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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: llama on December 05, 2006, 05:01:53 PM

Title: What to use knobs for on Thrustmaster TQS or Cougar Throttle?
Post by: llama on December 05, 2006, 05:01:53 PM

All,

So I have managed to secure a fair amount of old Thrustmaster hardware, including  a TQS (and a couple of broken ones - I should be able to make one more good one out of it.)

Anyway, I've been using a WCS Mk II Throttle since 1995, so I have a question for all you TQS and Cougar users:

What the heck do you do with the rotating knobs? And by that, I mean what Aces High controls do you map to the knobs?

I know that they're intended to be used for radar operations: moving the antennas and changing the range/frequencies. OK - that makes sense for modern Jet-sims, but we're flying a prop-sim here.

Your thoughts and ideas are appreciated.

-Llama

Title: What to use knobs for on Thrustmaster TQS or Cougar Throttle?
Post by: Krusty on December 05, 2006, 05:04:40 PM

I don't have it, and I have precious few axis to map on my setup, but the thing I'd love most:

1) 3 dials to map to trim, no more press-and-hold trim keys

2) RPM on a throttle, so I can set it and throttle without using the numberpad

3) 2- or 4- engine setup with RPM and separate throttles. Probably a 2-throttle would be best, with 2 RPMs (2 and 2 for 4 axis) or 1 for RPM and 1 for whatever-the-heck-I-like :)

Just some thoughts, for inspiration.

Title: What to use knobs for on Thrustmaster TQS or Cougar Throttle?
Post by: ramzey on December 05, 2006, 08:13:23 PM

RPM, trim, zoom for map