Engine Controls

[elite marksman]

Is there any way to simultaneously control all mixture or prop pitch handles as well as the throttles?

I was doing a rather long flight in the Beech 18 last night and had the props pulled back to about 85% each and the mixture handles at 76% each, but there must have been a slight difference between the left and right engine. Even though the tach was reporting them as synced, I noticed a strong tendency to drop the left wing after about 45 minutes, and when I checked the fuel, the left wing had about 75lbs less fuel than the right wing. I started both engines off of the center tank, and switched them to their wing tanks at the same time, so that shouldnt be the issue.

On a side note, my US capital tour (to be converted to a world tour in the beech) is quite fun and an interesting change from the airliners I previously flew more often.

[DaveSims]

You could use the keyboard controls.  Ctrl and F2, F3 for prop, Ctrl-Shift and F2, F3 for mixture.

[patchz]

I know it will not work for everyone, and I have not flown FS9 for a while and can't remember whether these settings are the same as FSX. But I discovered that I can assign mixture and prop to the X and Y rotations on the throttle portion of my Saitek X52 Pro. It is quicker and smoother than using the mouse in the VC. If you have Flight Controls that might allow this, go to Settings/Control/Control Axes, click on Mixture and then Change Assignment. Move the desired control on the Flight Control system and click on OK. Repeat the procedure for the Propeller. It took very little getting used to and really helps me to set the mixture/prop how I want. Hope this helps.

[Romflyer]

[quote]You could use the keyboard controls.

[elite marksman]

Thanks, I think I'll have to use the keyboard controls for now. Though I need a new stick, the current one is probably going on 10 years now (native serial) and is a bit floppy when centered...

Can't decide between a yoke + quadrant or a X52 though.