The "Complete Guide" to Control Settings in MSFS 2024

In this in-depth, yet simply explained tour, I walk you through how control settings actually work in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. From devices to profiles, how general and aircraft-specific profiles interact, and how to dodge those common gotchas—and, of course, how to create bindings—this tutorial walks you through everything you need to understand and confidently use the MSFS 2024 Control Settings system. Even if you've been tweaking settings for a while, I think you'll pick up a trick or two. And by the end, you'll have a solid understand of how Controls/Settings works. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:03:28 7 parts of the controls settings page 0:05:30 What are actions 0:08:04 The current profile 0:09:25 More about the current profile and how it works 0:14:12 More about the current profile and how it works 0:16:45 Actions file display window and the categories panel 0:19:15 What is a profile 0:22:48 How to create a profile. How to create a binding. Quick overview 0:23:21 How the plane remembers what its current profile is 0:31:35 Describe link in plane that points to the current profile. 0:40:34 Points to remember 0:41:44 Creating your own profile, in detail 0:43:44 Creating a binding in detail 0:52:30 Editing a binding in detail 0:56:45 Using "Search by input" field in the search display bar 1:02:35 Intro to airplanes controls 1:05:44 How the simulator works when you press a key on your keyboard 1:06:29 How the simulator displays the binding: a conceptual interpretation 1:07:11 Each device has its own set of profiles 1:11:15 General and Airplanes profiles 1:20:34 Setting up profiles for airplane sub-types 1:28:30 Bindings 1:31:30 Using a sketch/parts list to design your bindings 2:05:24 Modes 2:14:55 Custom Cameras 2:23:40 How can the same LOAD CUSTOM CAMERA actions work with different airplanes 2:30:38 Action types 2:38:17 Backing up and retreiving your profiles 2:45:17 Displaying just General or Airplanes actions 2:47:58 Device hardware settings 2:50:55 What is "apply to all aircraft?" explained 2:59:15 What I know about Specific Actions 3:01:25 Action settings 3:03:30 In conclusion Here are some links to conversations I've had with ChatGPT: explaining action types https://chatgpt.com/share/6a91c7c1-21... explaining apply to all aircraft https://chatgpt.com/share/6a39943b-4b... filter options https://chatgpt.com/share/6a3a8693-0c... General and airplanes actions https://chatgpt.com/share/6a3d8490-87... how did MS come up with the idea of controls settings https://chatgpt.com/share/6a4d3c69-42... the four different modes https://chatgpt.com/share/6a3d84b2-48... to get definitions for all profile options https://chatgpt.com/share/6a3d84da-98... a copy of the powerpoint document I used to make the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/...