First, here's a picture for the numbering of my list. The depicted setup is someone's DCS setup for an A-10C or some other jet.
Note: to see throttle quadrant you may have to use the slider at the bottom of this post to slide your view to the right
Sparky’s TP IL2 HOTAS setup
Joystick, by diagram switch number:
1. Gun trigger – fire all guns
2. Bomb release
3. (Pinky button) 3dmegoto 10x zoom
4. (lever) Soviet and British brake lever, nose wheel and tail wheel brake, center VR view
5. Brings up map (set to 38% transparency/opacity)
6. Gun trigger second stage – still fire all guns
7. 7-10 are to swivel the camera Up-R-Dn-L when in external view
11. view closest enemy
12. cockpit view
13. VR zoom
14. external view
15. lock/unlock tailwheel
16. right rudder trim
17. pause on/off (single player)
18. left rudder trim
POV1 trim switch: elevator/stabilizer trim nose up, aileron right, elevator/stabilizer nose down, aileron left
Throttle quadrant (
to see the throttle in the illustration you may have to go to the slider at the BOTTOM of this post and slide it to the right)
POV switch: open/close intake-upper/outer-lower cowl flaps
Right Throttle: throttle
Left throttle: propeller RPM
1. Boost on/off
2. Supercharger stage change
3. Water radiator open
4. Oil radiator open
5. Water radiator close
6. Oil radiator close
Speedbrake switch: speedbrake open/close
Boat switch: landing gear extend/retract
China hat: flaps extend/retract
13/14 mission dependant (level bombsight on, etc.)
15. autopilot on/level flight
(flat panel)
16. landing light on/off
17. navigation lights on/off
18/19 unassigned
20. engine start
21. eject
22/23 flaps switch – unassigned (more convenient to use China hat switch)
24. canopy open/close
25. instrument lighting (my VR view is dark, need to light up instruments)
26/27/28 mission dependant
31/32: L/R Me-262 engine start
Throttle friction control/slider 0: mixture control
I have a button box for additional settings: refuel and rearm, toggles to adjust range and wingspan for gyro gunsight, parking brake, 3dmegoto screen brightness, etc.