It is possible to create a profile with custom button/control assignments for the VelocityOne Flight within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 to further personalize your flight experience. This article details the best way to do so on the Xbox.
MSFS2024 Update: The process described below is only for MSFS2020. MSFS2024 has received a complete overhaul of the control settings screen and upon release only implemented a default control profile. Therefore, the below instructions can unfortunately not be applied when running Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
PLEASE NOTE: You will need an Xbox controller for this process.
- With the VelocityOne Flight connected to the Xbox, launch the Flight Sim. Then, use the controller to navigate to and select "Options" in the Flight Sim home screen.
- The screen will then show three main options: General Options, Assistance Options, and Controls Options. Select Controls Options.
- The next screen will have a list of the various control categories. To the left, there will be a search box and filter options. Above this you will see the controller and controller profile listed. Use the left stick on the controller to highlight VELOCITYONE FLIGHT as the Controller. Press A on the controller to select the Yoke, and then X to open the Preset Manager.
- Use the controller to navigate to the New Profile option (plus sign icon) on the screen, and press A.
- Navigate to and select the Profile Name Field, and then use the on-screen keyboard to name your new profile. You do not have to use a specific name.
- Once you have named your new profile, select "OK".
- Then, highlight the Filter Box, and change the Filter Value to ALL.
- The central area of the screen should update to show all of the assignment categories -- Camera, Miscellaneous, Menu, Instruments and Systems, Flight Control Surfaces, Brakes, Power Management, and Landing Gear.
- First, highlight and select the FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES category.
- Then, highlight and select the PRIMARY CONTROL SURFACES subcategory.
- Highlight the Ailerons Axis assignment, and press A on the controller to open the assignment box.
- Use the controller to highlight the Select An Input dropdown box. Press A on the controller to reveal the Inputs list. This will show all the buttons and axes available on the VelocityOne Flight to assign.
- Use the controller to scroll through the list of inputs until you reach the section referring to Axis inputs.
- Highlight the entry you would like to assign the Ailerons Axis control to (in this example, "Joystick L-Axis 4").
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- A full list of the VelocityOne Flight buttons/controls -- including the on-screen button name used by the Flight Simulator -- is available here.
- Press A on the controller to select the input.
- Then, use the controller to highlight the Validate button, and press A on the controller to confirm the assignment. That assignment will now appear in the list.
- With the controller, highlight the Reverse Axis box, and press A to add the tick.
- Press Y on the controller to save your progress.
- Follow this process for the rest of the control assignments.
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- While creating a custom profile, we do recommend regularly pressing Y on the controller to save your progress.
- In addition, it is important to ensure that controls are not assigned to multiple axes -- for example, make sure the Vernier Levers and Quadrant Levers do not share any assignments.
PLEASE NOTE: If a custom profile is created within Microsoft Flight Sim, you will not be able to check the exact control assignments through the Training Mode on the VelocityOne Flight unit itself. To double-check any control assignments, you would instead need to go to the Flight Sim profile itself, to see what each control assignment is listed as.
