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I cant think of any reason why it wouldnt be possible and the only issue I can see is having quick acess to enough keybinds. In SB with HOTAS I have dozens of controls split across my control stick and throttle and its still barely enough. In RB I use M&K and have every practical keybind combo bound
well is it as viable as M&k or on a similar / slightly lower lvl for air rb
I dont know. to be honest. Ive never personally tried it.
At lower BRs, where you have less required keybinds (such as for things like radar, missiles, CMs, etc) it certainly does mitigate that issue
There are advantages to a throttle over a keyboard for rapid and precise throttle changes, but whether they would make any meaningful difference either way im not sure.
Id just try it, at the end of the day. I think its a matter of personal preference
I’m sure it’s possible, but I don’t see what advantage you could get from doing so. I’d do it purely for fun.
I almost always turn on manual engine control on any piston-engined aircraft in ARB before takeoff, and if possible, I fully open all the radiators. After that, I turn off manual control. During combat, if I experience severe overheating, instead of disabling afterburner, I press the manual control button again, with all radiators fully open.
However, it’s important to consider each specific aircraft. On British planes, there were sometimes superchargers, and fiddling with their settings was a hassle. But for something like the Yak-3, I could use manual control to compensate for its tendency to break its wings. It has excellent dynamics; you fly at 600 (IAS/EAS), blink, and you’re at 650; blink again, and you’re at 700 — the wings detach.
If I set the propeller pitch to 100 and fully open the radiators, it works almost like an air brake, allowing you to descend at a 30-degree angle without gaining much speed. So sometimes it’s beneficial to leave the propeller pitch automatic, while at other times, setting it to 100 manually is better. When setting the engine to 0, I feel that the automatic propeller control sets it to 0 to reduce drag, but sometimes you need it to create resistance.
I think on the 109, the automatic control never fully opens the radiators. You’re flying, overheating, and all start blinking; I press the button, and the aircraft starts cooling off while in afterburner. Normally, I would need to turn it off.
Why not disable the afterburner? It consumes fuel more actively, and less fuel means a lighter airplane (at least I hope so). So I’m more comfortable maintaining a stable fuel burn rather than fluctuating between high and low consumption. Additionally, on some aircraft, afterburner is temporary, so it’s all individual.
Sometimes when I’m escaping, I can completely close the radiators. I’m still fast enough to reach the field quickly; better to have less drag at first, and I’ll deal with overheating closer to landing.
I think everyone has it’s own prefers how to use throttle. So test it, what’s best for you. Different players, different meanings.
I use in flight the mouse wheel, because it gives me more flexibility to adjust throttle for props or jets, especially the afterburner since it’s adjustable. I only have to adjust the slider in settings before battle. Additionally I have 2 buttons for throttle outside the flightcontrol keybind area for takeoff and landing.
With the WTRTI tool you can see all these parameters on your screen (pitch,radiator…). Will help a lot.