So I logged on last night for the first time in about a month, updated my version (twice) and started playing around with the new analog input controls. I run a X52 but have a dissected AV8R that I use also. I decided to map my gear to one of the extra throttle controls. I simply mapped the 'raise/lower gear' function to my min and max inputs and left my middle empty. I played with it and got it to work fine, push it down when I want gear down, up when I want gear up. The flaw in my plan was quickly exposed... I got shot down. I re-spawned, took-off, and realized my gear level had now been reversed. A quick simple fix, or quickly reset the control before flight, but it gave me the idea.
I don't have AH on this computer and after reading the "dump flaps" thread, I'm worried I missed these functions yesterday; correct me if these are already available in-game.
Instead of just being able to map the control 'raise/lower gear,' add a 'gear down' and 'gear up' command. You'd end up with 3 gear commands, the regular 'toggle landing gear' and a raise and lower function independent of each other.
A similar function could be applied to flap control, though it would pose more problems with different flap settings. A 'flaps fully retracted' and a 'flaps fully extended' make sense, could even map a mid flaps, or find a system to allow for different settings on an analog input (i.e. If aircraft has 3 notches of flaps, then input button 4 = full flaps).
Those are the two that stood out to me.
-Jayhawk
