F-14 Controls setup hints and tips

[Nightdare]

Hi all, setting up my Virpil throttle and Stick and VKB SEM for the F-14.

(also have 2 TM MFD's, but those will come later.)

 

I basically kept the throttle handles true (as possible) to the IR nullL layout taken from the Heat blur Manual.

Whether all those functions are useful I don't know, but most of them seem to do something positive .

(Got a Hat and 1 button free there, for maybe some Targeting and other Jester cmds, though I have Voice Attack as well.)

 

But I certainly could use some pointers on the (changing) state of other buttons.

 

 

This is the current state of affairs:

 

Grey plates are buttons/axes not under a Shift state (S0).

The 5-Way Mode Dial is used to shift B1-B8 and T4-T6

and the Mode Dial also acts as 5 physical buttons, and assigned so they also change the Displays Control Panel Mode switches.

 

 

White = (Shift State) S1 / Take Off.

*and general layout of Basic (Grey) controls (S0).

 

Yellow = S2 / Cruise

*I figure I could put some Waypoint editing commands here, but I guess I can use 1 of the MFD's for that.

I have one actually physically located behind my stick.

 

 

Green = Air to Air / SS3

 

Blue = Air to Ground / SS4

(Currently focusing on A2A so no buttons assigned yet)

 

Purple = Landing / SS5

*Yeah, this shouldn't be empty

Now I'm guessing some commands can be moved/duplicated here (Autopilot VDI/HSD data functions for ILS/ACLS landing spring to mind)

But having a hard time wrapping my mind around the protocols/functions/controls surrounding the landing procedure

Trying to do a carrier landing in VR, while following a YT video is,... challenging

Here's where I can use the most helpnull

 

And lastly there's the

VKB SEM

(Situated behind my throttle, so it's somewhat true in location of controls)

* the 4-way rotary can switch 2 modifiers, but have no use for that yet