FSX Control Setting Presets

[Russell Irwin]

Is it possible to make presents for my FS controls, esp. my throttle quadrant? I want to make presets for different aircraft configurations (e.g. preset for four-engine aircraft, twin jet, variable-pitch prop, etc.)? And if so, is it possible to have these presets load automatically, i.e. when a 737 is selected in the aircraft menu, the twin jet setting is selected automatically? Any help is welcome.

[B0ikat]

If I understand your question correctly, that's pretty much already controlled by the aircraft.cfg.

[OldAirmail]

As far as I know that isn't a problem.

You do have the full version of FSUIPC, don't you?



I've been telling people to get it for almost as long as I've been using FSX.


I use it with multiple switches to start engines one at a time, and a ton of other stuff.



Among other things, you can use it to send multiple commands to FSX too.



So with 4 switches, normally set one for engine, I could reassign 2 of those switches if I were flying a 2 engine aircraft for some other purpose unique to that aircraft.

Once set up in FSUIPC, all you have to do, is to remember your switch assignments after selecting your plane.

[garymbuska]

If you have a Yoke that has programmable switches such as the Saitek Cessna yoke with throttle quadrant you do not need the paid version of fsuipc.
I can even answer ATC with a push of a button on my yoke.
As long as there is an assignment for a function I can do it using my yoke.
If there is no assignment then you will need the paid version of Fsuipc.

[OldAirmail]

Now that is interesting!

I didn't know that the Saitek yoke had presets built in so when you changed aircraft, the buttons/switches assumed new functions.

It's to bad that they didn't make the other Saitek Pro Flight hardware more versatile!


At least with FSUIPC & SPAD you can custom program the other Saitek panels. And as I said, sending multiple commands with one click of a button/switch is ultra simple, and works great.