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On the Airbus those knobs can be pushed or pulled. Each action has a different consequence.

If you do a google search for "saitek yoke null zone" you will see many complaints about this. I have the yoke and there is more travel to the left before it sends a signal than if i turn to the right on mine. Not enough for it to be an issue though.

They are for setting a centre null zone

"in other words, if the yoke is moved from from the centre one way, slowly, the "in" value doesn't change for ages" That is a problem with the yoke not sending a signal to your computer. No amount of software calibration can change that.

I imagine the reason PMDG say what they do is that the real 777 has a flybywire system which is similar to the Airbus philosophy of the computer intercepting the pilots inputs, and producing an output to the control surfaces which the computer thinks is best. The PMDG 777 will try to replicate this, and needs normal FSX inputs for it to work, otherwise you will probably lose things such as bank angle/stall protection, and not get the control surfaces to move correctly. Should only apply to aileron and elevator controls. The Airsimmer A320 (FS9) has the same requirements. The PMDG MD-11 is the same for the LSAS system, although in that I find I can assign in FSUIPC as long as select "send direct to FS9".

You can use the mouse-macro facility to operate the overhead with the PMDG 737 in FS9. Or you can use the PMDG menu to assign keyboard presses, and then use FSUIPC to assign a joystick button to the same keypress.

To delete all your settings and start from scratch just delete the FSUIPC.ini file from the modules folder. Restart your sim and it will build a new one. Then start assigning again.

As you move your axis from one extreme to the other the numbers in the FSUIPC window will move from negative tp positive numbers. When at max negative you press the set button that also displays a negative number. If you press the wrong one ( the positive) you will get an error. When you have set both extremes correctly you set the null zone by pressing the centre set button twice....once for null to the left of centre and once for the nuull to right of centre Taxi-ing will be affected by your rudder, not ailerons.

You can use FSUIPC settings to make any of your throttle quad buttons replicate a key press, without the need for saitek software.

Look for them in the axes tab.

The J=Saitek X52 Flight Control System is a joystick which I only use when flying the Aisimmer Airbus A320. It indeed has asignments specifically for the airbus. It was not plugged in prior to me copying the joynames section. Thanks for confirming that there is no need to delete old assignments, but I can appreciate what you mean about too many entries being confusing should I have to troubleshoot an issue later on.

Hi Pete I am using FSUIPC in FS9 to assign/calibrate a yoke; throttle quad; and rudder pedals. I have just got a new yoke (Saitek) to replace my old CH yoke. I have the auto assign letters set to NO in the ini file. The joynames section looks like this: [JoyNames] AutoAssignLetters=No 1=CH THROTTLE QUADRANT 1.GUID={ADB870E0-5B98-11E4-8009-444553540000} T=CH THROTTLE QUADRANT R=CH PRO PEDALS USB Y=CH FLIGHT SIM YOKE USB << MISSING JOYSTICK >> J=Saitek X52 Flight Control System S=Saitek Pro Flight Yoke 2=CH PRO PEDALS USB 2.GUID={ADB870E0-5B98-11E4-8008-444553540000} 0=Saitek Pro Flight Yoke 0.GUID={4D2F9FE0-8C95-11E4-8001-444553540000} I have begun new assignments for the Saitek yoke. My question is : is there any need to delete the old assignments/calibration for the CH yoke first ? I am assuming the answer is no, as the joynames section reports missing joystick (as it is not plugged in), and therefore will ignore any of the old assignments. But is there any other reason why I should delete the old CH assignments first ? Thanks.

I am sure Pete has forgotten all about these "knocking" posts in the intervening 11 years !!

In FS9 I use the PAN settings for the hat switch. But instead of "pan forward view" on release I use "pan reset cockpit". I think that will give you what you wish. Peter

In the PMDG cockpit (2d is the one i use) there are three places you can mouse click for gear.... UP; DOWN; and OFF. Can you create a mouse macro for OFF ? If you can, then all you need to do is set up your axis lever with 3 zones: gear up; gear off; gear down. You can do mouse macros for this a/c.... at least in the 2d cockpit... I have one for gear off.

