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Title: Poor max throttle
Post by: Tjay on August 16, 2004, 01:13:02 PM

I have calibrated my throttle (CH Pro) in Windows and in the game's Joystick calibration setup but still seem to fall behind other aircraft in a formation when everyone is running at max militray power. The deficiency equates to about 1k distance every 15 mins. This with all planes on level autopilot, so it's not my clumsy stick handling. Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Poor max throttle
Post by: ra on August 16, 2004, 01:30:06 PM

Lose weight.

Title: Poor max throttle
Post by: Xargos on August 16, 2004, 01:33:52 PM

Do you have your RPMs turned up?  That's what it sounds like.

Title: Poor max throttle
Post by: xBarrelx on August 16, 2004, 02:02:58 PM

check your military power under e6b and what ur rpms and man. are reading out on your instruments. then come back if you cant fix the problem from there.

Title: Poor max throttle
Post by: Tjay on August 17, 2004, 12:55:30 PM

Thanks for the suggestion about using E6B. My RPM (no such thing as RPMs :) are maxed out, prop pitch full fine. My boost and RPM figures are the same as the rest of my squad.

Title: Poor max throttle
Post by: Tjay on August 17, 2004, 12:56:29 PM

Quote

Originally posted by ra
Lose weight.

So witty. I fell about laughing.

Title: Poor max throttle
Post by: beet1e on August 17, 2004, 04:56:44 PM

Tjay

You have calibrated your stick in Windows, but have you calibrated it within the online game? You need to start the game, enter Setup, select controls, then select joystick, then the joystick calibration option. Follow the instructions, ie full control movements including your throttle. Be sure to move the throttle between fully open and fully closed. See if this works.

Title: Poor max throttle
Post by: Schutt on August 18, 2004, 05:00:00 AM

Does your E6B read a diffrent air speed than your squadies?

I assume you all have the same loadout (fuel, ext storage)?

When the e6b military man says the same as your full throttle man i doubt its the joystick.

Also flying in a slightly diffrent direction than your squadies will increase distance, and it takes a while for the plane to pick up speed, so when you set max throttle when they say it and they already have it on for a bit it will take a long time till you reach their speed.

ciao schutt

Title: Poor max throttle
Post by: TheDudeDVant on August 18, 2004, 09:33:03 AM

If your wep works, you are at full throttle.. 8)

Title: Poor max throttle
Post by: Dux on August 18, 2004, 05:47:02 PM

Tjay, this same issue came up a loooong time ago... we noticed that in Squad Ops there was always one member of our squad that could not keep up, but was at max throttle. His joystick was fine, was calibrated properly, and his trims were at max.

It turns out that it's a net lag issue, and there's nothing you can really do about it.

I've gotten into the habit of flying at 95% when leading a formation.