tramdriver Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I am new to this site and I am looking for any help in figuring out what is going on with what are control sensitivity issues when using FlighSim 2004. I have been using the product for many years; however recently I find that now matter how I adjust the control sensitivities, the aircraft responds radically to the slightest movement on the yoke. I use the CH Products FlightSim yoke and CH Products Pro Pedals. Also, I notice that the assignments I have selected for the yoke seem to stop working shortly after I reset them. I don't know if I have a software issue or if there may be something wrong with the yoke. It is sort of a chicken and the egg problem because I don't know which of the two is not working correctly. Does anyone have any diagnostic suggestions or solutions to this dilemma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperPilot2 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Welcome to the Forums! Might I suggest plugging both the Yoke and Pedals into different USB ports on the back of your computer? Make sure those ports are the ones connected directly to the motherboard; don't use the ports on the front, or a portable Hub. In some cases, this does the trick. Hope this helps! :pilot: "I created the Little Black Book to keep myself from getting killed..." -- Captain Elrey Borge Jeppesen AMD 1.9GB/8GB RAM/AMD VISION 1GB GPU/500 GB HDD/WIN 7 PRO 64/FS9 CFS CFS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronzie Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 A portable USB hub is OK if it actively supplies power (it will be connected to an a-c converter or whatever) to the USB ports to drive the peripherals. As far as a control shutting down you need to get into Win device manager and check each internal PC USB control hub and connection chip to insure its properties are not set to shut down to conserve PC energy in its power properties. This is a common setting on laptops, etc. You can also avoid, if possible, using the CH control manager and just use Windows controller settings and the settings within FS. From the Game Controllers applet in control panel examine the bars for each axis to see if they operate smoothly as expected using the calibrate function. KMSP - Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Puddles Support Team [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zswobbie1 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I agree, never use the CH Control Manager. Also check if there are any duplicate key assignments. The paid version of FSUIPC will sort all calibration & assignment problems out! Robin Cape Town, South Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanwick Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I agree, never use the CH Control Manager. Also check if there are any duplicate key assignments. The paid version of FSUIPC will sort all calibration & assignment problems out! What is wrong with CH Control Manager? I have been using it ever since CH Products introduced their products and it has always served me well. Somewhere along the line the myth arose that you should never use this piece of software - I'd love to know who started it :pilot: The paid version of FSUIPC is also very good for calibrating controllers if you can understand how to do it. Peter Dowson is a brilliant programmer but, as he admits, manuals and user-friendly instructions aren't his forte. I do believe, however, that a simmer wrote a user-friendly document on how to do this - someone may know where to find this for those who are interested?? Dijvid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronzie Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Back in Win 98 days I had a problem in CH Control Manager in retaining the setup for virtual devices I needed for X-Plane 6 which at that time would not allow more than two USB controllers as I recall. Since I acquired the paid FSUIPC3 I found its calibration including non-linear axis plus its axis mapping to controls by aircraft model loaded quite helpful. I think the article referenced was contributed by http://www.stickworks.com/: "11/18/04 I've posted an updated version of the article on using the CH Throttle Quad to control reverse thrust using either the Control Manager or Peter Dowson's FSUIPC utility." is perhaps is one item that you may be thinking of. I also found in the download links this overall tutorial for interfacing devices: http://fsuipc.simflight.com/beta/SIMSAMURAI+FSUIPC+TUTORIAL.pdf looks pretty applicable. KMSP - Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Puddles Support Team [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanwick Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Thanks, Ronzie. The Stickworks link doesn't work :confused: Just out of interest I will take a look at the other tutorial - many thanks for this. Dijvid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zswobbie1 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Why use the CH Control Manager? A myth? Not really! Well, for me, FSUIPC is far better & is integrated within the sim. I really do not need yet another control program running in the background. Also... 'The paid version of FSUIPC is also very good for calibrating controllers if you can understand how to do it. Peter Dowson is a brilliant programmer but, as he admits, manuals and user-friendly instructions aren't his forte.' Well, if you can read & follow instructions, you will find that Peter has written an amazing add-in & very user-friendly instructions. Whatever you need to know is in the manuals. It is not a quick fix or a quick read at all. It is a tool that you need to know! Robin Cape Town, South Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanwick Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Well, if you can read & follow instructions, you will find that Peter has written an amazing add-in & very user-friendly instructions. Well I guess that this shows that different people have different levels of understanding!! Glad you can follow him. Dijvid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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