When I try to use flaps with a controller, or mouse, the lever pops back to no flaps. Had this happen along time ago, now it’s back. I’m not blaming the sim, could be something I’m doing wrong…idk
Are you dragging the lever with the mouse, or using the scroll wheel? Also, which plane are you using?
It’s possible you have the AI pilot enabled, and it keeps resetting the flap settings.
It does sound to be double bound somewhere.
Both drag, & wheel, have the result, keeps snapping back to off. Not finding any double bounds. Only controller for flaps axis is bravo throttle. Doesn’t matter if I clear that, or not. This was a problem several updates back, for me & others, & got fixed. Thanks
Make sure all your assistance options are off or disabled. When you make an adjustment, your copilot will undo it!
Happens with all planes I use, no assistance on, no copilot controlling, but I can mouse it when he’s controlling.
Well then why do you use the mouse or controller to change the flaps, if you already have one bound to your Bravo Throttle. That’s the exact definition of double binding. You’re double binding it with both your Bravo Throttle AND your Mouse and Controller.
What happened is because the Flaps axis is bound to the Bravo Throttle, it continously receives the signal of where the flaps should be based on the position of the flaps lever. If you manually change the position using another input like mouse or controller, the sim would still receive the current position from the throttle resetting the position to where it’s positioned at.
If you want to use your Bravo Throttle to control your flaps, don’t bind it on the controller and don’t use the mouse to move the flaps. Use your Bravo Throttle to control the flaps, and nothing else. If you want to use your controller or mouse for your flaps, then you need to remove the flaps axis from the bravo throttle. Use only one or the other, don’t use both.
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I try to use the bravo throttle, as I stated in my first post, IT doesn’t work as I described. I don’t typically use the mouse for flaps, I was just giving additional information, it doesn’t work either.
You said in your first post that you use a “controller”, so I assumed that’s a gamepad like an Xbox controller or something similar.
Either way, what kind of troubleshooting activities that you have tried on the bravo throttle? Which flaps axis setting that you set it to, there are multiple different types of flaps axis, and depending on which ones you bind to, could behave differently.
Perhaps you might need to delete any custom profile that you currently have and start with the aboslute default profile in the sim, test using it and see if it works. But the rule is still the same, only bind one control to the flaps out of the entire hardware that you have connected.
And as the other posters have said, try to make sure your assistance settings are set to True to Life with everything set to Hard within it. And test that as well.
I have a couple of question marks hovering over my head. Something doesn‘t add up.
So is there something else turned on or not?? It might be a language thing but I understand that when you set the flaps „he“ (hence an artificial human being / AI copilot) resets the flaps? Or do you simply mean the lever resets itself and you don‘t know why?
Wheel??
To what EXACTLY did you assign the flaps? The wheel on the left side of the bravo quadrant is the trim wheel which works as buttons with a very good resolution, too high resolution for anything except the trim. It should not be used for the flaps.
The spring centered white lever at the very right is the flaps switch, up for retract, down for extend and center position for nothing.
Could it be that the most right AXIS is set to flaps in your setup too? In this case it will override any button commands you do. Please doublecheck that.
Also check ALL other controllers you might have connected to your PC, even your mouse. Everything that has been recognized by the sim as a controller has possibly been assigned a flaps command to. Possibly even your rudder pedals if you have any.
Last but not least there is a good probability that another mod influences this behaviour. There are certain mods that have had unfortunate effects to other aircraft and this only stopped after these mods had been removed.
Mouse wheel I think he means. Mousing over the flap lever, then scrolling the wheel instead of left click dragging the lever.
Aah, makes sense
Happens with all planes I use, no assistance on, no copilot controlling, but I can mouse it when he’s controlling.
When you say all planes you use which planes are those, the Bravo can use a different lever for flaps when in airliner config,
Took another look at controllers, & did find double bound, you were right, thanks. All is well, thanks to everyone for the help.
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