Best bet is to create mouse macros for gear up;gear down;and gear off. Then use the axis controls as Pete suggests. I have done this with pmdg744 FS9, although i assign the macros to a toggle switch on my Ch yoke. actually i think you only need to create the macro for gear off, but you can experiment.

If your Joysticks are not responding, it is because the power management has turned them off......suggest you check your power settings again. If you want to disable them so they dont get bumped i suggest you use the FS menu item "disable joystick" rather than unplugging.

Well desrved congratulations from me too. Peter

Hopefully I can help. I use the F1 ATR with CH throttle quadrant in FS9 with no problems. You just need to calibtrate correctly. The line you refer to in the ATR manual relates solely to a detent in the thottle range which provides optimum power for t/o;climb;and cruise. This is selected by mouse click to put the trottle in or take it out of the detent. If you dont use the detent, the throttles behave like all other aircraft throttles and can be calibrated normally. When you select the detent position however you may experience issues. If you subsequently move your hardware throttle, that can overide the detent power setting. A "noisy" hardware can cause the same problem. There are solutions: try using full power on the hardware before selecting the detent; or use the FSUIPC control to toggle the throttles off before you select the detent in the ATR. Peter

Always best to calibrate spoilers when in the air.

I use the CH red buttons the same as you. I just use FSUIPC to make those buttons send a key command. So one button sends the S keystroke and the other one sends the shift-S keystroke. Peter

Thanks for the replies. I had never noticed the GUID entries in the .ini file before, perhaps I was just unobservant ! I have changed the numbers 1 2 3 to letters R Y and T for each pair of entries , and thus left the "AutoAssignLetters=No" unchanged ..... is that correct ? I sometimes run FS9 with only the rudder connected (reason below *). I assume this wont cause a problem. When I want to run FS9 with all three hardware connected I usually plug in the yoke and TQ (rudder always plugged in) before turning the computer on. Will my method of assigning letters R Y and T be ok or would I be better using "AutoAssignLetters=Yes" instead ? * When not flightsimming I dont want my TQ and yoke on my desk, so remove them. The rudders dont get in my way so I leave them plugged in. I might start FS9 while in this configuration to update AI or scenery for example. Peter

Hi Pete I just noticed this recently in my .ini file. Previously just the CH hardware was listed, but now there are the "GUID" entries too! It does not seem to affect the functioning of FSUIPC at all, but I am curious. Using FS9.1 and FSUIPC 3.989y [JoyNames] AutoAssignLetters=No 1=CH PRO PEDALS USB 1.GUID={E6F73050-E0B7-11DE-8008-444553540000} 0=CH FLIGHT SIM YOKE USB 0.GUID={235984B0-E0E7-11DE-8002-444553540000} 2=CH THROTTLE QUADRANT 2.GUID={235984B0-E0E7-11DE-8001-444553540000} Peter

Hi Pete The freeze occurs in windowed mode, which I use all the time now. On this computer full screen mode would give me display problems so I have been running in windowed mode for ove a year now with no issues. Maybe my vidoe card is on its way out. edit: actually, I can open the FSUIPC window from the FS9 menu, but when I perform a task such as trying to create a mouse macro, I get the freeze up. Peter

Hi This is not directly FSUIPC related, although I cannot open the FSUIPC from within FS9 without the sim freezing up and crashing. I have a problem with my video card/drivers (ATI 5850) and I am hoping someone with a bit more computer knowledge than me can help. I recenty tried to update my ATI drivers. Downloaded latest from AMD/ATI website (64 bit drivers). Uninstalled the ATI CCC and install manager (which I understand uninstalls existing drivers). Then ran the downloaded driver file which installed ok. However on reboot I either get the blue screen of death, or if not the device manager tells me the drivers are not working. So I have to use the device manager to roll back to previous drivers. This works , but I am getting issues such as crashes when I open FSUIPC. What I want to do is completely uninstall existing ATI drivers and clean up any remaining driver files so i can try a really clean install. I have had a look at programs such as Driver Sweeper and Driver Boost, but I am frightened to death they will delete/clean up the wrong files (there are so many beginning ati... in System32 folder or System32/drivers folder)! Can anyone provide any help so I can try a clean install. I am running Windows7 64 bit Home Premium. I will be eternally grateful. Peter