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Thanks Pete, I'll give that a try, I may just have to map throttle 1 to both engines and make throttle 2 inactive. I'll play around with it a bit more tonight. Jeff

Hey Pete! Thanks to all your help a few weeks ago, I got the PFC controls working, and they are great! I've got all my planes set up with different throttle configurations and its really really great! I'm having a problem with the Frolov (Fanda) Dash 8. None of the levers seem to work. With the standard slider throttle on the Cirrus yoke, I had full control of the throttles, and I'm a little confused as to why the more complex throttle quatrant wouldn't be working in the same fashion. I'm just wondering if you have heard anything from anyone about this problem, or if you might have any idea on what can be done? Thanks a lot for all your hard work and time Pete! I really appreciate it. Jeff

Hi Pete. The way the setup is is that the yoke and the rudders are both plugged directly into the computer via USB ports, and the avionics and throttle console are tied together via Db25 port, and then the avionics stack connects to the computer via the COM1 port. I believe there is an adapter so that I can plug the throttle quadrant right into the computer via COM1 and just completely bypass the avionics stack. This may be the way I will have to do things in FS, but I will tie the avionics in when using OnTop. Sounds good in theory, now I will just have to test it! Thanks a lot! Jeff

Hi Pete! Thanks, I finally got the yoke and rudders working with FS. I'm not sure about the throttle console or avionics yet. I'm positive the throttle console will work, as it is a PFC product, but the avionics stack, called AV-1, is made by ASA I believe, and so far they say that it is not compatible with FS. I'm having trouble getting my computer to even recognize that the throttle console is plugged into the back. I have it plugged into the COM1 port, but it doesn't seem to recognize that it's there in any way. Does anyone have any suggestions about this, or about the AV-1 compatibility? Thanks very much!! Jeff

Hello there! I just got in the mail today an ASA OnTop Personal Computer Advanced Training Device, complete with Cirrus USB yoke, Cirrus USB pedals, throttle console, and AV-1 avionics. After trying to get Windows to recognize them and failing, I decided to turn here, and I'm afraid I made a terrible mistake! Please tell me that what I bought is compatible with FS2004. I was under the impression that PFC had fixed the issues with FS, and that the yokes are compatible with it. Is this the case? Please tell me I didn't just waste a whole lot of money. Thanks! Jeff Sargent