C182 P3DV4 PROF. INSTALL

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CALL-SIGN-NIGHTHAWK
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C182 P3DV4 PROF. INSTALL

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I PURCHASED THE A2A 182 SKYLANE. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE TWO(2) DOWNLOAD FILES IN MY ACCOUNT DOWNLOADS.
MY O/S IS WINDOWS 10, MY ONLY FLIGHT SIM IS PREPAR3D 4.4. DO I HAVE TO INSTALL THE ACCU-SIM C182 SKYLANE PROFESSIONAL P3Dv2-3 FIRST AND THEN UPGRADE IT BY INSTALLING ACCU-SIM C182 SKYLANE PROFESSIONAL SECOND?

PLEASE ADVISE?

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Hello and welcome to the forums.

No - it's only necessary to download and run the zip file for Prepar3D v4. The other download package is provided for those customers who are still using earlier versions of Prepar3D.

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Thanks Nick! That's what I had done, just installed the P3Dv4.4 DOWNLOAD ONLY. IT INSTALLED FINE, I FLEW THE C182 AND ALL FUNCTIONS WORKED. I PARKED WENT COLD AND DARK AND EXITED P3D. LATER I CAME BACK AND STARTED MY C182 COLD AND DARK SCENARIO. EVERYTHING WORKS BUT MY HAT SWITCH FOR VIEWING. IT ONLY ALLOWED ME TO LOOK UP, NOT TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. QUIT PD3 TESTED MY NEW LOGITECH FLIGHT YOKE IN WINDOWS 10 (TESTED GOOD). STARTED PD3 AND C182 SCENERIO AND CHECKED ALL OF THE CONTROL SETTINGS FOR THIS DEVICE. ASSIGNMENTS LOOKED GOOD BUT STILL COULD ONLY LOOK UP. STARTED MY C337 AND NOW IT HAS THE SAME HAT SWITCH ISSUE AS THE C182.

CHECKED THE PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER WORKING CESSNA YOKE, SAME PROBLEM PERSISTED. TRIED DELETING AND REASSIGNING HAT SWITCH, NO JOY. COMPLETELY DEINSTALLED A2A C182 AND CLEANED UP DIRECTORY FOLDERS FOR THE PRODUCT PER INSTRUCTIONS. RESTARTED P3D, SELECTED MY C337 SKYMASTER SCENARIO AND ALL WAS FINE.

REPEATED THE C182 INSTALL AND ALL FUNCTIONS OK UNTIL I QUIT P3D AND RESTARTED. THE PROBLEM IS REPEATABLE. TRIED USING THE A2A CONTROLS CONFIG TOOL BUT I COULDN'T GET IT TO WORK.

ANY IDEAS?

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Yes, this issue has been mentioned a few times in relation to Prepar3D. I recommend you have a quick read of this topic and try the "direct input" method recommended. It can be found within the Prepar3D option menu under "other", the bottom page of the "controls" options.

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THE DIRECT INPUT SOLVED THE PROBLEM!

THANKS AGAIN! NOW I FEEL BETTER ABOUT BUYING MY NEXT PLANE FROM A2A

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You're very welcome Nighthawk - thanks for the update.

Nick

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