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Posted onPost created on March 18 2017 14:12 ET by Matthew Frazier

Hey all! I recently got the Carenado B1900D and was wondering if any of you have a set up for the throttle quad. I only have one throttle quad not two. So once the engines are started there is one lever for both engines. Right now I have the throttle, prop pitch, and reverser set up in FSUIPC. Do I need the condition lever set up? Carenado's documentation doesn't really explain this. All help is welcome.

Matt

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Posted onPost created on March 18 2017 18:34 ET by Tim Oleary

Hi Matthew-I don't have the 1900D but I do have the King Air C90 & 200. I fly them using the ProFlight with Engine Pwr levers set to to individual lever (with "f2" (switch) set to lower end #2) and both props set to the remaining lever. The condition levers on the P&W PT6's in the sim are used for startup, shutdown and setting idle speeds (ground and flight idle). I am comfy with just moving them via the mouse click.

Having cut my teeth flying corp KA's back in the late 70's I find this set up works for me during sim operations.

Hope this helps-

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Posted onPost created on March 18 2017 18:52 ET by Tyler Devereaux

Matthew:
I'm sorry I don't have specific knowledge on the 1900D, but I'd definitely find a way to simulate the condition lever.

Do I understand that you're dedicating a whole lever to the reverser function exclusively? If that's the case, perhaps you can look into a more complex setup that would allow you to dual-purpose your throttle lever as a reverser. I did a little tweaking and made friends with FSUIPC to make it so that my detent button on my throttle reverses the axis. So, once I land, I just bring my throttle below the detent and then when I raise it back up, it controls the reverse thrust.

I don't have any experience controlling beta range with turboprops in FS, but if it's anything like bringing your prop axis into the negative range similar to how you do with the throttle axis on reverse thrust, you might be able to apply the same type of setup I use (substituting the throttle for the prop axis).

Posted onPost created on March 19 2017 09:22 ET by Matthew Frazier

Tim Oleary wrote:

The condition levers on the P&W PT6's in the sim are used for startup, shutdown and setting idle speeds (ground and flight idle). I am comfy with just moving them via the mouse click.

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That's what I thought. Thanks for the info Tim! I was using them the same way. And as for the others, well I guess all I really need to do is monitor torque and rpm.

Tyler Devereaux wrote:

Do I understand that you're dedicating a whole lever to the reverser function exclusively? If that's the case, perhaps you can look into a more complex setup that would allow you to dual-purpose your throttle lever as a reverser. I did a little tweaking and made friends with FSUIPC to make it so that my detent button on my throttle reverses the axis. So, once I land, I just bring my throttle below the detent and then when I raise it back up, it controls the reverse thrust.

I don't have any experience controlling beta range with turboprops in FS, but if it's anything like bringing your prop axis into the negative range similar to how you do with the throttle axis on reverse thrust, you might be able to apply the same type of setup I use (substituting the throttle for the prop axis).

Yeah, It is a kinda migration from jetliner use. it works. I read something like that on a site the other day.

Thanks for the help. I will play around with it!

Matt

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Posted onPost created on March 19 2017 12:08 ET by Tyler Devereaux

Matthew Frazier wrote:

Thanks for the help. I will play around with it!

Good luck! Unfortunately, I'm out of town this week on business, but when I get back I can try to dig up whatever I read to help me get my setup working. I really like how mine turned out... and it saved me from having to waste a whole lever on a function I use for 60 seconds out of every flight.

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