Additional control mode for planes

[arisian]

The control setup I want for a rocket is not the same as the control setup I want for an airplane(/spaceplane). It seems to me that the easiest fix would be to just add yet another control type; "staging" for rockets (anything built in the rocket hanger), and "airplane" for jets (anything built in the plane hanger/flown from the runway). Maybe have a "use same controls as staging" option, the way is currently done for docking.

I'd be happy to mod this in myself if someone would give me a pointer as to where to start, but I haven't found any mods that touch any of the control stuff.

Anyone else have any thoughts for other/better solutions to this issue?

[Pds314]

I don't really see what your issue is. What in particular is wrong with the way planes fly? QWEASD seems to be a perfectly good way to fly a plane. It gives control over the rudder (AD), the elevators (WS), and the Ailerons (QE) with sensible keys.

If you want to switch something (activate some rockets, etc), use an action group. Same as rockets.

I really don't see what would be different between airplane and staging mode.