Shorts

Honeycomb drawings. Here are the drawings with dimensions of the Honeycomb controls. Honeycomb Alpha yoke Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Honeycomb Sierra throttle Honeycomb Foxtrot Stick Honeycomb Bravo LITE Throttle NOTE : These drawing are not contractual and for information only. The dimensions, drawing and design may change. HC-Alpha-DWG.pdf HC-Bravo-DWG.pdf HC-Sierra-DWG.pdf HC-Foxtrot-DWG.pdf HC-BravoLite-DWG.pdf

Mixture axis : Often the culprit of engine stopping You use a jet aircraft, and you have made all the throttle configurations such as : - Axes assignments in the simulator or the external utility (SpadNext, AAO, FSUIPC, etc.) - Addon-specific configurations (EFB, Setup program, etc.) - Sensitivity & response curves adjustment - Reversers management setup. But despite all this, one (or more) engine don’t start or stops immediately. This can be due to a remaining Mixture binding in the simulator. When using throttle quadrant with multiple levers, there is great chance that some of the default assignments include Mixture manage…

The Bravo Better Lights tool This utility allows to program your own Bravo Throttle Lights and annunciators in MSFS. The standard AFC bridge has no user interface and has a built-in lights profile for the default planes only. Bravo Throttle lights gives access to each light and supports both A: variables and L: variables. Downloadable here : https://flightsim.to/file/21253/better-bravo-lights NOTE : We don’t sell, support, promote, guarantee or even deeply know this product. This post isn’t a guarantee it will function with your computer or modules or display. It is purely inf…

AutoYoke Project : A portable autopilot ! For the pure sake of fun !

Pro Flight Trainer : What are the different models ? This short information shows the different Pro Flight trainer helicopter control sets and explain the features specific to each one. 1 - Pro Flight Trainer - PUMA X B-Style Single throttle control Standard pushbuttons Product page 2 - Pro Flight Trainer - PUMA X2 B-Style Dual throttle control Standard pushbuttons Product page 3 - Pro Flight Trainer - PUMA X A-Style Snap Action Single throttle control Snap action buttons (see below what this means) You press the button and then reach a ‘threshold’ which you overcome by adding a little force. …

OMSI 2 : Manually editing controllers inputs number It has been reported that OMSI didn’t always detect the correct inputs number of a given controller. There is a way to manually set the inputs number by editing the appropriate file. CAUTION : ALWAYS make a copy/backup of the files you edit. If something goes wrong, you are able to revert to the last optimal configuration and attempt a new edition. STEP 1 : Close OMSI STEP 2 : 1 - Locate and open the following folder : C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\OMSI 2\Inputs 2 – Open the “gamec…

Finding MSFS 2024 Community and Official folder paths This short video shows you how to find the two main folders of MSFS 2024. Enable the Developer Mode in MSFS (General Settings->Advanced Options-> Developer Mode) Open the Tools menu Open the Virtual File System submenu Develop the Packages Folders tab

LeoBodnar BU0836X 12-bit joystick interface This bord is as simple as it is powerful : It is recognized as a standard Joystick with 32 digital inputs (Buttons), 8 analog inputs (potentiometer/axis) and a Chinese Hat. The digital inputs can be paired to interface with encoder. It can be used with almost any simulator or game without installing any drivers on Windows, Linux or Mac. Just connect your own buttons, switches, potentiometers, etc. and build you own cockpit, avionic, control, etc. NOTE : We don’t sell, support, promote, guarantee or even deeply know this product. This post isn’t a guarantee it will function with…

Axes and sensitivity settings for the TCA quadrant with the MSFS Airbus A320v1 These are the sensitivity setting working for my setup. Please note these are guidelines and actual values in your setup may vary according to calibration, age of the unit, wear, precision of the sensors, etc. STEP 1 : Assign the TCA throttle levers to THROTTLE 1 AXIS (0 to 100%) and THROTTLE 2 AXIS (0 to 100%) STEP 2 : Set the JOYSTICK L-AXIS X and JOYSTICK L-AXIS Y sensitivities as on the image below : You are all set !

XPUIPC for X-Plane 12 We are sharing an article written by Enrico Schiratti on the Project Magenta website Read it here : https://www.projectmagenta.com/2024/03/xpuipc-for-x-plane-12/ NOTE : We don’t sell, support, promote, guarantee or even deeply know this product. This post isn’t a guarantee it will function with your system. It is purely informational within the scope of a free open forum

Joystick Test Application This utility detects any HID such as joysticks, throttle quadrants, rudder etc. The main asset of this app is to be able to detect up to 128 buttons. (The standard Windows Peripheral utility detects the first 32 buttons only) Downloadable here : http://www.planetpointy.co.uk/joystick-test-application/ NOTE : We don’t sell, support, promote, guarantee or even deeply know this product. This post isn’t a guarantee it will function with your system. It is purely informational within the scope of a free open forum IMPORTANT : First connect the hardware then start the utility, otherwise it may…

Shorts : Xplane dual prop Honeycomb bravo assignments These are the generic axes assignments for the Bravo levers in a dual variable propeller piston engine.

