Invert Y axis key-binding?

[Mattressi 10]

Since I've started flying helicopters with a mouse and keyboard (as opposed to just keyboard), I've found it quite a bit easier to fly precisely. My main issue with this (and the reason I used to fly with keyboard only) is that I only mouse-fly with an inverted Y-axis (in FSX and other games). The problem with this is that when I get out of the helicopter (or when I want to freelook), the Y-axis is still inverted. I've asked before if there was a way to invert the Y-axis ONLY for helicopters, but was told that isn't possible. So, now I'm thinking that there must be a way to bind a key to toggling inverted Y-axis off and on.

Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks in advance :)

[max power 21]

I believe the answer is no.

[Mattressi 10]

Damn. How do other people fly using the mouse and keyboard, then? Does everyone just either put up with having the Y axis inverted always or do people learn to fly with no Y axis inversion? Surely there's a way to toggle between them without having to go into the settings every time I get in and out of a helicopter (or want to freelook in a helicopter)?

[gunso 10]

Mouse is a poor substitute for a flight stick, so i only use it for fine adjustment. Majority of the movement controls are still the keyboard since it's much more responsive for tight turns and etc and it's not that hard to click alt button for freelook while flying. I dont think its worth to connect my joystick to fly in arma2 since the flight model are pretty basic.

[max power 21]

Does everyone just either put up with having the Y axis inverted always or do people learn to fly with no Y axis inversion?

I always use the mouse inverted so forwards is down. I have done that since people started using mice for fps's instead of just the keyboard. Is that 'putting up with it'?

[Mattressi 10]

I always use the mouse inverted so forwards is down. I have done that since people started using mice for fps's instead of just the keyboard. Is that 'putting up with it'?

That's...different. I've honestly never heard of someone who plays FPSs with an inverted Y axis. Maybe I'm actually the minority, but I was under the impression that most PC gamers use the default mouse axis. If I'd just like to hear what people do who don't invert the Y axis for normal infantry play. Maybe the majority all use either non-inverted or inverted Y axis and don't switch between when flying or using infantry? Maybe lots just use the keyboard only? As gunso said, the flight model isn't complex enough for me to bother with a joystick (though, once I get TOH and use the Rearmed patch, that might change), so I tend to just use the mouse and keyboard. I used to use keyboard only, but there just isn't enough precision for me when flying helicopters (though, for planes, the keyboard is better IMO). Does anyone else have any solutions? Does anyone else even have this problem? Are there mods or some way to make a mod that would help/fix this?

[Joe98 92]

For flying fixed wing aircraft in Arma 2, I tried mouse forward for nose down and mouse back for nose up.

For infantry the mouse is for turning the character left and right. I have never thought of using the mouse to move my soldier back or forward

I found flying with mouse and keyboard very difficult and switched to a joystick.

A problem i cannot solve is this: A fixed wing aircraft is firing MGs or rockets at a ground target. As soon as the target is in the sights, the aircraft moves off target and I cannot get the sights back onto target!

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[Mattressi 10]

For flying fixed wing aircraft in Arma 2, I tried mouse forward for nose down and mouse back for nose up.

For infantry the mouse is for turning the character left and right. I have never thought of using the mouse to move my soldier back or forward

I'm the same; I use mouse forward for nose down and mouse back for nose up and use mouse forward on infantry for look up and mouse back for look down.

A problem i cannot solve is this: A fixed wing aircraft is firing MGs or rockets at a ground target. As soon as the target is in the sights, the aircraft moves off target and I cannot get the sights back onto target!

Do you have pedals? I've found that I'll often lose someone out of my sights because they moved a little left or right. If I use the joystick to go left or right, I'd just roll, rather than turn, losing them in the Y-direction too. If I use the rudder keys I turn left or right, but the keys make me turn too far (they're just not accurate). Using pedals for the rudders gives you much more precision for targeting and holding a target.