Arch Deacon Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I have only been using FS2004 On Windows 10 for a week so please excuse what may be a newbie dumb question: I am using a gamepad and have set the LH joystick to Elevator, Aileron (X,Y axis). The RH one is set to Throttle axis (Z Rotation); and this works BUT, whenever I release it, the throttle sticks at 1500rpm or thereabouts (in the default Cessna 172). My question is: is there something like a Throttle Friction Nut, as in the Piper Cherokee which I used to fly, to lock the throttle setting when the control is released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 In many real C-172s there is such a nut, but I've never come across a control for it in the sim. Chances are you either have something in that gamepad's drivers or in the device itself. Perhaps there's a spring to center it? Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger1962 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Arch, you'd be much better off with a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick: https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-3D-Pro-Joystick-Windows/dp/B00009OY9U Tim Wright "The older I get, the better I was..." Xbox Series X, Asus Prime H510M-K, Intel Core i5-11400F 4.40GHz, 16Gb DDR4 3200, 2TB WD Black NVME SSD, 1TB Samsung SATA SSD NVidia RTX3060 Ti 8Gb, Logitech Flight Yoke System, CH Pro Pedals, Acer K272HL 27", Windows 11 Home x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Deacon Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Many thanks for the prompt replies. I only bought the gamepad recently just to try all this out, but I will heed your advice and purchase the Logitech as soon as I can. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Arch, you'd be much better off with a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick: https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-3D-Pro-Joystick-Windows/dp/B00009OY9U I'll drink to that! ;) Oh, hell! I'll drink to the sun rising this morning!:eek: Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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