How Program parking brake F18 Orion HOTAS

[MikeMic]

I have a Orion HOTAS and everything is programmed just fine, but I can't seem to figure out how to set the parking brake.  The parking brake has programming options in DCS such as CW, CCW, Pull and Push.  It looks like you need a combo of two of those to engage and disengage the parking brake.

Anyone point me in the right direction on how to do that?

[Phantom711]

Even though the Orion throttle base is Hornet-inspired, it is not necessarily meant to be specifically used for the Hornet.

So long story short…you can not really use the Parking Brake switch for the Hornet as is…

[Brother_Leb]

@Phantom711 Is correct, the two-way switch on the Orion doesn't really work for the parking brake on the Hornet (it does for the Tomcat tho, ironically enough).

I experimented with a lot of permutations and keybinds and, short of running a macro, never found something I liked, so I stick to clicking the cockpit version (not ideal in VR, but oh well).

I will say, I'd rather have that switch available for other functions anyway, so, while it's a bummer to not have a dedicated parking on the Orion, it's not the end of the world by any means.

Edited October 31, 2022 by Brother_Leb

[Dragon1-1]

I bound one of those switches to OBOGS, so I don't have to turn the pilot model off in order to flip it. This is generally what I do with the base buttons, I just put on whatever is the most useful to have in there.

[niru27]

If you don't want to create a macro using some other software, simplest solution would be to bind it to Wheel Brake. The brake pedals will be held down for as long as the switch is flipped