For those of you experiencing the issue where the trim wheel on the Honeycomb Bravo takes a thousand spins to get even the slightest movement, I’ve written an AutoHotkey script that should dramatically improve the situation for the time being. I thought I’d share it here.
The idea behind this script is that if the trim wheel is moved a small amount, it registers a small movement and just moves the way it does “out of the box”, for more pinpoint precision. If the trim wheel registers a harder turn, it will repeat the “key press” the number of times you specify in the script. This creates somewhat of an illusion of sensitivity.
If you’re not familiar with AutoHotkey, this is probably a 5 minute process, tops. And worth it in my opinion. Here are the steps:
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Download AutoHotkey here: https://www.autohotkey.com.
Click download current version. Should be 1.1.33. I can’t vouch for it working with any other versions. -
Copy this code to a new text file and save as a .ahk extension.
#NoEnv #SingleInstance Force ; prevents multiple instances of script from running #Persistent ;MsgBox, The script is running ;you can uncomment this to verify the script is running, also you can look in the tray for the green autohotkey icon. ; set these values to the name of your key mapping configured in MSFS using this as a reference: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/KeyList.htm ; a key must be mapped on your keyboard for trim nose up and trim nose down. TrimKeyNoseDown = PgDn TrimKeyNoseUp = PgUp ; set the number of key repeats. I've found this to be fairly realistic and usable. tweak as desired. ; KeyDelay = 0 works best for me, but if it seems like key presses are getting missed you could bump this up to 1 or 2. KeyDelay = 0 Repeats = 100 cnt = 0 3Joy22:: KeyWait,3Joy22 KeyWait,3Joy22,D T0.095 cnt++ If(ErrorLevel) { Send {%TrimKeyNoseDown% down} sleep %KeyDelay% Send {%TrimKeyNoseDown% up} cnt = 0 } else { if(cnt > 3) { Loop %Repeats% { Send {%TrimKeyNoseDown% down} sleep %KeyDelay% Send {%TrimKeyNoseDown% up} cnt = 0 } } } return 3Joy23:: KeyWait,3Joy23 KeyWait,3Joy23,D T0.095 cnt++ If(ErrorLevel) { Send {%TrimKeyNoseUp% down} sleep %KeyDelay% Send {%TrimKeyNoseUp% up} cnt = 0 } else { if(cnt > 3) { Loop %Repeats% { Send {%TrimKeyNoseUp% down} sleep %KeyDelay% Send {%TrimKeyNoseUp% up} cnt = 0 } } } return -
Look for where I’ve referenced “3Joy22” or “3Joy23” in the script. The number prefix could be different depending on how many joysticks you have plugged in. I think rudder pedals count, so mine ended up being 3 (rudder, alpha yoke, bravo throttle). Yours could be 2. Check that if the script doesn’t seem to be working.
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Customize your keyboard mapping. I have my trim nose down set to the Page Down key, and trim nose up set to Page Up key. Those keys are already used for other things, so you can set your own in the script if you want. See this site for the names of the keys so you can see what you need to change the variables to: List of Keys (Keyboard, Mouse and Joystick) | AutoHotkey. You need to map the keys on your keyboard. The script will essentially simulate the key press when you turn the trim wheel.
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On your new .ahk file, you can right click and select compile script, which will create a .exe from your .ahk file. You can also just double click the .ahk file to run it if you have autohotkey installed. Once the script is running, you’re good to go. You should see a green AutoHotkey icon in the tray.
Hope this helps!