How to decrease braking power with a brake lever?

[motoadve]

I have Virpil with a brake lever, it is recognized as a button, not an axis,  its an ON OFF thing that makes controlling the Spitfire very unrealistic, is there a way to reduce the breaking power?

[Gunfreak]

Tap, tap tap. Is the only way. 

When I flew with the authentikit stick. 

The break was a nice axis. Very smooth to use. 

[Lixma 06]

On 4/4/2024 at 5:43 PM, motoadve said:

I have Virpil with a brake lever, it is recognized as a button, not an axis,  its an ON OFF thing that makes controlling the Spitfire very unrealistic, is there a way to reduce the breaking power?

If Virpil comes with its own profiling software you might want to try programming the brake to produce rapid, short pulses that don't apply full brake pressure; a bit like ABS brakes.

[motoadve]

Is it possible to decrease the value in the file the brake values are stored?

[Blackbird7]

I have Virpil and all works fine with Z axix (that's brake axis). Same is shown in VPC Joystick Test Tool. 

@motoadve you don't see this Z in Test Tool? Then something is wrong with stick, or maybe you have some model that does not have analog axis on brake lever? If it is working there, Spitfire and all other modules should be able to use it, for me always works by default.

But yes, in parallel to analog signal it does send also button press command, so you can use it as button on some modules. Just ignore that, set it as axis for Spitfire.

Edited April 17, 2024 by Blackbird7
Added explanation

[Lixma 06]

On 4/4/2024 at 5:43 PM, motoadve said:

I have Virpil with a brake lever, it is recognized as a button, not an axis,  its an ON OFF thing that makes controlling the Spitfire very unrealistic, is there a way to reduce the breaking power?

This isn't much help during landing, but for taxiing and manoeuvring try setting the parking brake to appx. 40% and then you can steer easily with throttle and rudder (just remember to release brake before take-off run!)

 

[motoadve]

4 hours ago, Blackbird7 said:

I have Virpil and all works fine with Z axix (that's brake axis). Same is shown in VPC Joystick Test Tool. 

@motoadve you don't see this Z in Test Tool? Then something is wrong with stick, or maybe you have some model that does not have analog axis on brake lever? If it is working there, Spitfire and all other modules should be able to use it, for me always works by default.

But yes, in parallel to analog signal it does send also button press command, so you can use it as button on some modules. Just ignore that, set it as axis for Spitfire.

 

For some reason my brake lever in the Virpil is not recognized as an axis.

[Blackbird7]

Did you do calibration for it in VPC config tool?

[LeCuvier]

@motoadve: You do not tell us which one of the VIRPIL sticks you have. Some of their sticks have a paddle/lever with an axis (plus a button), and some them have a paddle/lever with button only. As long as you don't share which model you have we really have no idea what the problem might be and how we can help you. Be specific please!

[motoadve]

Its the VPC MongoosT-50CM grip.

[MAXsenna]

What Virpil grip do you have?

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[LeCuvier]

2 hours ago, motoadve said:

Its the VPC MongoosT-50CM grip.

And which base?

[motoadve]

1 hour ago, LeCuvier said:

And which base?

Rhino FFB

[some1]

The grip has both a button and an axis on that lever. First you have to calibrate the axis in the Rhino Software. Then you have to assign that axis (and not the button) in DCS.