VIDEO:
Virpil Throttle V2 Fenix a320
HARDWARE:
VIRPIL - VPC MongoosT-50CM2 Throttle
CONTROL MAPPING:
Toggle Throttle Reverse Thrust —> Button 21
Throttle 1 Axis —> Throttle 1
Throttle 2 Axis —> Throttle 2
REPRODUCTION STEPS
1.Set Throttle to Idle
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
3.18% 3.18%
MAX REV AIRCRAFT MAX REV
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On the MCDU, press CLEAR CALIBRATION
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
3.18% 3.18%
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Press Toggle Reverse Thrust button on Virpil Throttle.
A. This moves the throttle to Idle Reverse Thrust
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
3.18% 3.18%
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+098% +098%
B. Move Virpil Thrust Forward to 100% which moves the virtual thrust backwards to 100% Reverse Thrust
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
100.00% 100.00%
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C. Press Next Step
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
100.00% 100.00%
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4.Move Virpil V2 Throttle back all the way which moves the Fenix virtual throttle to the Reverse Thrust Idle
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
00.00% 00.00%
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A. Press Next Step in MCDU
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
00.00% 00.00%
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- Press Virpil V2 Button 21 which is Mapped to Toggle Reverse Thrust. This moves the Virtual Thrust to IDLE, but it does not always close the virtual reverse throttle switches forward.
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
00.00% 00.00%
MAX REV AIRCRAFT MAX REV
+098% +098%
IMPORTANT: To get the Virtual Reverse Throttle Switches to close you have to play with it. I would think that when I pressed the button mapped to Toggle Reverse Thrust that it would have moved the virtual Reverse Throttle Switches to the closed and forward position.
A. To get the Virtual Reverse Throttle Switches to close and move forward you must move the throttle forward to where the MCDU shows
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
2.00% 2.00%
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+003% +003%
B. Then in the MCDU you press Next Step
6. Move the Throttle Forward to the Virtual Throttles CL
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
70.57% 70.57%
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a. Press Next Step in the MCDU
7. Move the Virpil Throttle forward until reaching the Virtual Throttle FLX MCT position
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
85.54% 85.54%
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a. Press Next Step in the MCDU
8. Move the Virpil Throttle forward until reaching the Virtual Throttle TOGA position
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
100.00% 100.00%
MAX REV AIRCRAFT MAX REV
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a. Press Next Step in the MCDU
9. Press STORE CALIBRATION in the MCDU
WHAT I HOPED WOULD HAPPEN:
When moving the Virpil V2 Throttle all the way back, I would see the virtual throttle return to IDLE THRUST
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS:
When moving the Virpil V2 Throttle all the way back,
1. The Virtual Reverse Levers go Up & Back
2. The Virtual Throttle then goes all the way back to MAX REVERSE
LEFT HARDWARE RIGHT
0.00% 0.00%
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USING CUSTOM
THROTTLE PROFILE
NULLZONE
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3. Notice that I did not even need to press Button 21 on my Virpil Throttle, which is mapped to Toggle Reverse Thrust. Instead the Virtual Thrust went all the way back to MAX Reverse Thrust?