Mixture Axis?

[lobo]

Hi can anyone explain to me how (not even sure it is possible), to map the engine mixture control to an axis? I Just bought a Saitek throttle quadrant and I've got the prop control set up fine, but cant figure out how to map the mixture control... :helpsmilie:

 

Thanks!

[BelgarionNL]

I thought mixture was just! IDLE normal and full mix

[cichlidfan]

Why would you want to? It's three commands of which you like use only two of, once each, at the start and end of the mission.

 

Idle - Run - Full Rich

 

....and that is assuming you cold start.

[lobo]

Why would you want to? It's three commands of which you like use only two of, once each, at the start and end of the mission.

 

Idle - Run - Full Rich

 

....and that is assuming you cold start.

 

Because that is how it is in real life. You move the lever axis to the desired detent. I have a mixture lever and I want to be able to move it between fuel off, run and full rich. Right now I have managed to set it up like a toggle, bump it all the way down and it toggles between the three settings. Completely unrealistic. It hurts my head to use it this way. :smilewink:

 

Is there another way to start other than cold start? :)

 

Anyone with a Saitek throttle quadrant have the mixture set up properly?

Edited May 10, 2012 by lobo**

[Slayer]

You cant do it within the game. You will have to use the saitek software and map the axis into 3 "bands" divide the axis up by 3 and have it send a macro for each band.

 

Just be careful that you don't have it sending a continuous stream of characters. IIRC there is a keystroke and there is a macro, macro will only trigger off 1 time, this is what you want to use. Otherwise if you use a keystroke it will send that the whole time it is within the band.

[lobo]

You cant do it within the game. You will have to use the saitek software and map the axis into 3 "bands" divide the axis up by 3 and have it send a macro for each band.

 

Just be careful that you don't have it sending a continuous stream of characters. IIRC there is a keystroke and there is a macro, macro will only trigger off 1 time, this is what you want to use. Otherwise if you use a keystroke it will send that the whole time it is within the band.

 

Thanks Slayer. Will give it a go. Cheers. :thumbup:

[cichlidfan]

Because that is how it is in real life. You move the lever axis to the desired detent. I have a mixture lever and I want to be able to move it between fuel off, run and full rich?

 

Sorry, I do get. Once I started mapping my Warthog to the Mustang I did not consider any efforts at emulating reality to matter, but that is just me.

 

I own a Saitek stick, though I have not used it in some time, and what Slayer described will do what you wish.

[lobo]

Sorry, I do get. Once I started mapping my Warthog to the Mustang I did not consider any efforts at emulating reality to matter, but that is just me.

 

I own a Saitek stick, though I have not used it in some time, and what Slayer described will do what you wish.

 

Yes it works great. Thanks Slayer and cichlidfan.

 

I set up the black lever (painted it white), as flaps, selected through the sim as an axis. Can select any desired flap angle between 0 and 50 degrees.

 

The blue lever is prop control. selected through the sim as an axis. Full forward corresponds to full forward in the sim, high RPM.

 

The red lever is mixture which I configured with two bands through the Saitek profile editor. Full forward is EMERG RICH. Middle position is RUN. Moving the lever all the way down through the detent selects FUEL OFF. (this detent position is called "reverse" by saitek).

 

There are three rocker switches on the quadrant each rocker can be programmed as two buttons. I've set them up as primer, starter guard and starter engage. This setup makes starting pretty sweet. Prime, starter cover, starter and bump the mixture up to RUN.

 

When flying I use my TMWH for throttle control (with throttles connected by pin). After takeoff it is nice to be able to pull the MP pressure back to 46" and then reach over and bring the prop control lever back to set 2700 rpm for max continuous or cruise etc.

 

Cheers.

Edited May 11, 2012 by lobo**

[Weta43]

Can select any desired flap angle between 0 and 50 degrees

The real thing has detents & stops every 10 degrees.

[lobo]

The real thing has detents & stops every 10 degrees.

 

The Saitek quadrant does not. The way ED have modeled the flaps you can put flaps wherever you want even out of the detent. Probably as in RL?