RealSimGear modules and mounting plates drawings. This article includes details on the panel cutout size and dimensions for all RealSimGear products. RealSimGear products are matched as closely as possible to the real thing. This is a link to the RealSimGear website. It is updated on a regular basis. https://help.realsimgear.com/en/articles/2777829-panel-cutouts-dimensions

How to clear the screen in external view Microsoft Flight Simulator If you want to hav a fully clean external view, without any instrumentation, you may want to check the great Youtube post from X-Stream :

The Amazing DataRef Tool This utility allows to see and manipulate the datarefs and command structure while Xplane is running Downloadable here : https://github.com/leecbaker/datareftool/releases NOTE : We don’t sell, support, promote, guarantee or even deeply know this product. This post isn’t a guarantee it will function with your computer or modules or display. It is purely informational within the scope of a free open forum See Russ Barlow’s great video :

Spoilers/Speedbrake lever doesn’t move in Xplane 11. If you correctly assigned your speedbrake lever, checked for proper calibration, absence of multiple assignment and the speedbrake lever still doesn’t move, it may be because some of the PFC (Precision Flight Controls) settings are still active. Please check the video hereunder to solve the issue :

RealSimGear touchscreen interface : Difference between Generation 1 and Generation 2 units. Our current GTN offerings as of October of 2022, do not require the use of PenMount as they feature windows native capacitive touch panels on the displays. We officially call these "Generation 2" units. The connection for these units will be a single USB 2.0 connection on the back of the units. Generation 1 : If your module has a "hard-wired" USB cable AND a detachable USB type A female port, it is Generation 1 and requires the Pen Mount driver. Generation 2 : If there is only one detachable USB type A female port then it doesn't re…

JoyToKey : Emulating keystrokes with joysticks This little utility allows to simulate keystrokes when a specific joystick button is pressed. Downloadable here : https://joytokey.net/en/ NOTE : We don’t sell, support, promote, guarantee or even deeply know this product. This post isn’t a guarantee it will function with your computer or settings. It is purely informational within the scope of a free open forum. LOTS en lots of features!

Setup of the RealSimGear GNS530/430 in Xplane The setup process of these modules is so simple, it doesen’t require more than a SHORT… You simply need to install the driver available here : https://help.realsimgear.com/en/articles/3025640-x-plane-11-12-plugin-and-usb-drivers-windows-installer It will do the following : 1 – Interface the module buttons with the simulator 2 – “Shape” the Xplane GNS530/430 display to remove the bezels and buttons In order to fit the module display properly. See how to undock and drag-drop the GNS530/430 from Xplane onto the module :

MSFS Basic Controls In the MSFS in-screen tool bar, there is an icon showing the Basic Controls. DO NOT use this icon to setup or check the actual control profiles in use. It doesn’t reflect what profiles are actually active. Instead, go to Options -> Controls and check, setup or edit the control profiles from this screen.

Instrument panel layouts Looking for the panel layout of a specific aircraft ? Take a moment to visit this website From C172 to B747-400… DISCLAMER : This is purely informational and within the scope of a free open forum. We are not the reseller of these posters and make no guarantee of any sort. Some examples : Airbus A320: https://www.avsoft.com/product/airbus-a320-cockpit-poster/ Boeing 737 MAX 8 : https://www.avsoft.com/product/boeing-737-max-8-cockpit-poster/ Boeing 747-400 : https://www.avsoft.com/product/boeing-b747-400-cockpit-poster/ Bombardier CRJ-900 : https://www.avsoft.com/product/bombar…

If MSFS apparently hangs or freeze while loading a plane. Sometimes, nothing seems to happen, not even a progression bar. àThere may be one tough but simply not visible . Just double click on the MSFS title bar to resize the MSFS window and make everything visible, including the blue progression bar. NOTE : Some complex addons, especially when loading for the first time or after an update can take up to 10 minutes to fully launch.

Shorts : USB Cables – What is inside ? This short information shows the function of each wire in a USB cable. There are 4 wires inside a standard data USB cable : RED : +5Vdc power supply WHITE : Negative voltage data cable (Data- or USB Port -) GREEN : Positive voltage data cable (Data+ or USB Port +) BLACK : Ground There is also a shield all around the cable to protect the data from interferences. This is how it looks on the connectors. (cable plugs and device connectors) All the USB data is carried by two cables only : White and Green. It is a serial protocol, meaning that the numeric info is sent…

Shorts : Basic setup of the Honeycomb XPC controls Here is how the different controls are interconnected to the Xbox using the XPC hub. Basically : - 1 - The XPC Yoke connects to the Xbox - 2 -The XPC hub connects to the XPC yoke - 3 - The throttle and rudder connect to the XPC bub NOTES : - The Alpha Yoke XPC is required ! - Altough the image depicts the Honeycomb Bravo throttle and Charlie Rudder, the Logitech Throttle Quadrant USB and the Logitech Pedals are also compatible. - When using the Bravo throttle quadrant with Xbox (via the XPC Hub), the lights and annunciator panel will not work.The axes and buttons will be however fu…

Shorts : Honeycomb Bravo INCR – DECR button resolution. The Incr-Decr button of the Honeycomb Bravo Throttle has a 30 steps resolution in both directions. - The CW rotation (INCR) triggers input #13 - The CCW rotation (DECR) triggers input #14