Propeller pitch keyboard controls reversed

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:
Propeller Pitch keyboard commands are reversed - carried through from FS2020

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
yes

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
every time

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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  1. Note Propeller Pitch Hi (lever up) and Lo (lever back) controls. For me I reverted to standard FS CTRL+F4 (Hi) and CTRL+F1 (Lo)
  2. Load the sim with any constant speed propeller aircraft.
  3. Select Propeller Pitch Hi, and note the control goes all the way back, propeller RPM reduces
  4. Select Propeller Pitch Lo, and not the control goes all the way up, propeller RPM increases

YOUR SETTINGS

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What peripherals are currently plugged in? Please name all of them as there could be a potential conflict.
Keyboard only.
Also tested with Airbus TCA installed

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No effect with or without

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?
DX11

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
3080

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
n/a

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Note: I have selected the opposite inputs to make them work correctly for now.
Propeller pitch Hi should move the levers up, which allows for a higher prop RPM. This issue has remained uncorrected since FS2020, and has carried forward to FS2024.

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‘Prop pitch high’ corresponds to the high angle of incidence of the blades, it’s the position of the low RPM setting and vice versa, so everything is correct in this regard.

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I’m well aware how the blades and prop physics work. I have thousands of hours IRL with constant speed props.

Comments like yours distract from the issue.

In the settings, Prop Pitch Hi would correspond with Prop Pitch Increase, which are opposite in their effect. The bindings need to be set incorrectly to make them work properly.

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Spare me your insecurities, will you? And look into your setup. I don’t have this problem having set the same old CTRL+F1/F2/F3/F4 commands.

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There may be a confusion in terminology here. I found this article. Blade Pitch | SKYbrary Aviation Safety

Blade pitch, often shortened to pitch, refers to the angle between the propeller blade chord line and the plane of rotation of the propeller. Blade pitch is most often described in terms of units of distance that the propeller would move forward in one rotation assuming that there was no slippage.

“Fine” pitch refers to a fine or low pitch angle which yields good low speed acceleration (takeoff and climb) whereas “coarse” refers to a coarser or higher pitch angle which yields optimum high speed performance and fuel economy (cruise).

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No insecurities here, mate.

If INCREASING pitch on the default controls brings the lever up, one would expect the pitch HI to have the lever fully up. And vice versa. This is not so in the settings. Simple.

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Okay, I’ll re-check in my settings. Perhaps, I’ve overlooked it.