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LOCKING THROTTLE CONTROLS TOGETHER
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| DANNY 2005-10-20, 11:31 pm |
| Twice this week I have done something that apparently unlocks the throttle
controls on the PMDG 737. I know I have used a combination of key strokes
that will cause them to lock together so that when I advance throttles with
the joystick control, both throttels advance and I can stop going around in
circles.
Any one have that key stroke combination? It just takes way too long to
restart FS9. All help appreciated.
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| Gregory 2005-10-20, 11:31 pm |
| On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:35:54 -0400, "DANNY" <danny.mckee@gmail.com>
brought the following to our attention:
quote:
>Twice this week I have done something that apparently unlocks the throttle
>controls on the PMDG 737. I know I have used a combination of key strokes
>that will cause them to lock together so that when I advance throttles with
>the joystick control, both throttels advance and I can stop going around in
>circles.
>Any one have that key stroke combination? It just takes way too long to
>restart FS9. All help appreciated.
>
the key sequence: E, then 1 activates engine #1
the key sequence: E, then 2 activates engine #2
key sequence: E, then 1, then 2 locks engine #1 and #2 together
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| DANNY 2005-10-20, 11:31 pm |
| Thanks for prompt response. I was thinking it was CTRL + ? +1,2. I was
trying to make it too complex. Thanks again.
"Gregory" <flightsim.maps@bkwds.comcast.net> wrote in message
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quote:
> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:35:54 -0400, "DANNY" <danny.mckee@gmail.com>
> brought the following to our attention:
>
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> the key sequence: E, then 1 activates engine #1
>
> the key sequence: E, then 2 activates engine #2
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> key sequence: E, then 1, then 2 locks engine #1 and #2 together
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| Gypsy Baron 2005-10-21, 7:33 pm |
| DANNY wrote:
quote:
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> Twice this week I have done something that apparently unlocks the throttle
> controls on the PMDG 737.
If you inadvertantly enter a single "E" keystroke FS9 will
automatically select ENG1 and only ENG1 for control.
Actually, I believe if you enter any text stream that starts with
an "E" and doesn't continue with a 1,2,3 or 4, you will get that effect.
I have macros programmed into my X45 throttle to select engines in
various combinations E12, E23, E34, E14, E1234, and individual 1,2,3
or 4.
Paul
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| No Joy! E+1,2 does nothing to solve the problem. I pulled out a book I
bought back in 1993 for FS5 and it too gives the key sequence as both of you
posters have sited. But it just does not work on the PMDG 737-700 with
Winglets & Stairs. Advancing the throttles with F3 or with Joystick control
produces same results . . . only throttle for engine 1 advances. If I press
E2, still engine 1 throttle advances. I have tried E2, ShiftE2 (doors open)
CTRL+SHIFT 2, even typed some dirty words but no joy.
Signed Baffled
"Gypsy Baron" <no-one@aol.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> DANNY wrote:
>
> If you inadvertantly enter a single "E" keystroke FS9 will
> automatically select ENG1 and only ENG1 for control.
>
> Actually, I believe if you enter any text stream that starts with
> an "E" and doesn't continue with a 1,2,3 or 4, you will get that effect.
>
> I have macros programmed into my X45 throttle to select engines in
> various combinations E12, E23, E34, E14, E1234, and individual 1,2,3
> or 4.
>
> Paul
>
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| Gypsy Baron 2005-10-22, 7:32 pm |
| DANNY wrote:
quote:
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> No Joy! E+1,2 does nothing to solve the problem. I pulled out a book I
> bought back in 1993 for FS5 and it too gives the key sequence as both of you
> posters have sited. But it just does not work on the PMDG 737-700 with
> Winglets & Stairs. Advancing the throttles with F3 or with Joystick control
> produces same results . . . only throttle for engine 1 advances. If I press
> E2, still engine 1 throttle advances.
OK...what you may have here is a case of a gauge in that aircrafts panel
issuing continuos "KEY" events. This would disrupt any attempt by the
user to enter multiple keystroke commands.
I have run across alot of panels that suffer from this malady.
There is a "fix" for this, short of tracking down the offending gauge.
It's a gauuge by Rob Barendregt. Look for it on AVSIM as:
RCBSE-10.ZIP
Also, check out this thread over there in the forums:
http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php...topic_id=265658
This will provide you with more detailed information about this sort of
problem.
