I know many folks already have their keyboard setup with QWERTY key strokes, but I wanted a small device next to my panels I could program any which way I wanted and, so far, this is serving that purpose.
I also recently installed a small piece of software called “iwillbeback” wherein you can designate a certain number of miles after which the program will pause FSX. I’ve had a handful of flights recently where I had to run to the store and ended up longer than expected only to miss my decent, or start a long international flight before I go to work and then getting stuck in meetings during the time I normally would have been home to start the approach. It’s a small window on my second monitor and I can update it at any time. The link is below.
http://library.avsim.net/login.php?Loca ... ID%3D24428
This all speaks to the flexibility of FSX and the ability of end users to sim exactly how they want. I now fly with Saitek panels and yoke/throttle, Razer keypad, iwillbeback pause feature, and isg sim addon panels. When I noticed that the SAX 777 coupled with the ISG panel didn’t have a VOR needle for me to track arch arrivals and perform other maneuvers, I removed the backup attitude indicator and added what I was looking for from another panel. When I noticed the 737-700C I was testing for upcoming cargo routes had terrible aileron responses, I tweaked the config. I have changed airport ILS frequencies with third party software to reflect current nav charts and altered innumerable .cgf files to best suit my system and setup.
I have an unorthodox way of flying in FSX, as some of my less desirable landings and departures can attest to, but I always know that I can fly the way I want. And that is the fun of all this. Fly when you want, how you want, and where you want. Area 51, here I come!!!
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
I’ll see you out there…
Shawn
SAX781