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Hurray it works,. but when I tell you how I managed to get it working you will "fall from your chair", as we say in Luxembourg: So hold on: The REV was not ticked active, it never was. I still had that nerving windows sound "I don't take it", but when I checked the INI file, the values where there but not under the profile of the PMDG B737 NGX for which I ticked "use profile" but in the general joystick settings. So I moved them under the profiled PMDG B737. The flaps now worked but opposite to what happens in the real Boeing aircraft: When the lever was down I had 0 flaps (but I understand that's the normal FSUIPC logic). I still cannot recall how I managed, some years ago, to get the flaps working according to Boeing logic. I tried to revert the flaps value numbers i.e. positive values first decreasing to negative values, to no avail, the flap setting was still going the "wrong" way. Then I tried to set the values with with REV ticked,- no success! Finally I checked what was going on in the FSX control section for the respective joystick lever. Well nothing! So just to give it a try I assigned the lever to flaps in reverse, BINGO! One thing is for sure, if I could reverse the time by a month, I would never have changed from `FSX to FSX steam. Thanks for your patience and help Pete. Pierre

Sorry Pete but I just do not succeed with the flaps settings all other axis work OK. I have assigned the respective axis lever in the Axis assignment window, ticked "send direct to FSUIPC calibration" and as control I have selected Flaps. when I change to Joystick calibration calibrate as per para 1: "Set the flaps lever to a position a bit inside the flaps up position..." I click the left set button and I get the value set. When I continue and proceed as per para 2 by setting the position a bit before full flaps, clicking on the right button I get the famous windows chime for "I don't take that" The value cannot be changed. Idem if I proceed for the center values. I think that I have now abused to much of your time and I give up. Just for your info I add the latest actual INI file. FSUIPC4.ini

Hello Pete, The flaps detente calibrations you see in my ini file are just copied from the example in the user guide into my file, the 0=0X,256 is also a manual input, just in case.... It was a last attempt to get the things working, although with not much hope of success, . Just to make sure: you make all the settings under the joystick calibration tag and no settings under the axis assignment tag. Two more Infos: All the axis of the quadrant are now assigned via FSUIPC , that is #1 an #2 mixture and the gear,- no profile. When I assign the flaps,- profile ticked, in the axis assignment window I see the value numbers varying along with the lever movement I can even allot a setting for the 9 flaps settings up and down. This is however not according to the procedure described in the user manual and it is expressively not recommended. On the other hand when I assign the flaps settings in the calibration window I see no variation of the value numbers whatsoever when I move the levers back and forth. You mention that I have "have no axis assignments at all except, oddly, just for Gear. Does that mean that prior to set the detents under the joystick calibration, I have to assign the axis under the axis assignment tag??? In that case, Î must admit, I have missed or misunderstood something in the manual. I am a little upset because I managed to get the whole lot working some years ago. I remember that it was a rather delicate matter, but that is unfortunately all what I remember. ( I am 73 and you know with age.... Pierre

Hello Pete, Thank you for your quick reply. As per User Guide I used the Joystick Calibration tab subpage 6 "Flaps" . Click on DT opens new window with 1 reset and 3 set where I find the center values (?) 16379 below the rightmost set and 16380 next to the CL and Dt button. When I then start the procedure by moving the lever lever nothing happens i.e. no figure value variation. Sorry for the De, should have been FlapsDetend=Yes As you see will see the FSUIPC4.ini I attach the FSUIPC4.INI file after my last attempt. Thank you for your quick reply FSUIPC4.ini

Equipment: All Saitek, (Rudder Pedals, Yoke, 2x Quadrants, Trimwheel Windows 10 & FSX Steam After I succeeded to reinstall all the the lot, encountering many problems, I now have a very last one with FSUIPC 4.957b when I try to get the flap settings axis for the PMDG 738/9 NGX working again through the joystick calibration section. First thing I noticed is that the set figures do not change when I move the axis/ lever which I have been using for this purpose since 3 years under Windows 7 and FSX gold edition. In general I use this lever for mixture prop 1. and for the PMDG B738/9 in profile mode for the flap setting. The same lever axis for mixture for MAAM Dc3 works fine under present conditions, both via FSUIPC4 and FSX controls. (I use the "send direct to FS X method"). When checking the fsuipc.ini file I see that there are some odd entries for flaps and the De is set to Yes. I also tried to replaced the the figures with the one given as an example in the user guide to no avail ( and yes I did saved the file after editing it) After several hours of repeating the procedure step by step in accordance with the user guide, I see no other solution than to ask you for help. Thanks in advance PS. I checked the FAQ's and found a similar subject about erratic values for lever axis movement but the answer Saitek has provided does not match with my problem.