garybarth

Go to the Squirrel tutorials on YouTube. The X-Box controller will do all or most of your camera stuff. Slick!

Here's where I am right now (and the quad is still not working): 1) I uninstalled the Control Manager 2) Unplugged the device. 3) Reinstalled the Manager 4) Plugged the device into a USB 2.0 connector 5) Launched Control Manager and totally calibrated the device. (Every axis and switch worked) 6) Started FS2020 and went to the controller set-up. 7) Disabled the X-56 throttle controls 8) Programmed the quad, and everything seemed to work, including the switches. At this point I have to state that while the axes seemed to work, and the switches registered, when I went back to test the switches, although they were showing, they didn't highlight/illuminate when I used them. This included every switch, including the ones in the axis controls. At this point, I have left the quad connected, but have created an "Empty" profile for it, with no programming. And I'm back to my X-56. So if anyone has a better fix or another way to set this up, please give me a shout. The quad worked perfectly in FSX and DSC, so it's not the device.

Well, I uninstalled the CH Manager and tried to use the quad straight. Win10 said it found and set up my usb device, so I fired up FS, and attempted to set up the throttles, with failure. The buttons were accepted in the sim, but didn't work when I opened the Cessna 172. The axes worked very strange - if I pushed the levers all the way forward, they went full. If I moved the levers to the first detent, they went to half and jumped all over the place. And the sim (and Win 10) doesn't even see the switches on the levers. So right now, I'm stuck. I don't know whether to re-install the Manager or not. But someone out there knows what to do! I'll keep trying.

I bought a generic wired controller from Amazon for $26.99: EasySMX Wired Gaming Controller,PC Game Controller Joystick with Dual-Vibration Turbo and Trigger Buttons for Windows/Android/ PS3/ TV Box(Black) Works fine, and the cable is nice and long!

Something I had no idea would happen! Can't live without it in FSX, and now I find out it's coming to FS2020. I've been a user for years now. Wonder what the cost will be for owners of 6? Don't think I'll download the beta...wait till Pete has the final version.

Hi! Ya old fart! I'm also an old fart, 74. And you can find the way to do what you want by watching Squirrel's FS2020 tutorials on YouTube: His 3rd one is all about using the cameras, and he mentions the X-Box controller. I bought a generic USB one on Amazon for about $30. If you can find an X-Box compatible wireless, it'll work, too. Have fun! Maybe we'll fly together out there soon!

Shortly after downloading and installing FS2020, I had problems, and filed a ticket with ZenDesk. I got the standard "Received" e-mail. Shortly after, I got an e-mail with instructions on about 6 different links, and thanked me for my post. There was no solution posted, just these links. When I went back up to ZenDesk and typed in my ticket number, it was listed as "Solved." This happened 2 more times - they don't even read your tickets. They have a bot that reads keywords in your ticket, and then e-mails you a "canned" response that tells you to do all kinds of things to fix your "problem", and then they close your ticket. I'm finding out that there is now more help up here on-line, through FS.Com, AvSim, and other manufacturers. Good luck with ZenDesk.

FSUIPC and FS2020? Really? Explain.

If you find the answer, let me know. I'll do the same. The only CH product I have right now is the Throttle Quadrant, and although it initially showed up in the sim, and I can supposedly program it, nothing works. I tried launching the Control Manager, and it crashed, and the quad disappeared from the sim. So I will now try to uninstall the Control Manager and re-boot. I'll let you know.