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almccoyjr

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I'm using my Cougar stick but not my throttle. I'm using CH Quadrant instead. I've mapped levers for throttle/mixture control and several switches for the battery,magnetos, fuel flow and to blip the engine.

Thanks to Bletchley on fuel mixture data and GimpyGuy on the blip functions.

I'm practicing from 17,000 ft. downwards. After a couple of flights and some "violent" manoeuvers, I find it very serene gliding down to the tarmac. It's awesome to trackir around on the way down.

Once I get the hang of adjusting the fuel mixture, I'm going to start dogfighting all over again.

Those guys had there hands full!
 
Once you take off and are cruising between 3000ft-5000ft, just back your mixture off untill it starts to splutter, then add a bit more fuel and your away.

When you want to climb or get in a dog fight give it more fuel, but if your high up it may start to flood because the air is thinner, so back it off a bit until it runs smoothly again. Then as your decend it will be ok, but if you decend during a dog fight it will pay to give it full rich again closer to the ground.

Good hunting.
 
That's going to be my next step when I start from the tarmac. I'm going to try to map out a general operating envelope.

Good advice.
 
almccoyjr said:
I'm using my Cougar stick but not my throttle. I'm using CH Quadrant instead. I've mapped levers for throttle/mixture control and several switches for the battery,magnetos, fuel flow and to blip the engine.

Thanks to Bletchley on fuel mixture data and GimpyGuy on the blip functions.

I'm practicing from 17,000 ft. downwards. After a couple of flights and some "violent" manoeuvers, I find it very serene gliding down to the tarmac. It's awesome to trackir around on the way down.

Once I get the hang of adjusting the fuel mixture, I'm going to start dogfighting all over again.

Those guys had there hands full!
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almccoyjr,

You said your using a cougar stick but not the throttle. I'm assuming the throttle is USB? Does the game have any trouble recognizing the CH for throttle and Thustmaster for x and y axis? Additionally are you using rudder pedals and if so are they run through the joystick or just plugged into a USB port. The reason I'm asking is my favorite joystick it the old Thrustmaster FCS. I found a platinum version new in the box on Ebay. This one is USB and has no provision for using my cougar throttle. My intention was to purchase a CH products or Saitek throttle quadrant and pedals (USB) but was wondering if OFF would recognize and use all three for their seperate functions.

Thanks,
Scott
 
Clarification. Cougar HOTAS is complete. The throttle is plugged into the stick as are my "old" CH Pro pedals. I'm just not using the throttle in the sim; it however, stays connected.

Quadrant is also USB and OFF(CFS3) will recognize it as an alternative controller. I have OFF setup with the Cougar and am using the Quad through the keyboard using CM Manager to map the functions.

In CFS3, I use Cougar complete as main and use Quad to control prop pitch, gears, flaps, dive brakes, fuel, various swithces etc.

The Quad levers have a functional detent. All the way back is off, detent is min function. The difference is I'm using one of the levers as a throttle: Cougar growls when I do that.

haven't thought about OFF recognizing Quad as throttle. I'll unplug CT this weekend and see if OFF "sees" it as a functional throttle. If it does, that would be way cool.
 
almccoyjr,

Thanks for the info. Let me know how it goes with the cougar throttle unplugged and if OFF recognizes your quadrant.

Scott
 
Tried it before the weekend. No go. OFF(CFS3) recognizes one or the other, not both.

Checking some CH posts, IL-2 does recognize more than one controller. I have IL-2 but haven't tried it yet in that sim.

I've started F4 again using Open Falcon and Red Viper. "Jagstang's" incredible program incorporates the Quad into the control package. I'll be reviewing that.

I've only had the Quad a week and I have a year of scenarios I'm itching to try.
 
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