Throttle problems in FSX

Sledgehammer427 · 05-21-10, 10:18 PM

I have the F-104 Starfighter for FSX and I have the acceleration pack.
Apparently, the F-104 took acceleration too seriously because once I advance to full throttle or when the afterburner kicks in the throttle likes to go to 100% and stay there, I back off and it goes right back up.

I've recalibrated my joystick but since it's only happening to the Starfighter I decided that it's got to be something fishy with the flight model.
1. I'm not too sure if Alphasim would be willing to offer support, I got this from a friend for free...
2. I heard there's a fix, but apparently I gotta contact Alphasim.
and
3. I'm okay with the aircraft.cfg file, so if someone knows what's wrong, rest assured I'm not a complete moron and I'll know what you're saying

EDIT: It's happening for my XB-70 too, another plane my friend gave me, APLHASIM too.

crosherg · 07-18-10, 07:11 AM

1) If you edit the Panel.cfg file, and in the [vcockpit01] section comment out the following line, it can resolve the throttle problem.

//gauge42=ALPHA_F104!autotoggle_AB_98, 6,2,10,10

2) An alternative, and possibly better, solution is to include the following line in your aircraft.cfg file, in the [TurbineEngineData] section.

[TurbineEngineData]
afterburner_throttle_threshold = 0.00

05-21-10, 10:18 PM	#1
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	Throttle problems in FSX I have the F-104 Starfighter for FSX and I have the acceleration pack. Apparently, the F-104 took acceleration too seriously because once I advance to full throttle or when the afterburner kicks in the throttle likes to go to 100% and stay there, I back off and it goes right back up. I've recalibrated my joystick but since it's only happening to the Starfighter I decided that it's got to be something fishy with the flight model. 1. I'm not too sure if Alphasim would be willing to offer support, I got this from a friend for free... 2. I heard there's a fix, but apparently I gotta contact Alphasim. and 3. I'm okay with the aircraft.cfg file, so if someone knows what's wrong, rest assured I'm not a complete moron and I'll know what you're saying EDIT: It's happening for my XB-70 too, another plane my friend gave me, APLHASIM too. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C! Last edited by Sledgehammer427; 05-21-10 at 10:29 PM.

07-18-10, 07:11 AM	#2
crosherg Bilge Rat Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Solution to throttle problem 1) If you edit the Panel.cfg file, and in the [vcockpit01] section comment out the following line, it can resolve the throttle problem. //gauge42=ALPHA_F104!autotoggle_AB_98, 6,2,10,10 2) An alternative, and possibly better, solution is to include the following line in your aircraft.cfg file, in the [TurbineEngineData] section. [TurbineEngineData] afterburner_throttle_threshold = 0.00 Last edited by crosherg; 07-20-10 at 01:57 PM. Reason: additional info