Simviation Forum - Is it possible to control everything with keyboard

Apr 21^st, 2004 at 6:29pm

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Hi,
I purchased a MS joystick, now I would like to eliminate the mouse and use only the joystick and the keyboard.

I re-defined all the controls I need (radios, A/P switches, OBS, hd selector, etc.). But I have diffuculty at altitude hold switch. I mapped it to letter "I", but when I press, it just toggles fight director on, and activates wing leveler.

Moreover, I could not find the IAS adjust selector.

I read somewhere in this forum that someone done such a thing for CFS, i wonder if it is possible with FS2002.

Thanks.

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Reply #1 - Apr 22^nd, 2004 at 3:07am

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CTRL+SHIFT+R is the Airspeed select
CTRL+R is the Airspeed hold

hope that helps?

If you go onto AVSIM and look in the FS2002 misc files theres several files in there that list all the standard keyboard commands.

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Reply #2 - Apr 22^nd, 2004 at 1:54pm

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I use the Microsoft Force-feedback Pro joystick for the yoke/stick, and throttle only, the rest I use the keyboard for gear, flaps, trim, brakes, etc.
It's easy to get used to the basic keys for these functions. I know them all off by heart now... Grin

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The mouse, I just use for the radios, such as operating the switches and dialling in the numbers. I find it makes more sense, using my right hand to control the radios just as pilots would... 8)...!

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P.P.S. the drop-down knee-board in the Menu, lists all the default keys, and enables you to change them to suit yourself... Wink

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Reply #3 - Apr 22^nd, 2004 at 6:40pm

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Well, actually I know all the keyboard shortcuts. It is just listed when you select

Optinons>Controls>Assignments...

My problem is that, I try to re-define these commands so that they are easier to use (i.e instead of pressing "Ctrl+Shift+R" for airspeed select, I would like to press just "R" for this), but I could not find the entry for the IAS adjust selector keyboard shortcut (I mean the list under Optinons>Controls>Assignments..., it is listed in the kneeboard and works however (but I cannot re-define them by using the kneeboard)).

As Fozzer mentioned I checked the kneeboard and noticed a strange thing. It nicely lists all the shortcuts, and it is not a static text, when I redifine a key it updates this information, everything normal up to this point, then I re-define the altidute hold key to "I" but this is still listed as "Ctrl+Z" in the kneeboard and altitude hold shortcut is allways "Ctrl+Z", I cannot change it. ???

Sometimes it is necessary to adjust a radio, OBS etc. while in a turn or during approach, and I don't want to leave my hand off the joystick, that's why I want to eliminate the mouse. It is not rare that I had to land on the taxi ways Grin

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Reply #4 - Apr 23^rd, 2004 at 2:10pm

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....... It is not rare that I had to land on the taxi ways Grin

I always land on taxiways.
It saves getting tangled up with all those annoying aircraft playing silly buggars on the runways.... Wink

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Reply #5 - Apr 24^th, 2004 at 1:00pm

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LoL Fozzer!

I'm picturing the Black Ten Gallon hat here! Grin

Genetic, this post is probably in the wrong forum, as it's kind of a FS9 settings thing, but, since you are here, have you tried mapping it to another key other than "I", or set and SAVED it through Options>Controls>Assignments?

Is your FS9.cfg file properties accidently set to "read only" ?

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Reply #6 - Apr 25^th, 2004 at 4:42am

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I always land on taxiways.
It saves getting tangled up with all those annoying aircraft playing silly buggars on the runways.... ...!

LOL. Very vise way of thinking

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Genetic, this post is probably in the wrong forum, as it's kind of a FS9 settings thing

Well, I guess FS9 is FS2004. I use FS2002 and I posted this to FS2002 forum actually. But it has been moved here. I think the moderator thought this is a hardware question as I entered the matter by saying "I purchased a MS joystick, ..." They seem to be very busy

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have you tried mapping it to another key other than "I"

Yes I tried a couple of other keys. No good Cry

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or set and SAVED it through Options>Controls>Assignments?

There is no Save option in Options>Controls>Assignments. I just set it and hit OK. Maybe there is in FS2004, and you are talking about that?

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Is your FS9.cfg file properties accidently set to "read only" ?

I don't know where to look it in FS2002.cfg. But the problem is only with the altitude hold, others are working well. So, this shouldn't be the problem.

Thanks for your replies.

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