Can't bind heading bug to controller

Hello,

Can you give us a bit more info please?
What version of FSX are you flying?
What version of L-1011 are you flying - original or professional upgrade?
Also, what controllers are you using, and are you using any dedicated programming software that may come with them? (you mention adding heading bug to a controller button)

If you're trying a keyboard command, what key combo are you using?

Does the heading bug work OK using your controllers/key command in the default (stock) FSX aircraft?

Cheers
Rob

Hello,

Right - considering your setup, I'm not sure i'll be able to give any useful info. Biggest (potential) problem is that I'm an FSX user and you're on P3D and I have no experience of P3D at all!

I'm pretty sure in FSX, L-1011 uses default autopilot commands - whether that holds true for P3D I really couldn't say.
Are you getting issues with any other aircraft in P3D, and are all the other functions of the MultiPanel working as intended?

For now all I can suggest is check your drivers are up to date, make sure P3D is patched up to date (if that P3D works like that!), and lastly drop a ticket into the JustFlight customer support.... just remember that you're not going to get a response over the weekend.

Sorry but I don't think I can really give you anything more as we're not using the same software.

Rob

Hi again,

Just got a chance to look at this again. My 'default' keyboard commands did not include any bindings for any keys for controller buttons for either the Autopilot Heading Bug (decrement) or Autopilot Heading Bug (increment) commands.

Remember I'm using the original L-1011 release (non-pro) and FSX Gold (Steam Edition).
First up, I loaded the default Tristar tutorial. Heading bug functions OK only using mouse clicks/wheel.

Edited controls to assign heading bug increment/decrement to buttons on the X55 throttle. I set the repeat to 50% for both inc/dec commands.
Re-entered cockpit and the throttle buttons worked fine. Mouse functions continued to work fine as an alternative.

Went back to menu and added keyboard commands for heading bug inc/dec.
I used Shift+[ for Increase, and Ctrl+[ for Decrease.
Returned to cockpit, and key bindings worked OK, throttle buttons still worked OK and mouse controls still OK.

So for the original release, the Autopilot Heading Bug works just fine.

The only thing to my mind that's causing a possible issue here (without being able to test on the L-1011 pro version) is looking at the Saitek Panel you're using and whether it requires some additional programming to get full functionality.

Cheers
Rob

Note: I use a mix of the following controllers: Saitek X-55, 2 x Saitek ProGamer Command Units, Pro Pedals, Throttle Quad (with main lever axis programmed for landing gear/flaps/arrestor hook), Saitek TPM panel, VRInsight Tact & Toggle panel and TrackIR5.
I always find the best combination for control flexibility is to part-program the Saitek controllers using the Saitek software, use a superb controller utility called XPadder (transforms the VRInsight T&T panel) and use the custom key binding options in FSX.

Still working on this. In the pro can get tha ap working properly if I delete all the guages from the VC in the panel config, but many other things stop working. I really have no clue. Everything else with ap works fine in pro.