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  1. Based on valuable feedback I have uploaded v1.2.0 of the xsaitekpanels.ini to improve switch panel allocation and implementations.

    The main changes to the Switch Panel allocation are:

    • Fuel Pump - now turns the Ice Protect on and off.
    • Deice - now selects Ice Protect to normal and high.
    • Beacon - selects Left and Right fuel tank.
    • Taxi - operates the Ice light.

    Full details are available in the included manuals.

    NOTE - it is important that xSaitekPanels v2.75 plugin is used for correct operation of the Battery switch.

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  2. 21 hours ago, Pattism said:

    Looking forward to your next revision; and speaking of versions, look what I did yesterday...

    Thank you for the screenshots. I love the overlay but I don't think have the facilities to do the same. I take onboard your Deice/Tks allocation to Fuel Pump and De-Ice switches. I have moved the left/right tank selection to the redundant Beacon switch. I will keep both BATs and ALTs ganged to the red switches. 

  3. 12 hours ago, Pattism said:

    I've made minor updates so that the physical positions of the Panel switches drive their positions back into the simulator...  Except for the Parking Brake, couldn't figure that one out :wacko:

    Note that you'll not be able to mouse-click on the switches to changer their position, only the physical switches move them.

    Thank you for your suggested changes. I have done a line-by-line comparison of your "1.1". 

    I am not sure what you were trying to achieve. Most of the switches use the available _On/_Off commands (not visible to the user/developer) to operate the SR22 switches and hence their systems. You first tried to use the visible _Toggle commands before changing tack to adjusting the datarefs. While the datarefs change the system values they don't necessarily move the switches.

    The Parking Brake was implemented in 1.0.0 and attached to the redundant Gear Lever (using sim/flight_controls/brakes_toggle_max). I will use @Coop suggestion of afm/sr/f/misc/parking_brake.

    I don't intend to update the downloadable version to "1.1". I will look at the additional actions you suggest and issue an update 1.2 to avoid any confusion.

  4. Although not explicit via the DataRefTool plugin, through experimenting I found that in addition to the _Toggle suffix the _On and _Off suffixes were also available. These are all case sensitive and most use a capital for the suffix. However, this did not work in a couple of cases and I tried lower case which did work. Check out the xSaitekPanels.ini I have published to see those commands I have used. 

  5. I have been using the available commands to activate switches and knobs for xSaitekPanels. These are available with the prefix afm/sr/cmd/switches. The commands all offer _On, _Off and _Toggle options. The only dataref I have used in that for the panel and instrument lights (plits and ilits). 

  6. 11 hours ago, lighttrail said:

    The battery switch turns the batteries on but it does not turn them off when switched to the off position.

    Thank you for the report. I have tested the xSaitekPanels.ini with both the SR22 and SR22TN. The Battery 1 & 2 switches are working correctly with the Switch Panel Master Battery switches - both ON and OFF. Ensure that the downloaded .ini is installed in the XP11/Aircraft/X-Aviation/SR22 Series/TorqueSim SR22 and /TorqueSum SR22TN directory.

  7. I was always taught to anticipate the pitch up as I lowered the flaps to avoid any change in attitude. It does not require much forward movement on the yoke/stick to achieve this. You should not wait for the pitch up to start your correction.

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  8. Most/all light aircraft will balloon when the flaps are lowered. The amount will depend on your airspeed. Any effect on attitude should first be countered with the yoke/stick input. Only when stable should the pitch trim be adjusted. 

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  9. Use the rudder bar for general taxiing and use differential brakes and thrust for tighter turns (eg. Turning off the stand or for backtracking on runway).

    Interestingly, although the nosewheel steers through the rudder pedals, beyond 45° it disengages automatically and becomes free-castoring, giving the aircraft an incredibly tight turning radius of under ten metres.

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