VKB MCG Pro - Share your button mappings

[p6889k]

Just received my new VKB Gunfighter Pro with the MCG Pro grip. Wow, what an upgrade compared to my old Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2 (without FFB) - I feel like I'm flying a completely different airplane. Now I just need to figure how to best map the various buttons as I've never had a stick with this many buttons. I'm looking to ideas from those of you that have the same grip.

 

Few thoughts/questions:

• I fly primarily FW-190 A5. 
• I use TrackIR
• I own MFG Crosswinds pedals with toe brakes and therefore don't need to use the MCG break for breaking. For now I mapped it to zoom, which works really nice. I squeeze the brake and view zooms in depending on how far I squeeze. I release the break and view zooms out.
• I don't own throttle system. For now i mapped throttle to the left 4 button ministick (up, down)
• I mapped cowl outlets for FW-190 to the left 4 button ministick (left, right)
• I mapped bombs to the bottom right button.
• I mapped engine boost to the top left red button.
• I mapped external views to the middle down ministick. Up - external view, Down - flyby, Left - friendly aircraft, Right - enemy aircraft. Push - bomb view. I use mouse to move external camera.
• Left pinky button: Snap to custom cockpit view. Or when in external view switch from external to cockpit view.
• I haven't setup trim or stabilizers or flaps or anything else.
• I'm not sure how I want to use the GateCont ministick and the top Master Mode ministick and its two modes.

 

I can obviously try different things, but would appreciate to hear how you are using it, especially the two analog ministicks.

 

Thank you.

[Seb71]

5 hours ago, p6889k said:

I haven't setup trim or stabilizers or flaps or anything else.

You should have those on the stick on some hat switches or on the analog mini sticks, set in "digital" mode.

 

I think the mini sticks can be set as relative axes and in that case, you could also use them like that for cowl shutters, radiators wich are axes, maybe the stabilizer.

 

Also, zoom on that brake lever does not sound as such a good idea. To maintain a certain zoom level, you have to squeze the lever and that degrades your fliying/aim.