VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants Posted June 15, 2022 Share 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. VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants -- this is how I fly. We do not fly at treetop height, we fly between trees(TM) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc9BDi-STaqgWsjNiHbW0fA My simple missions: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/284071-vr-flight-guy-in-pj-pants-simple-missions/ NSRI - National Strategy Research Institution, a fictional organisation based on wordplay of Strategic Naval Research Institution (SNRI), a fictional institution appears in Mobile Suit Gundam UC timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svsmokey Posted June 15, 2022 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted June 15, 2022 Share 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| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 Would it be useful in BFM also? VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants -- this is how I fly. We do not fly at treetop height, we fly between trees(TM) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc9BDi-STaqgWsjNiHbW0fA My simple missions: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/284071-vr-flight-guy-in-pj-pants-simple-missions/ NSRI - National Strategy Research Institution, a fictional organisation based on wordplay of Strategic Naval Research Institution (SNRI), a fictional institution appears in Mobile Suit Gundam UC timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon1-1 Posted June 17, 2022 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkwolf Posted June 21, 2022 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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