Uneven throttle response Piston Twin

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I have searched and searched all topics I could but I still can’t find anybody talking about uneven throttle response.

I am using the Honeycomb pair of Alpha and Bravo. I have distinct profiles created for Single Engine and Twin Engine aircraft. For the most part all things function as expected … with one exception. When I fly the Baron 58 (Asobo) or the Chancellor 414A (3rd Party) - the Right Engine throttle control does not begin to increase RPM until roughly 50% of the way “up”. When it does finally engage it is seriously over sensitive not to mention practically impossible to get matched with the Left Engine Throttle control.

I have spent hours and hours tweaking the Sensitivity, Dead Zone, Reaction etc. parameters in an attempt to get the Throttle levers to “match up” and at least be “close” to each other - to absolutely no avail. It may be worth mentioning, the Carrenado PA44 Piper Seminole does not exhibit this behavior and the throttle controls work perfectly and respond very much like the real aircraft, with the Twin Engine profile and its’ control sensitivities set exactly the same.

I’m just curious if anybody out there has experienced this tremendous throttle “offset” anomaly … other than myself, who can share some insight.

Thanks in advance !!
JAG

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Edit: Oh wait I just re-read what you put and saw that it’s working for some planes but not the other… maybe your honeycomb is still fine then

One way to see if it’s a problem with the quadrant is to open up the “Set up USB game controllers” in windows settings and see how each movement of your levers is registered by your PC.

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Thanks for the suggestion ZeekR5430 !! I will try that out for sure. I was also considering building a brand new profile with the Honeycomb Configurator Tool and export that to MSFS. I might have a chance to do that this upcoming weekend.

I appreciate the reply !!

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I think I would try make a new throttle (from scratch) and give that a go.

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I’m thinkin’ so too. It’s not gonna hurt anything to try - right ??

Thanks meh1951 -

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I know that there is a difference for some aircraft, between choosing Throttle Axis 1 and Throttle Axis 1 (0 to %100).
The former should be the normal one.

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Well TJ … Bless You man … you nailed it !!! - I switched from Throttle Axis 1(and 2) (0% to 100%) to just Throttle Axis 1 & Throttle Axis 2 only. Works perfectly now. Thanks for your suggestion and pointing me in the right direction !! -

I just wish you we didn’t have to change these things simply because we select a different aircraft to fly. To me, … it should be one setting for ALL Twins … one for all Single Engine etc.

Again, I am grateful for your input. You saved me a lot of “tail chasing”. Cheers

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For single engine, just use Throttle Axis. For multiple engines you can use Throttle Axis 1,2,3 etc.

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I definitely will from here forward. I appreciate the tip !!

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does this help?

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Yes because using Throttle Axis (0 - 100%) doesn’t always match the throttle position in the cockpit.

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I’ve done that on a setup or two in the past

Although on simple non failure aircraft like Barron I’ve just switched to single throttle axis linked for both for convenience, it’s not exactly the Goose or D18 or even the 414 when I’m in a grittier mood. I don’t think prop sync is even modeled on the 58, even with the basic FM mods out there it’s just another polished inop switch.