Calibrating My Stick and Throttles When Blind Using FSUIPC 6

[Haylie]

Hi,

I am blind, and setting my Thrustmaster Airbus Edition Stick and Throttle Quadrant using FSUIPC went great with no issues.  However, how best to calibrate them in FSUIPC when blind is the question.  When looking at the calibration page, what does each set button do, and another part of this question is how do I tell if things are calibrating correctly?  Currently my biggest issue is the throttles.  After adding the axis for each throttle, 1 and throttle 2, the idle position is not 0% currently.  It is around 25% or so, and I have had to program a button to get around this issue for now.  How best is it for a blind person to calibrate controllers in FSUIPC?

[John Dowson]

Hi,

it maybe better if another blind pilot and FSUIPC user could assist you with this - maybe @Ron Kolesar or @Jason Fayre?

On 10/16/2022 at 1:07 AM, Haylie said:

When looking at the calibration page, what does each set button do

The Set buttons define the minimum axes value, the null/dead range, and the maximum axis value. However, this can depend on the axis being calibrated, and with throttle calibration, it depends if you are calibrating with a reverse range or not - controlled by the checkbox No Reverse Zone (top left in the calibration tab, only available when calibrating separate throttles per engine). When calibrating with a reverse zone, the first set button calibrates maximum reverse (minimum axis value), the 2nd set button the idle range (click twice to set the range, first click will be the end of reverse/start of idle range, 2nd click the end of idle range), and the third the maximum axis/thrust value. When calibrating with No reverse Zone set/checked, you only calibrate the minimum and maximum axis/thrust values.

On 10/16/2022 at 1:07 AM, Haylie said:

another part of this question is how do I tell if things are calibrating correctly? 

By flying and checking the axis is working as expected.

On 10/16/2022 at 1:07 AM, Haylie said:

Currently my biggest issue is the throttles.  After adding the axis for each throttle, 1 and throttle 2, the idle position is not 0% currently.  It is around 25% or so, and I have had to program a button to get around this issue for now.  How best is it for a blind person to calibrate controllers in FSUIPC?

This depends on the aircraft you are flying, and if you have calibrated with a reverse zone or not. If calibrated with a reverse zone, then the idle range is calibrated using the second Set button. 

You can also post/attach your FSUIPC6.ini  and FSUIPC6.log files here if you like, and I can take a look at your assignments/calibration and see if that is ok with the aircraft that you are using.

Cheers,

John