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  1. As title says selling my trusty old HOTAS Cougar, upgraded to WinWing a while ago and was keeping this as a second stick.

    Stick and throttle both have hall sensor upgrade installed and working flawlessly.

    Speed brake button on throttle will need some love and attention to get working, TDC micro stick works but I feel like it's not as accurate as it could be.

    300AUD plus shipping (prefer Australia), pickup available Melbourne if anyone local wants it.

    Photo's to follow, just thought I'd get this up to gauge interest first.

  2. On 2/25/2023 at 4:43 AM, Fretz said:

    HF8 works perfectly fine in DCS! Next Level Racing HF8 seems to be a remake of Realteus Forcefeel. The cabling and the control box looks very similar and SimShaker for Aviators does even recognise HF8 as a ForceFeel device. Skip NLR:s software, install the free version of SimShaker for Aviators and use HF8 as a ForceFeel device and enjoy the rumbling feedback in DCS!

     

    Thanks, I picked one up, their simracing integration is good, flight is currently not great so I'll give simshaker a go.

  3. I run both fine but had to put specific order in my file, there's a thread on it somewhere already with more description but here's my file.

    Make sure you tick the box in simapp so it wont modify the lua file. Ignore the things in my file you may not have like viacom etc...

     

    local vaicomlfs = require('lfs'); dofile(vaicomlfs.writedir()..[[Scripts\VAICOMPRO\VAICOMPRO.export.lua]])
    -- load the DCS ExportScript for DAC and Ikarus
    local dcsexportlfs = require('lfs'); dofile(dcsexportlfs.writedir()..[[Scripts\DCS-ExportScript\ExportScript.lua]])
    local wwtlfs=require('lfs')
    dofile(wwtlfs.writedir()..'Scripts/wwt/wwtExport.lua')

    pcall(function() local dcsSr=require('lfs');dofile(dcsSr.writedir()..[[Mods\Services\DCS-SRS\Scripts\DCS-SimpleRadioStandalone.lua]]); end,nil);

  4. On 12/31/2021 at 9:54 AM, dnick said:

    I think you are totally right, feels way better with the Zalem mount. This raises another question. I've ordered the extension to Winging and I believe that with the extension it will end too high... what mast length do you use with extensions? does it make sense to order one down to the floor to make it stiffer??

     

    Thank you for the answers. and Happy 2022!

    photo_2021-12-30_23-46-37.jpg

    I'm using the extension fully out on the monster mount, it looks like it's a bit longer than the one in your photo, based on the height of your stick I'd say you need a mount that's at least 200mm longer to use the extension.

  5. 4 hours ago, Buzzer1977 said:

    Th crew responds with refuel OK and reaming OK, but never finishes refueling rearming until the engines are turned of.

    Do not have that issue here.

    Are you sure you're perfectly still and is your handbrake on?

    Do you have the switches in positions that could prevent the refuelling? There are a lot of fuel related switches on that start up panel.

    Do you see fuel going into the aircraft or does it stay at the same value?

    Do you see weapons going onto the pylons?

  6. 23 hours ago, MustangSally said:

    I wonder what happened? My Cubesim screens were delivered within 2 weeks and have been working flawlessly since mid last year.

    He's had supply issues, seems like he's clearing up most of the backlog now. His communication was poor early on but he has been providing much better updates lately, the problem is it seems trust has been burnt a little.

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  7. 6 minutes ago, Jeepyb said:

    Maybe they changed it ? ( I bought my unit pretty much when they released it for the first time). Mine was about half the size of the other switches on the panel and rectangular in shape as opposed to rounded/cylindrical. It also had quite a bit of play between the 3 stages. Don't know what happened on the moving truck but they wrapped the thing pretty well and it still arrived broken.

    Sounds like the switch I have and it's pretty solid metal even though it's not a big chunky round one, which bit broke? Was it the actual lever part of the switch or did the switch come away from the panel itself? You'll prob need to open it for anyone to have any input on what a suitable replacement could be, I know a hat I replaced in my stick grip had some circuits attached to it too, I don't expect that with this 3 way but  you never know...

    Also if it arrived broken I'm pretty sure WW will just send you a replacement.

  8. 36 minutes ago, rapid said:

    Nothing wrong with saying ...no more orders untill such time to be fair.

    Then email people back and see if they still require the product when you can supply the goods.

     

    Sure, I guess that's unfortunately something he hasn't done, I will say he seems to be learning on the fly a little here.

    My point was more we shouldn't be looking to drive him out of business for some errors while he's growing.

  9. 1 hour ago, protea1 said:

    I suppose one can complain to the Chinese authorities......they are holding lots of funds for many months....without fulfilling their obligations of the orders....!

    The authorities  dont take kindly to BS....gonna look into this further....I wonder how many orders are "pending"?

    200? 500? 1000? this adds up to a considerable amount ......just a thought!

    You hire EXTRA help etc if you are swamped....the covid story is not an excuse....everything back to normal there....

    Why take additional orders....if you cant cope? and saying cancel and re-order later?

    meh!

    THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT!!!

     

    I can see he's getting much better with communication on what is going on, sure things have been rough but what's the plan here drive a little guy out of business because he's behind on orders? Doesn't seem like a good plan that gets much done for the community IMO...

  10. 44 minutes ago, Rubber Biscuit said:

    I have not used any stick but Thrustmaster t16000, I do like the Orion HOTAS but I find the stick springs a little on the heavy side. I still like using the Orion but would like it if the springs were a little lighter, I would upgrade to lighter springs in they were available. 

    The cougar has some really beasty springs in it 🙂 I reckon I beefed up my right arm using that stick over the years.
    With the extension on I put so little pressure on to move the stick, have you considered trying even just a small extension to help here?

  11. 6 hours ago, Recluse said:

    Hi,  I've read a lot of reviews of the WinWing and Warthog comparisons.  I have been using a Cougar for many years and it is overdue for replacement. Thinking about the WinWing Orion.  What are the springs like on the stick? I got used to the pretty heavy throw of the Cougar (which I guess is similar to the Warthog). Wondering how the Orion is in comparison. In a lot of videos, it seems like the stick moves around with very little effort.

    I went from the cougar to the super libra, I'm using the default springs with extension as a centre mount, they do supply tougher springs. The lighter springs are great for more precision that you simply could not achieve with the cougar in my opinion, I can now fly for hours and hours without fatigue. The upgrade was like chalk and cheese and as much as I loved my cougar and it served me well all those years it's no competition.

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  12. 4 hours ago, evilnate said:

    My dad is getting into DCS and I was shopping around for his xmas gift. He loves the hornet but has been trying to learn with the old X-52 pro.

    I liked the look of the super taurus and libra, but after seeing these pics and video I might have to shell out a little extra money to go for a virpil set. 

    Thanks for sharing @rooster328

     

    Just be aware it seems a pretty consistent practice for all these manufacturers to deal with warranty issues by sending parts. Shipping is a killer in this industry so it's a way to keep costs down. They all seem to have a certain expectation that the end user can open or knows someone that can open the kit up.

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