Author Topic: Can you toggle over to mouse flight control?  (Read 437 times)

Offline 8thJinx

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Can you toggle over to mouse flight control?
« on: January 23, 2018, 11:12:20 AM »
There are times when I want to move my HOTAS off my desk and fly a bomber with a mouse.  Is there any way to toggle over to do that, without unplugging my HOTAS?
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Re: Can you toggle over to mouse flight control?
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2018, 11:17:50 AM »
Use modes and set up a flight control mode for mouse flying.

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Re: Can you toggle over to mouse flight control?
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2018, 11:35:45 AM »
I tried setting up Mode 3 for mouse flying and it didn't work.  I went to Controls / Map Controllers, selected the controller to be "Mouse", and then selected Mode 3 and mapped the inputs.  It no workee.
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Re: Can you toggle over to mouse flight control?
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2018, 11:42:10 AM »
I got it to work.  I needed to map a key to switch to Mode 3.  Works great now.
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Re: Can you toggle over to mouse flight control?
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2018, 12:19:02 PM »
Set up the same switch in mode 3 to switch back to mode 1.  :aok