Newbie Flaps Setting Question

Groundpounder · January 16, 2018 at 4:48 AM

I'm new to Aerofly FS2, and this problem may have an easy solution, but I can't figure it out. It relates to the flap setup under 'SETTINGS/PRIMARY. I'm using a Warthog HOTAS system with TrackIR 5.

Within the flap setup line is a central window marked 'yaw' with 'in' and 'out' labels on either end. I presume that these labels refer to 'up' and 'down' flap positions (the more common use in English for flap position), but I'm puzzled by the yaw label. Why yaw? I find that it's linked to my TrackIR lateral head movements, which raise and lower the flaps as I move my head (!) I also find that whatever key or button designations I enter in the boxes don't work. (I presume that the two windows on each side allow a keystroke AND button designation for in/up and out/down.)

Is there any fix for this? Otherwise everything seems to work fine.

antigoon · January 16, 2018 at 7:30 AM

That is the axis assignment for Rudder controls. Flaps are not assigned to axes usually, but to a button.

sydel7912 · January 16, 2018 at 7:52 AM

Hello Groundpounder and welcome to the forums.

You should pause your track IR before entering the controls setup screen. Else, AFS2 will consider any head movement as an input.

Groundpounder · January 17, 2018 at 3:15 AM

If I quit TrackIR while setting up the Flaps, the "axis" bar goes away. However, once I start TrackIR, the problem returns unchanged - moving my head raises and lowers the flaps via TrackIR, and the assigned keys and buttons have zero effect on flap position.

Something ain't right!

drhotwing1 (IPACS) · January 17, 2018 at 3:34 AM Official Post

You shouldn't bind flaps to an axis.

TrackIR will bind to an axis if it's active while configuring your controls.

Jet-Pack (IPACS) · January 17, 2018 at 7:24 AM Official Post

You probably need to delete the axis assignment on the flaps first. Click in the middle on the axis bar and hit backspace. You may need to pause track IR for this one (maybe move it out of view but still have it enabled)