Aerosoft Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558 Posted December 7, 2020 Aerosoft Share Posted December 7, 2020 Those who know how FS add-ons are developed will be surprised so many developers use game controllers. But there is logic behind that. Personally if I just have to check something out quickly I also pick up my controller, it is perfectly possible to fly with it (yes, it is) and it leaves my desk clear of a heap of hardware. After all, try to get some work done here: Please login to display this image. But there is another reason why I use a X-box controller. There are bloody ideal to manipulate views and the drone (and even slow mode). Very intuitive after an hour and you can very quickly move at very high speed around an airport to check it out, or to move your view around the aircraft in cruise to get that magical screenshot. You do not need a fancy game controller. I got one I bought on Amazon for I believe 19 euro and that one has served me well for many years. How to use it is not totally clear in the documentation so I made this small one page guide myself. in case you do not know your way around a game controller: Please login to display this image. LT/RT Left and right trigger LB/RB Left and right bumper LS/RS Left and right stick DPAD Directional pad A/B/X/Y Face buttons START Toggle main menu BACK Toggle last two views used And here are the commands you can use. As far as I know these are default in the sim as soon as you plug in a controller (at least they were). There are only a few that you really need to know about. I marked those in green. ------------------------------> Moving the drone LS UP Drone move forwards LS DOWN Drone move backwards LS LEFT Drone move left LS RIGHT Drone move right RT Drone move up LT Drone move down X+A Reset drone location X+LB Increase speed X+RT Decrease speed RS Toggle between free and follow mode LS Toggle lock mode ------------------------------> Pointing the drone RB Drone roll right LB Drone roll left RS LEFT Drone rotate left RS RIGHT Drone rotate right RS UP Done rotate up RS DOWN Drone rotate down X+Y Look straight down RL+LB Drone orientation reset X+LT Increase camera rotation speed X+RB decrease camera rotation speed X+LS Target user aircraft ------------------------------> Camera settings Y+RT Zoom in Y+LT Zoom out Y+RB Exposure increase Y+LB Exposure decrease Y+LS Exposure reset B+Y Toggle depth of field mode B+RT Depth of field increase B+LT Depth of field decrease B+LS Toggle Autofocus ------------------------------> Drone autoflight A+LB Set start location A+RB Set end location A+LT Fly start to end A+RT Fly end to start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Er!k 572 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I always used to fly with keyboard and mouse... Until the Aerosoft Airbus came out. Then I decided to buy an Xboc Controller, and it was already a big improvement for me. Now in MSFS I use the TCA Officer Pack, and as Mathijs does, my Xbox Controller for GA aircraft or for slewing around an airport using the drone cam. Since my controller is wireless it is not on the desk anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jörg D. 1 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Thank you, Mathijs, for sharing your setup! I bought a Logitech F710 a few months ago. It's my first game controller. Before that I only used a X52 or a yoke and all kinds of FS controllers. So I am still undecided how to us the controller's buttons and sticks. Your setup is a great starting point for me. Let me see how it works for me. Jörg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSAero 2 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Hello as I have only been recently into this topic it is really good to know about the possibilities for and why to use an xbox controller in this context. Thank you for the detailed presentation and explanation! I will try to find out what is working for me the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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