's programming software to make this work with the existing binds?

[bonesvf103]

I have the G Push set to extend the airbrakes (shift B) since they can extend in a range of positions. So I hold it until I get them where I want and release. To retract, I set the slider SLD to retract airbrakes (CTRL B). All of this done in the X56 software. Plus the two are over and under each other so it's easy to find and use them in tandem.

 

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[Bailey]

To make the SLD a speedbrake you either have to find a DCS keybind with a “Deploy, else In” function, or you need to mod the control in to DCS. Something like this may help https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3312384/

Fyi, I have never used the above mod.

[shagrat]

Maybe this can help, should be similar on the X56:

https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/english/dcs-world-topics/input-and-output/155528-saitek-x55-slider-you-re-welcome-guys

[9thHunt]

To make the SLD a speedbrake you either have to find a DCS keybind with a “Deploy, else In” function, or you need to mod the control in to DCS. Something like this may help https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.c...files/3312384/

Fyi, I have never used the above mod.

 

this mod worked, although I ended up extracting only the line for that command, just in case it was an out of date input file.

 

Shagrat's suggestion looks promising, and is probably a better long term solution, since it wouldn't get broken by DCS updates, although it was a bit hard to follow because the post's image links were all broken.

 

 

I still think HB should consider adding this bind to the default commands, since it obviously can be done, and the X55/56 is a popular stick.

[Bailey]

Nice, I am glad that it worked. Agreed.