A-10C Keyboard Control?

[AustinTheW]

Is there any way to use the keyboard to control the A-10C? Not manuevering, but systems, power, and other stuff. Reason being is because no matter how many times I play the tutorial for it, I can never remember how to even turn it on.

[startrekmike]

First off, there is always the auto-start function. You can look it up in the controls menu easy enough. I would tell you what it is but I have not used it in so long that I have long since forgotten it.

That said. I think that the tutorials are a bad way to really learn the start-up. They can kinda help but having the right switches and buttons light-up when you need to manipulate them never really pushes you to actually learn what you are doing. All you are really learning to do is hit the highlighted control and that won't do you much good.

Now, as much as you probably don't want to hear this, the best way to learn procedures like the start-up is to open the manual and go through it. You can find the start-up checklists pretty early in the manual and when you don't know where something is, look it up in the earlier part of the manual where it tells you where everything is in the cockpit. I know this seems like it would be a "boring" way to do things but it is the most effective and efficient way to learn. It takes away all the crutches and forces you to put real effort into understanding and not just memorizing.

This applies to pretty much everything else with the A-10C. The manual is just the most comprehensive and effective way to learn. I know that some will say "but I learn better hands-on" or something along those lines but it really is just about using the manual until it becomes natural to get your information that way.

The A-10C module is all about the learning process. Don't let some rather weak tutorials put you off from that journey. Pick up the manual and get cracking!

[spicy]

Originally posted by ExtraSpicyIfunny:

Is there any way to use the keyboard to control the A-10C? Not manuevering, but systems, power, and other stuff. Reason being is because no matter how many times I play the tutorial for it, I can never remember how to even turn it on.

I recommend writing up a checklist and looking at that if you forget what to do. I've done this for the UH-1H, Harrier SEAD and when I was first learning the Su-25T

[Troll Norris]

Well, lot of buttons you need are only for starting up the engine and the first time aircraft setup. You just setup your aircraft on the ground and don't touch those buttons anymore. While in flight, you will need only things that are on stick and throttle. The HATs are quite smartly arranged on the keyboard. If you have enough imagination, they looks just like cursors.

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?s=ada3d2a85498e21146ef93c5c708c7cd&p=1205504&postcount=1

[Xoho]

Go through the checklists, copy it to a page on your kneeboard if you need to. Then go through it as you do it. If you have a second monitor or phone you can open the manual ont here and use that checklist. Repetition is key.

[Xoho]

You only really need to bind the hotas controls, I find that everything else is easier to just click in cockpit since it's nicely organized and labeled. Most US aircraft are designed with a flow.

[m4rt14n]

I love clicking switches of the a 10c to start it. Why would you want to use keyboard? It takes away the simulation part of it.

[PoppaCapnurass]

to quick start the engines and prepare for take off, go to the keybinding menu and look under "Cheat" you will find that R Windows + Home starts does that by default. I bound mine to L Win+Home because I don't have a R Win key. Start up still takes about 10min though.

As for the remainder of the cockpit: Learn a few controls, you won't need too many: Cabin lights (helps even in day time), Autopilot controls (height, speed, direction etc), gun switches, particularly master arm etc. Those should be about all you might need to begin with.

If you are starting out, you can also "cheat" the settings to unlimited ammo and no damage to aircraft. This can take some frustration out of learning so don't be shy of going in with some trainer wheels on.

Lastly, get the manuals and put them on your tablet (or second monitor) and have them handy so you can do a search if you need to.

Look here for key bindings:

http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/w/images/2/21/Dcsa10c-keybindings.pdf


and here for some great weaponary information & tutorials (I saved it as a PDF)

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3171145/1