Rudder Pedal Issues

[Flamingskull5000]

Can anyone direct me to a link about this? Can't seem to find anything be search....

 

[Flamingskull5000]

SS Hard Drive for CFS3

Anyone else using a solid state HD just to run CFS3. I installed mine yesterday and moved only my CFS folder on to it, Loads in less than 1/2 the time and seems to help the simulator run more smoothly.

 

[Frosty]

Can anyone direct me to a link about this? Can't seem to find anything be search....

Perhaps you could state the nature of your problem? Otherwise you might as well google "Rudder Pedal Issues"...
That tip about SSD drives sounds good!

 

[Flamingskull5000]

It seems like it doesn't save the X/Y rudder pedal assignment. I seem to remember having to do something with the Uiesel.xml file or something like that?

 

[Threedp]

I concur on the SSD thing.

 

[Frosty]

It seems like it doesn't save the X/Y rudder pedal assignment. I seem to remember having to do something with the Uiesel.xml file or something like that?

I had the same problems until someone suggested adding these lines to your key assigments file (stock install in Win7: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Combat Flight Simulator 3.0/CFS3.xca. Open with NotePad):

<Device Type="YourDevice">
<GameMode Name="Player">
<Axis ID="Rudder" Action="Set_Yaw" Scale="64" Nullzone="36"/>
<Axis ID="X" Action="AXIS_LEFT_BRAKE_SET" Scale="64" Nullzone="36"/>
<Axis ID="Y" Action="AXIS_RIGHT_BRAKE_SET" Scale="64" Nullzone="36"/>
</GameMode>
</Device>

Replace "YourDevice" with the name of your rudder pedals.

 

[Flamingskull5000]

Thanks Frosty, I'll give that a try this weekend!

 

[Flamingskull5000]

I had the same problems until someone suggested adding these lines to your key assigments file (stock install in Win7: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Combat Flight Simulator 3.0/CFS3.xca. Open with NotePad):

<Device Type="YourDevice">
<GameMode Name="Player">
<Axis ID="Rudder" Action="Set_Yaw" Scale="64" Nullzone="36"/>
<Axis ID="X" Action="AXIS_LEFT_BRAKE_SET" Scale="64" Nullzone="36"/>
<Axis ID="Y" Action="AXIS_RIGHT_BRAKE_SET" Scale="64" Nullzone="36"/>
</GameMode>
</Device>

Replace "YourDevice" with the name of your rudder pedals.

I'm still having issues, could someone look at my xca file and point out any obvious mistakes I may have made?

http://pastebin.com/FAzyau8N

 

[Frosty]

It seems to me you did not 'close' the definitions for your pedals with the </Device> tag until you entered a new device: your joystick. Now there's also other axis and buttons stuff in your rudder pedal definitions (the same that are also in your joystick definitions). Make a backup of the file first and then delete everything between <Device Type="CH PRO PEDALS USB"> and the first </Device> you encounter, just before your joystick entry, and try adding only the lines below:

<Device Type="CH PRO PEDALS USB">
<GameMode Name="Player">
<Axis ID="Rudder" Action="Set_Yaw" Scale="64" Nullzone="36"/>
<Axis ID="X" Action="AXIS_LEFT_BRAKE_SET" Scale="64" Nullzone="36"/>
<Axis ID="Y" Action="AXIS_RIGHT_BRAKE_SET" Scale="64" Nullzone="36"/>
</GameMode>
</Device>

You could also try the file below (I tried editing yours):

View attachment my_xca.txt

 

[Flamingskull5000]

I tried the xca file you provided, but the rudder just seems to twitch on the runway when I try using the pedals.

 

[Daiwilletti]

I tried the xca file you provided, but the rudder just seems to twitch on the runway when I try using the pedals.

Do the pedals need to be calibrated occasionally, like a joystick? My Sidewinder II is a bit temperamental, sometimes needs calibrating within a week, sometimes is stable for months.

 

[MajorMagee]

Windows resets my joystick calibration every time I reboot, and aircraft are completely uncontrollable until I run the calibration software again.