Originally Posted by
mossy
Ah that's a brilliant idea! A proximity switch from rapid is about a pound so it's not even an expensive option (as it sounded like it might be when I read it).
Something just occurred to me that could be a problem:
For lights, master, avionics, etc I will be using simple on / off switches from a standard electronics supplier, rather than ones that flick on then return to centre. FSX doesn't have, say, 'landing lights on' as one control and 'landing lights off' as a separate one - rather, it has 'landing lights on / off'. Will the software the comes with the joystick controller be able to turn the lights on when the switches are in the on position, and off when they are off? Or will it turn them on when the switch is in the on position, and off when they are flicked off and then back on (such as was the case with a previous joystick of mine)? If it's the latter, is there a way around this?
Thanks once again for the help.