Paul
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| DANNY 2005-10-22, 11:32 pm |
| Gypsy,
Hope you don't mind me using just your first name, heehee.
Thanks for that suggestion. Upon you suggestion, I have located the file at
flightsim.com and have installed and modified the config files in the
737-700 2D and VC folders as the instructions would have me do. Now I am
going to crank up the ole 737 and see what happens. I flew from KBOS to
KMIA this afternoon. All was well with FMC controlling the throttles to the
approach. After autolanding and autobraking, I attempted to advance
throttles slightly to disengage the autobraking system and started swerving
to the right. Checking the throttle quadrant, I could see only the left
engine control was moving. That's when I checked the newsgroup and found
your suggestion. Now off we go to see the results and will report back here
with success or failure.
"Gypsy Baron" <no-one@aol.com> wrote in message
news:435A8942.415A@aol.com...
quote:
> DANNY wrote:
>
> OK...what you may have here is a case of a gauge in that aircrafts panel
> issuing continuos "KEY" events. This would disrupt any attempt by the
> user to enter multiple keystroke commands.
>
> I have run across alot of panels that suffer from this malady.
>
> There is a "fix" for this, short of tracking down the offending gauge.
> It's a gauuge by Rob Barendregt. Look for it on AVSIM as:
>
> RCBSE-10.ZIP
>
> Also, check out this thread over there in the forums:
>
>
> http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php...topic_id=265658
>
> This will provide you with more detailed information about this sort of
> problem.
>
> Paul
>
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| Try e,1,2 Not E+1,2
Bryan
"DANNY" <danny.mckee@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ebt6f.14244$E17.13919@fe03.lga...
quote:
> No Joy! E+1,2 does nothing to solve the problem. I pulled out a book I
> bought back in 1993 for FS5 and it too gives the key sequence as both of
> you posters have sited. But it just does not work on the PMDG 737-700
> with Winglets & Stairs. Advancing the throttles with F3 or with Joystick
> control produces same results . . . only throttle for engine 1 advances.
> If I press E2, still engine 1 throttle advances. I have tried E2, ShiftE2
> (doors open) CTRL+SHIFT 2, even typed some dirty words but no joy.
> Signed Baffled
>
>
> "Gypsy Baron" <no-one@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:435944B8.5091@aol.com...
>
>
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| That gauge may have helped. I initially modified the panel config file as
indicated in the instructions as to adding a line in the [window00] section.
In the PMDG panel.cfg, that is for the 'dummy panel' what ever that is. I
got some very strange occurances when I put the reference to the gauge in
that section. So I removed it from that section and added it to the
[Window01] section where things seemed to have settled down. The last two
flights I made in the PMDG737, the thrust levers stayed locked together and
was able to taxi to the stand as directed by Ground. Thanks for the advise.
"Gypsy Baron" <no-one@aol.com> wrote in message
news:435A8942.415A@aol.com...
quote:
> DANNY wrote:
>
> OK...what you may have here is a case of a gauge in that aircrafts panel
> issuing continuos "KEY" events. This would disrupt any attempt by the
> user to enter multiple keystroke commands.
>
> I have run across alot of panels that suffer from this malady.
>
> There is a "fix" for this, short of tracking down the offending gauge.
> It's a gauuge by Rob Barendregt. Look for it on AVSIM as:
>
> RCBSE-10.ZIP
>
> Also, check out this thread over there in the forums:
>
>
> http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php...topic_id=265658
>
> This will provide you with more detailed information about this sort of
> problem.
>
> Paul
>
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| Thanks Bryan. My message could have been interpreted they way you saw it.
However, I was pressing the letter 'e' then quickly pressing 1,2. At no
time was I pressing the plus (+) key. I even tried e2 trying to get thrust
lever for the right engine to move but no joy. thanks for you attempt to
solve my perplexing problem.
"Bryan" <Idontthinkso@tim.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> Try e,1,2 Not E+1,2
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> Bryan
>
>
> "DANNY" <danny.mckee@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ebt6f.14244$E17.13919@fe03.lga...
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| Gypsy Baron 2005-10-25, 7:33 pm |
| DANNY wrote:
quote:
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> That gauge may have helped.
-SNIP-
quote:
> The last two
> flights I made in the PMDG737, the thrust levers stayed locked together and
> was able to taxi to the stand as directed by Ground. Thanks for the advise.
I hope that did it. Glad to have been of help.
Paul
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