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pilots yoke

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After latest update cannot get the pilots yoke to appear after removing to access switches.

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Re: pilots yoke

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Yes - the original click spot (the yoke shaft) has been hidden a bit by the newly added autopilot buttons. However, you can still see (and click) it if you move your head a bit to the left or right. Alternatively, you can use the shift + 3 'controls' panel.

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Re: pilots yoke

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Sorry, but this is not acceptable for me . Not every user has a head tracker, so me too. :(
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Yeah - I don't use a head tracker (I use EZdok instead which allows me to peer 'under' the yoke so I rarely hide it) but I can see that the new setup would be a nuisance for anyone who regularly removes the yoke.

Perhaps A2A just need to tweak the click spots a little. The black mounting plate for the buttons could perhaps restore the yoke when clicked rather than causing the A/P mode select button to depress, which is the current response.

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Re: pilots yoke

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Really frustrating update. I need to quickly switch the yoke off and on to get at switches etc..
Selecting shift+3 is real slow when the workload is high.

Can this be changed?

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Re: pilots yoke

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Yes, I took my first flight with the new accusim update last night, in the Cherokee.
I like the changes overall, but I did find the autopilot controls over the yoke shaft to be a bit annoying, as I can no longer with a single click remove the yoke / flip a switch/ enable the yoke.
Now I have to either lean way down (track IR) and lose my view of the sky for something as simple as fuel pump for tank switch.... turn off the yoke and struggle to turn it back by leaning for perfect view of mouse click region, or enable the shift3 menu, which loses some emmersion.

Now that said, I do like the general idea of having the autopilot buttons visible when yoke is removed, but would love to see a different solution for that.

My ideas would be...
1) make the autopilot controls a shift3 menu option as well, so I can choose when they show up or not.

2) connect the yokes, so both are enabled/disabled together. This would not bother me, and would leave the passenger shaft open for click to re-enable the yoke. (the realair duke has the yokes enabled together this way)

3) add a re-enable yoke button to those autopilot controls - so an easily accessible click spot is still there.

4) find an open spot on the panel nearby to put those autopilot controls when the yoke is disabled.

I think any of these solutions would be more convenient than the current solution.

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Re: pilots yoke

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Thanks for the report we are looking into it. Its looking like a larger clickspot can be made, in the meantime please use the shift + 3 to remove the yoke.

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Re: pilots yoke

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Yes I agree it's a bit annoying that you have to go through the menu's to get your yoke back. I hope this will be fixed.

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Kimo wrote:Yes I agree it's a bit annoying that you have to go through the menu's to get your yoke back. I hope this will be fixed.
+1 for a fix on that issue.
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Re: pilots yoke

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How about moving the autopilot buttons to another spot, such as between the DG and TC, to the left of the Davtron, or between the Strobe and Fuel Pump Switches. They only appear when Yoke is removed. This would free up the original quick click Yoke Hide/Show.
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Re: pilots yoke

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Lewis,
Can you provide an update on a possible fix for this yoke problem?
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Its in the works along with other fixes/updates and will be released via the updater. Please use the shift+3 panel in the meantime.

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Re: pilots yoke

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Has there been a fix for this yet? I think I'm up to date, but it's still not possible to bring the yoke back for me after hiding (unless pressing some keys to shift my head position (no track-vr here) or via shift-3). The reason the yoke needs hiding a couple of times if you're not using track vr is because switches such as landing light, etc. are hidden behind the yoke and can't be seen/accessed easily without track vr.

An alternative to making the yoke click area bigger would be to just move the 'stick-on' AP controls a bit to the left, or right, so the metal bar would not be covered (entirely).

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Re: pilots yoke

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As of now there hasn't been a fix for this issue. But there hasn't been a new updater since this was reported either. So I guess we'll have to wait just a little while longer :wink:
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Re: pilots yoke

Post by Nick - A2A »

Something else which A2A may want to consider for future updates is adding a function or two via the input configurator to toggle the visibility of the yokes. That way customers could just use a keyboard or hardware shortcut. In fact, those who have a registered copy of FSUIPC can already use a basic macro to achieve the same end using the "L:YokeLeftVis" and "L:YokeRightVis" L:Vars.

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