Throttles not working (sortof)

[sking06]

PROBLEM: Moving hardware throttles does not cause any movement of the F-4J/S throttles. However, when the hardware throttles are moved the engines do respond momentarily than return to idle.

HARDWARE: Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog throttles/cyclic, MFG pedals.

SETUP: P3D controls are turned off. I use FSUIPC and LINDA for all control functions.

WHAT I HAVE TRIED: Everything (seems like it anyway)

1. All possible combinations of control setups, using P3D, FSUIPC and LINDA
2. Reinstalling F-4J/S, both BASIC and ADVANCED
3. Reinstalling P3Dv4.3
4. Stop Drinking

Thanks in advance....




Does your system meet the sim's requirements? YES
Did you temporarily disable your anti-virus program during the download process? YES
Before installing did you disable UAC. (User Account Control)? YES
Did you install, and are you running the sim as an admin? YES
Before running the sim did you make sure the FSX/P3D directory is off limits to any AV scanning? YES
Does your system have the required distributables? YES
Is your video card DX11 compatible? YES
If applicable, did you disable any FSX to P3D migration tools (like Estonia) before running the sim? YES
Are you using an aircraft other than a Milviz one as your default aircraft? YES
Have you installed in the root sim directory? YES
Do you have the appropriate SimConnect libraries installed? YES

Aircraft: F-4JS ADVANCED addon
Sim platform: P3D v.4
Operating system: Win10
Version: 1.180712_JS
Unique ticket identifier: 51451A06-1FED-025C-9C31-F15BC40F58C5

[doodlebug]

Did you try setting them in the P3D controls menu?

[JonathanBleeker]

The throttles need to be either set in the P3D controls menu, or sent to FS as a normal axis in FSUIPC.

[sking06]

I've tried both of these recommendations. Also tried using Thrustmaster TARGET. Always with the same results. I know that in all cases the program is seeing some sort of input, since the engines are at least showing some response.

[sking06]

OK... It appears that I've solved the problem, but it makes no sense. However, any port in a storm.

I have always set up the throttles in FSUIPC as send to FS as normal axis, Axis Throttle 1/2 Set. Then calibrate each throttle on page 3 of Joystick Calibration. For grins and giggles, I checked Map to 4 throttles on page 1 Throttle. This caused Throttle 2 axis to be copied from Throttle 1 axis on page 3. Throttles now work fine.

If someone can explain why this worked, I'll buy them lunch at the Del Coronado. Thanks for the help, you can close this ticket.