cannot reproduce Cant start her up.

[bmbpdk]

Problem possibly found:

1: I deleted any bind keys and axis for the rotorbrake, in keys and in axis.
2: The engines spools up fine using the mouse to click off the rotorbrake.
3: I binded a button on my Virpil throttle CM3 for releasing the rotorbrake.
4: The engines spools up fine.
5: I deleted the key and binded an axis instead (I used the Flaps lever on the CM3 throttle).
6: I see the animation and hear the sound.
7: The engines did NOT spool up.
8: I recalibrated the axis in VPC interface.
9: Rebinded it in DCS settings.
10: I see the animation and hear the sound.
11: The engines did NOT spool up.
12: In the same session i mouseclicked the rotorbrake handle on and off.
13: The engines spools up.

My hypothesis:
The rotoraxis goes to 100% when you push it, and then it "relaxes" back to 99%, making the game read the axis movement, but re-reads it as only 99% without reading that as rotorbrake on and without updating the animation.
Perhaps there is a wiggleroom of a few percents we arent show in game or there is an inherent axis bug in the CM3 throttle?

My advice/solution:
DO NOT have axis as the rotorbrake, ONLY buttons or mouseclicks.

[LeCuvier]

I do use a Virpil Stick , the Original Mongoos T-50. But it does not control anything related to engine start. I don’t have access to my rig this week. When I’m back home I will check if I have a duplicate binding on the rotor brake. However this seems unlikely because in my case only one of the engines fails to spool up.

[Flappie]

@bmbpdk Can you please check this?

 

[bmbpdk]

1 hour ago, Flappie said:

@bmbpdk Can you please check this?

 

I can confirm that:
If i have the RB as a axis (On my Virpil CM3 throttle, the flaps lever), the animation vs input is not synchronised.
If i invert the axis in controls/settings, it does not make any difference.
 

[Flappie]

Rotor brake axis issue reported.

[bmbpdk]

On 12/25/2022 at 10:51 PM, Flappie said:

Rotor brake axis issue reported.

Thank you.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[LeCuvier]

On 12/20/2022 at 8:48 PM, Flappie said:

Let's summon him.

@LeCuvier Hi, can you please tell us if you have some Virpil hardware? We're trying to udnerstand why you too get this strange failure during aircraft startup.

I reported this issue for BS-2 and I never found the cause of the issue. It still occurs when I run auto-start in the mission "Death Valley" with the BS-2.

However, I made a copy of the mission and switched the helicopter to BS-3. Auto-Start now executes perfectly. As I will not fly the BS-2 going forward, I consider the issue as closed.