Separate throttle assignments for default Baron

[rpowers46]

I am following manual learning how to use FSSUIPC.Doing OK but I can't seem to assign separate throttle levers on my Saitak throttle quadrant to the default Baron or 737.Could this be because the default AC can't be programmed this way?I finally got the elevator trim assigned to a lever on my CH yoke and have been going by the manual for the throttles,but no luck.Thanks,Ron

[Pete Dowson]

I am following manual learning how to use FSSUIPC.Doing OK but I can't seem to assign separate throttle levers on my Saitak throttle quadrant to the default Baron or 737.Could this be because the default AC can't be programmed this way?

No, of course not.

Why not simply assign one lever to Throttle 1 and the other lever to Throttle 2? You don't need a manual to help you choose those, surely? You just see the separate throttle controls and assign accordingly. You can do it in FS or in FSUIPC, same thing. Your choice. No problem. You don't make any assignment to the generic throttle (the one just called throttle), only to the separate enfine 1 and engine 2 throttles. What is there to not understand or to read a manual for?

I finally got the elevator trim assigned to a lever on my CH yoke and have been going by the manual for the throttles,but no luck.Thanks,Ron

Having trim on an analogue lever is generally a pretty bad idea unless you know exactly what you are doing. You'd certainly need to check the option to disable it when the autopilot is in use. Usually trimming is a matter of nudging up and down, to achieve stability and release elevator pressure, not setting a specific position -- especially in an aircraft like the Baron. Maybe in an airliner a trim axis would be more appropriate, but even then it can make things more difficult.

Regards

Pete

[rpowers46]

Pete,Thanks for the reply.The trim is working fine, so it is not an issue.I used fs assignments for throttle 1&2 which seemed pretty basic and calibrated thru FS.Showed both throttles working independenty.Went to the Baron and moving either throttle moved them both.Second following the first,but I can't run up each engine separatley.I have been FSing since my Tandy 1000 and using your program forever.I'm an old guy and this is my winter hobby so I like to use it as a learning experience.So,is there a way to save all my current settings in FSUIPC,then go to FSUIPC and try to do other setting etc. but if I screw up can I get back to my old settings?I know that you have to have this option somewhere in your program.Please bear with me.Thanks for your help and support.Ron

[Pete Dowson]

I used fs assignments for throttle 1&2 which seemed pretty basic and calibrated thru FS.Showed both throttles working independenty.Went to the Baron and moving either throttle moved them both.

You have multiple assignments, then, not just the ones you just made, or you have enabled some assignments or throttle mapping also set in FSUIPC. To check the former go through all the FS assignments, for all devices. For the latter, try temporarily moving the FSUIPC INI file out of the FS Modules folder, before running FS, and see if that fixes it. If so, you've set options in FSUIPC to map throttles.

Really you are better off deciding whether to use FS for all assignments or FSUIPC, and not mix them. Whichever you choose you can still always calibrate in FSUIPC if you wish -- the calibration options, on the "joysticks" tab, are independent of how you assign. In FSUIPC assignments are done in the "Axes" tab.

If you do all assignments in FSUIPC, then disable the joysticks altogether in FS to avoid any unexpected clashes.

So,is there a way to save all my current settings in FSUIPC

All of your FSUIPC settings are saved in that one file, the INI file, in the Modules folder. Just make a copy someplace, or rename it "old FSUIPC.INI" or anything different, before loading FS.

Regards

Pete

[rpowers46]

Got it and furthered my knowledge of FSUIPC.Thanks for the help.Bye Bye.Ron