views only work correctly in instant mode

[pembquist]

On take off the snap with pan mode works, then in 30 sec to a minute it stops working, won't hold still keeps reverting to forward, pan mode just jitters wildly but instant (f9) works.  This is all with the hat switch, I didn't think to try the keypad yet.  Its all been fine since last december but the last couple of times online it doesn't work right.  I have a MS Sidewinder Force Feedback.  I tried recalibrating and unplugging replugging but that hasn't worked.  I'll try the keypad next time and try it offline.  I don't have another joystick to compare but if it was the hatswitch I wouldn't think it would work in f9 mode.  The planes are always hiding behind the frame parts of my canopy which makes me panicky which in turn is not helping my abismal score.  Any ideas? Its a Vista machine. The joystick is plugged into the usb port on the computer. 

[gyrene81]

do you now or did you ever have a face/head tracking program installed and attempt to use in ah? what happens in the default f1 view mode? when you get into ah, try hitting ctrl + f5 and see whether that makes a difference in your hatswitch views.

[pembquist]

I tried all the above with no change, never had a track ir kinda thing ever.  I did notice that when it would start spazzing out it would not malfunction across control modes.  It seems to have fixed itself after doing it through several machine restarts and game restarts so I'll just keep my fingers crossed.  thanks for the help.