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I use a 10cm curved extension, with F/A-18 stick, and it went from the old WartHog base right onto the new AVA base with no problems. So, I imagine the new offset will work on the WH base too.

Get yourself one of these off ebay. And yes remove screws one at a time, put a small bit of loktite on them and re-install. Remember do not over tighten fastners with no torque value. 30-60⁰ past self rising torque, not Magilla Gorilla tight.

I found that out real quick, and put two more washers (one already installed)on the screws. That fixed the screws bottoming out. I did that before I ever screwed on the stick. Probably why I never heard the clunking. MT put out a plate specially for the AVA. I doubt its any thicker gauge than the WH base. I'm good with the extra washers. When I remember, I can pull one of them, maybe M5, and get some shorter ones. @Chicki I got it from a guy here on the forums, K51. He has numerous flight controls to order. I finished the console I made to house the extra stuff I came across. Now to hook it up and get it all working, and re-do, everything. It's a good thing I'm bald!

Phester has a mind of his own.

The P-38 Lightning is a must have for the ETO and PTO maps. I'm sorry but the F6F wasn't used to escort B-17s off the islands, but P-38s were. I believe the Corsair is vapor ware. We'll have a true Pacific game coming soon enough. I'd lay money it will be finished and on the net before anything of any substance comes out of any DCS developer for the PTO. We didn't need the South Atlantic, or the Kola map, or a MODERN Sinai map. A time period correct Vietnam and Korean Peninsula maps for Early and Cold War plane sets is a very soon must have. Ctrl An A-6E and A-7E and F-8. F9F Panther, F4U-4, Skyraider, and Sea Fury are nice additions for these maps..... JM2CW

Yep, mine was a day early.

Instead of Jester, they should have called the guy-in-back, Phester. That way we all know we're talking about a Wizzo without having to say which one. Yeah I know!

Amazon says mine should be here Thursday. Amazon isn't shipping them until the 22nd. I need to finish my left console and get ready to fly again. Photo is missing the K51 trim box to the right of the throttle. It used to look like this, that is the K51 trim box behind the throttle.

Congratulations on starting your outfit. I was in VA-94, 85-89. I'm still just 12 miles down the road from the back gate at the base. I retired from the Navy in 97 and worked for Boeing in VFA-125, now VFA-122s hanger Mod. I retired from Boeing at the end of June 2021. Wishing you Fair Winds and Following Seas. Semper Fortis

Bitchin', Amazon will be shipping my TM AVA base the 22nd.... We'll find out if both are up to their hype.....

I imagine the cities are too modern, much like the Sinai map. Being able to replicate WWII, much like a modern Cairo fails for 1950 to 1972 time period cities and airfields. I hope if and when they make a Korean peninsula or Vietnam map they make them era appropriate..... and not modern. Or one of each, like a Marianas pair for each era.

Straight deck only......

Well then...... we need the Corsair finished, we need a Hawker SeaFury, Meteor, F-84, F-80, AI B-29, and most importantly an F9F Panther and A-1D Skyraider.... and a Essex Carrier to operate them on. We have the Mustang, Saber and Mig-15. Now a relevant Korean map 50's and Semi modern eras.

The first pictures I saw of it it had a baseplate like the Warthog stick.

I retired as a Aviation Electronics technician, First Class, or Avionics tech, I worked on the DECM out of the old A-7Es, A-6Es, then the F/A-18C/Ds. I did three WESTPACS as ships company on the Connie, 78-82, two with VA-94 (A-7s) out of NAS Lemoore, on the Enterprise, 85-88, and two more as ships company on the Lincoln, 93-97, where I retired out of Everett, WA. and came back here to Lemoore where the wife and kids were. Fair Winds and Following Seas to your Dad. Mike Williams. AT1(AW/SW) USN ret. 1977-1997

If I'm not wrong about the year, the NAVFLIR started being replaced by the ATFLIR around 2003.

What's a AN 4?......... we can also use RF-8s, their last cruise was June of 82..... VFP-63 on the Connie..... my third and last cruise on her.

I did three WESTPACS on the Connie, 78-82... That was during the Yemen Civil War, Iranian hostage crisis era, we got rammed by a Liberian tanker around 0100 while doing an UNREP.... GQ....the Ranger was rammed by a Liberian tanker in the Straights Of Malacca coming out to relieve us. We had to wait for the USS Midway to get underway and take the Rangers place as our relief. I did two more on the Enterprise with VA-94 (A-7E) 85-89, We did the ditch in 85 into the Med for the Libya thing, 88 we did Operation Preying Mantis. Two more WESTPACS on the Lincoln 93-97, we got called out of the Gulf in Oct. 93 to sail off Somalia after the Blackhawk down mess. I would say the Golden age of Carrier Aviation for me was cruising with F-14s, A-6Es, EA-6Bs, RF-8s (VFP-63), EA-3Bs VQ-1...... A-7Es, E-2Cs, S-3Bs, SH-3s. C-2s, US-3Bs on the Connie. I was an I-level Avionics tech, I repaired the DECM out of A-7s and A-6s.... ALQ-126A, ALR-45 & 50s, ALE-29,39 and 41s, later I repaired the ALQ-126B, ALR67, ALR-45F, KIT/KIR-1A and KY-58 COMSEC gear. After I retired April 30, 1997, I went to work for Boeing at NAS Lemoore at their Avionics Repair Facility.... yep B-ARF. I was at Lemoore for eleven years, at AIMD, VA-94, and NAMTRADET teaching DECM. I retired from there June 2021. AT1(AW/SW) USN ret. 77-97 Semper Fortis

Reveal today 7:00 pm CET...... 10:00 AM PST on their discord channel, probably their YouTube as well. https://a.co/d/dE4A5SC

I'd rather see the P-38, any of the late models, they can be used on the Mariana's too.

Were the lights on the camera red or green? Be careful you don't have the pause set to something you have mapped to your HOTAS. It should work just fine in any mode of the game once you start it, have green lights on the camera on your monitor, and you're centered in your TIR camera screen with three lights. Make sure whatever profile you are running for DCS, you check "Exclusive" that way it won't change no matter what you do... I use my IL2/DCS profile for both games, and I never worry about switching between games. It's always there.

I'm starting to think this one is vaporware... I'd rather have the Corsair than the Hellcat. We can use the Corsair in Korean scenarios along with the Mustang. It would of been nice to have the La-11 instead of the 5. There are no accompanying allied AI aircraft to match it up with for campaigns. So we will just have a carrier full of Hellcats, no SBD, Avenger, or SOB second-class SB2C. I know we are supposed to get AI Japanese aircraft, and I'm thankful for that, at least we will have something to shoot at. I'm not holding out much hope on the F4U, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome..... At least you have the right Carrier in your post above... USS Abraham Lincoln... "Shall not Perish"... Haze Grey and Underway baby....... Ships company AIMD/IM1/QA.... July 93 to April 30, 1997. Did my sixth and seventh WESTPACS on her... AT1(AW/SW) USN ret. 77-97

I can remember laying in my rack under the Port Bow Cat and the F-8 going into afterburner for its cat shot... there was a very big and loud boom..... We had VFP-63 on board the Connie, back in the late 70's early 80's.

TM Warthog, Throttle and F/A-18 Stick, Viper Panel, BlackHog A, PTO2, K51 Trim Box, Crosswinds...... way more than needed...