Easiest way to switch HOTAS mappings from one aircraft (fighter) to another (bomber)?

[rogueblade]

I have a Thurstmaster T16000M FCS (stick, throttle, rudder). I have my bindings all happily set-up in game for the Spitfire and Yak. (no TARGET, or 3rd party software as yet).

I want to learn the A20 bomber, but need some vastly different control mappings.

 

How can I create a separate key mapping profile for the A20, so that I don't lose all my fighter mappings? and then switch between the profiles depending on the aircraft I'm flying?

 

Most advice on the forum says to stay away from target. I've come across Joystick Gremlin - will that let me have a separate profile for the A20? I'm not looking for complex key mapping options like shift functions on the HOTAS. Just a profile switcher for different aircraft.

Edited March 8, 2021 by rogueblade

[cardboard_killer]

Here's how I do it. However, it could be made easier with some .bat files or using JSMGA (or whatever it's called--see the entire thread)

 

 

24 minutes ago, rogueblade said:

I've come across Joystick Gremlin - will that let me have a separate profile for the A20?

 

Per the thread I quoted, it will work; however, I've never used it myself.

[von_Tom]

 

You can map keys to several commands.  You jus have to be careful not to map keys that might take effect in both aircraft, for example mapping bomb drop to bail out...

 

The only additional commands you might need relate to engine management of 2 engines and bomb drop settings.  You can set these to keyboard (assuming you're not in VR) to leave the HOTAS settings unchanged.  For example use numpad 1 and 2 to switch between engines, and 7, 8 and 9 to choose bomb drop settings.

 

This way you can leave everything as it is.

 

von Tom

[rogueblade]

21 hours ago, cardboard_killer said:

Here's how I do it. However, it could be made easier with some .bat files or using JSMGA (or whatever it's called--see the entire thread)

 

 

 

Per the thread I quoted, it will work; however, I've never used it myself.

Nice, as manual as this is, I may copy it!

 

 

20 hours ago, von_Tom said:

 

You can map keys to several commands.  You jus have to be careful not to map keys that might take effect in both aircraft, for example mapping bomb drop to bail out...

 

The only additional commands you might need relate to engine management of 2 engines and bomb drop settings.  You can set these to keyboard (assuming you're not in VR) to leave the HOTAS settings unchanged.  For example use numpad 1 and 2 to switch between engines, and 7, 8 and 9 to choose bomb drop settings.

 

This way you can leave everything as it is.

 

von Tom

That's a good point and I've only just started to realise this (e.g. I've bound water radiator axis and water radiator step to the same buttons, because some aircraft only use one or the other). I play in VR, so need to figure out the ideal hotas buttons for switching between engine 1&2, 1, or 2.

Edited March 9, 2021 by rogueblade

[von_Tom]

1 hour ago, rogueblade said:

I play in VR, so need to figure out the ideal hotas buttons for switching between engine 1&2, 1, or 2.

 

Me too, though I mainly stick to fighters/jabos.

 

I've found that I only need to deal with different engines when one is damaged and the prop needs feathering or something like that.  And I tend not to change the bomb dropping.  If you do need to do these things you can quickly look a the keyboard to hit the necessary button, and you can set the bomb drops as the engines are starting.

 

Good luck.

 

von Tom

[cardboard_killer]

The big difference for me is engine management between radials and inlines. Multi-engines make that even more complex, although I use the old CH six throttle quadrant, so my multi-engine planes are set for each pair of throttles to control engines 1 and 2, rpm/throttle/mixture; while my yak throttles are throttle/rpm/mixture/water rad/oil rad (and one unused). If you fly multi engines a lot (which I don't), I'd recommend the CH six throttle quadrant.

[dburne]

I so wish at some point 1CGS would include the ability for individual plane controller settings.

[Sokol1]

https://joystick-diagram.com/