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May 14^th, 2004 at 8:27am

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On a whim, I decided to try something new last night for some added realism.

I reversed the axis of my throttle, giving me a much more realistic collective control...

But what amazed me is though it took some getting used to, it actually made flying the helicopter much, much easier.

Just thought I'd share!

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Reply #1 - May 14^th, 2004 at 10:48am

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I've tried that before but for me, it made no difference. I guess it's because (based on my equipment) it's not an up-down motion.
I have a fore-back motion on my throttle. I have a Saitek x45 HOTAS.
I wonder if unassigning the x45 throttle and assigning the collective to a lever on my GoFlight TQ-6 would work better. But my flight deck console is on my right so I'll have to work out that issue.

Thanks for the idea.

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Reply #2 - May 14^th, 2004 at 11:54am

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I've also got the X-45....worked like a charm for me. It's much easier to adjust the collective in small increments.

It could be because my mind isn't looking at it as a normal throttle, so it's not as tempted to throw it all the way forward, who knows?

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Reply #3 - May 14^th, 2004 at 5:15pm

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How do you reverse the axis on the X-45. I've looked the profile editor over and can't find any way of doing it.

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Reply #4 - May 14^th, 2004 at 5:26pm

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I stumbled on it. It's in FS, in your assignments screen....there's an option to reverse the axis. Works like a charm. I'm even landing on rooftops now with no problems. lol

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