HI all
I have the above mentioned stick. It is now showing some strange behaviour and don't know if it's the stick or FSX that is the problem. I calibrated it using the CH Control Manager. It works perfectly there. In FSX, the elevator, when full deflection is used, the elevator will flick to neutral. And it happens that quickly. Doesn't matter if it's full up or full down, the behaviour is the same. It really makes flying a serious challenge. Do I need to clean the inside of the stick?
Tom in Tucson
> HI all
> I have the above mentioned stick. It is now showing some strange
> behaviour and don't know if it's the stick or FSX that is the problem. I
> calibrated it using the CH Control Manager. It works perfectly there. In
> FSX, the elevator, when full deflection is used, the elevator will flick
> to neutral. And it happens that quickly. Doesn't matter if it's full up
> or full down, the behaviour is the same. It really makes flying a
> serious challenge. Do I need to clean the inside of the stick?
> Tom in Tucson
If it does that in FSX, it should also do the same in the
calibrate windows if it is the stick. If it never does it
when calibrating, it would get me to wondering.
But, I've never had a control problem in FSX that wasn't
the sticks fault when it happened.
If the pots are acting up, you would want to spray them
out with a good switch cleaner like de-oxit, tuner cleaner,
or whatever. Don't use anything that will leave any sort
of oil or residue.
> HI all
> I have the above mentioned stick. It is now showing some strange
> behaviour and don't know if it's the stick or FSX that is the problem. I
> calibrated it using the CH Control Manager. It works perfectly there. In
> FSX, the elevator, when full deflection is used, the elevator will flick
> to neutral. And it happens that quickly. Doesn't matter if it's full up
> or full down, the behaviour is the same. It really makes flying a
> serious challenge. Do I need to clean the inside of the stick?
> Tom in Tucson
If it does that in FSX, it should also do the same in the
calibrate windows if it is the stick. If it never does it
when calibrating, it would get me to wondering.
But, I've never had a control problem in FSX that wasn't
the sticks fault when it happened.
If the pots are acting up, you would want to spray them
out with a good switch cleaner like de-oxit, tuner cleaner,
or whatever. Don't use anything that will leave any sort
of oil or residue.
So I shouldn't have used that left-over can of 10W30?
No, I really didn't. :-)
Tom in Tucson
> HI all
> I have the above mentioned stick. It is now showing some strange
> behaviour and don't know if it's the stick or FSX that is the problem. I
> calibrated it using the CH Control Manager. It works perfectly there. In
> FSX, the elevator, when full deflection is used, the elevator will flick
> to neutral. And it happens that quickly. Doesn't matter if it's full up
> or full down, the behaviour is the same. It really makes flying a
> serious challenge. Do I need to clean the inside of the stick?
> Tom in Tucson
If it does that in FSX, it should also do the same in the
calibrate windows if it is the stick. If it never does it
when calibrating, it would get me to wondering.
But, I've never had a control problem in FSX that wasn't
the sticks fault when it happened.
If the pots are acting up, you would want to spray them
out with a good switch cleaner like de-oxit, tuner cleaner,
or whatever. Don't use anything that will leave any sort
of oil or residue.
Well, I get the same result in FS9 also. Must be the stick.
Tom in Tucson
This problem rears it ugly head from time to time. If you view the stick response in any calibration program (CH Control Manager or FSX) and see the response as smooth and not erratic, then the pots are good and the problem lies elsewhere. It is rare for a stick to fail unless a spring breaks which is obvious.
It sounds as if there is a conflict in assignments. If you are using the paid version of FSUIPC, that program takes its input after FSX calibration has been set. If you have been into FSUIPC to set or adjust anything, it is far too easy to overlook duplicate assignments. The drop-down picklist menus in FSUIPC/FSX are not 'sticky' and when moving from one calibration window to another, the default controller can often pop back when you don't realize it.
I would temporarily disable FSUIPC (rename the .DLL file temporarily) and check the stick in FSX. Then bring FSUIPC back and go completely through the assignments there, paying very close attention that FSUIPC has not switched the controller that you are working with. Reset everything and it should be OK.
> This problem rears it ugly head from time to time. If you view the stick > response in any calibration program (CH Control Manager or FSX) and see > the response as smooth and not erratic, then the pots are good and the > problem lies elsewhere. It is rare for a stick to fail unless a spring > breaks which is obvious.
> It sounds as if there is a conflict in assignments. If you are using the > paid version of FSUIPC, that program takes its input after FSX calibration > has been set. If you have been into FSUIPC to set or adjust anything, it > is far too easy to overlook duplicate assignments. The drop-down picklist > menus in FSUIPC/FSX are not 'sticky' and when moving from one calibration > window to another, the default controller can often pop back when you > don't realize it.
> I would temporarily disable FSUIPC (rename the .DLL file temporarily) and > check the stick in FSX. Then bring FSUIPC back and go completely through > the assignments there, paying very close attention that FSUIPC has not > switched the controller that you are working with. Reset everything and > it should be OK.
Yep, I was blind-sided by FSUIPC just yesterday. It's happened before, too. It's very easy to get an axis assigned to two controls when going from assign to calibration and back again for the next assign. The next time you start t o fly your plane goes crazy and crashes.
Sam
