VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants Posted June 15, 2022 Posted June 15, 2022 I just got an X-56, which is the first HOTAS with split throttle. Should I keep them linked all the time, and if I should use each individually, what would be the occasion? Thanks in advanced. I Fly, Therefore I Am. One cannot go around not saying "Thank you" every time these days, can't you? YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc9BDi-STaqgWsjNiHbW0fA
Svsmokey Posted June 15, 2022 Posted June 15, 2022 RW Navy pilots "walk" the throttles for finer control during carrier landings . That technique might be useful during air refueling as well... 9700k @ stock , Aorus Pro Z390 wifi , 32gb 3200 mhz CL16 , 1tb EVO 970 , MSI RX 6800XT Gaming X TRIO , Seasonic Prime 850w Gold , Coolermaster H500m , Noctua NH-D15S , CH Pro throttle and T50CM2/WarBrD base on Foxxmounts , CH pedals , Reverb G2v2
dburne Posted June 15, 2022 Posted June 15, 2022 I have a Virpil CM3 Throttle that I use with the Hornet. I have it where each throttle will activate off to idle or idle to off. Once at idle and preparing for flight I lock the two throttles together and they work beautifully in that manner. After I land and shutting down jet I move the throttle separately again from idle to off. I have a button assigned to each axis that activates the idle/off and off/idle functions. 1 Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero|
VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants Posted June 17, 2022 Author Posted June 17, 2022 Would it be useful in BFM also? I Fly, Therefore I Am. One cannot go around not saying "Thank you" every time these days, can't you? YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc9BDi-STaqgWsjNiHbW0fA
Dragon1-1 Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 No, you generally keep the throttles linked until you either need super-fine control, you're shutting the jet down or you lose an engine. You usually don't have any reason to unlink the throttles in a jet, twin engine props like the Mossie use it to manage torque (unless they're counter-rotating, like the P-38), but on a jet, this is not a factor.
Munkwolf Posted June 21, 2022 Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) I leave my throttles unlinked unless I am flying a single-engine jet. Warbirds I use each throttle separately for engine controls. Russian helicopters and Apache I use them for the throttle levers. I'm a bit surprised to read the responses of linking them even for twin-engine jets... as svsmokey mentioned, can walk the throttles for tiny adjustments that aren't gonna be possible with them linked. More realistic (for twin-engine jets), finer control, not any more difficult to move together than if they are linked.. what are the advantages of linking them that I am missing (or disadvantages of leaving them unlinked)? Edited June 21, 2022 by Munkwolf
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