Flaps Switch Hardware Binding

Rhinozherous

Hello!
There are many variables shown in the manual, but unfortunately none for the special Flaps switch with its uncommon positions. The normal flaps assignments are not usable for this switch. For example there is no way to stop the flaps on its way to full without clicking the switch.

Black Square

The native events, FLAPS_CONTINUOUS_INCR, and FLAPS_CONTINUOUS_DECR should hopefully serve you well.

Rhinozherous

@Black-Square Nope, when I assign them via AAOhs the switch just vibrates but does not move anything. When I assign these commands via the normal MSFS2024 control settings it just does nothing.

Rhinozherous

There is also no way for hardware to set it back to neutral when in the up position

Black Square

For 3rd party software, you will have to pass a value to those two events, which is the amount to increment the flaps by (out of 32,768) every time the event is fired.

Rhinozherous

@Black-Square Okay, have to figure that out. But what should I do when using the MSFS standard assignments? They do nothing to the switch it seems.

RPGamerous

At first glance, I thought my HC Bravo flaps switch was doing the job perfectly. But after reading this post I decided I'd try to help, and this is what I found.

2024 native INCREASE FLAPS/DECREASE FLAPS / Axis and Ohs FLAPS_INCR/FLAPS_DECR
Extension: First stop is 10. Second stop is about 22. Final stop is 35. Switch returns to centered position.
Retraction: First stop is about 22. Second stop is 10. Final stop is 0. Switch does not return to centered position.

I see the same behavior with both methods.

RPGamerous

@Rhinozherous what hardware and what type of input are you using? Are you sure you don't have something else bound to your flaps? My flaps switch (which is really just two separate buttons) does operate the flaps, they just don't behave quite as I expected.