Likelihood of needing two different cowl flap settings?

[jmarkows]

I have been focusing exclusively on the Bonanza since the pack of both came out, but I was in the Baron this afternoon briefly to play with a binding and I saw it has two cowl flap levers. I will have one spare axis to bind when I finally set up my Baron profile, and from the Bonanza I like the idea of having cowl flaps mapped to physical levers if I can.

If I bind both cowl flap levers to one axis, how likely is it that I will end up needing/wanting dissimilar cowl flap settings? Is this a bad idea? I don't have the problem in the Dukes because they're electric switches (don't have the buttons to bind them).

[MiRexer]

If you plan to do engine out procedures you’ll want to be able to close them on the inop engine to reduce drag and help keep heat in it - and you’ll need the other one open cause that engine will be working hard.

[jmarkows]

Sure, I can do that via the mouse if needed. But as a general rule they should be similar, yes?

I notice they have detents at the top and bottom of travel, are the cowl flaps on these two aircraft really only meant for full open or full closed?

[MiRexer]

No - they have many positions between - and a detent at both ends it seems. 99% of the time you'll have them set the same.