Boneski

Hello all. Has anyone run into the following issue: Out of the Blue my the TQS (Cougar Throttle) stopped working. I did not flash or change any settings on the PC. It has been working fine for years. This past weekend I went to use it and it no longer seems active. The Flight controller works fine... All buttons Hats and Axis report. The TQS is dead.. no buttons, sliders or Axis report. Device drivers seem to be ok. Things I tried: Driver Reinstall. Firmware flash without the throttle connected. Removal of All USB drivers Different USB port Took appart both FLCS and TQS (Cougar) to check for loose or cut wires check the boards for burns or shorts. Reconnect with Tigger depressed Installed without drivers to see if it reports using windows game controllers window Restarts on the stick I am not sure what else to do outside of buying a new unit. But if it's not broken I don't want to get another one just to get it and have it do the same thing. The PC that this thing is hooked up to is an XP pc running SP1 It is running AVAST and some sort of Firewall software. Could the firewall software block comms to the throttle? This install of the OS and software on the PC is less then 1 year old. Thanks in advance... -Bones

Video For the guys looking for more info Not sure if this was posted... maybe its old news...? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8486812.stm http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7007913.ece

God Speed Sir! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/31/BA5V1BPE49.DTL

The last time I visited Total Immersion he was doing big things there with very a talented group of folks.

Unlike a game where you are looking at stuff on the screen to let you know you are in an unrecoverable situation... In real life you feel. smell and taste when you have a sick bird... The First Second... You fall back on your training and the hours of egress practice... You know and You decide... The Second Second.... You Check the Checklist... Item #1 - If Checking this Checklist... Eject! You pull your own pins for a reason!

This Thread = FULL FAIL :pilotfly: Well it's Your server But Their game! Password your server sessions and stop getting "Mad" about a none issue...

HOT!

I have been to The Total Immersion Software's studios in Alameda and saw the inner workings of the A-10C Trainer... The intergration was truly amazing. It's not about all the things some of you guys are talking about regarding technology. The talent and know how exist. The work has been done. The how to's and technical issues have been pretty much over come. Today’s hardware can drive these types of programs... The bandwidth to link these types of programs exist in surplus. What you don't have is the market... or the wiliness to pay the cost it would require to fund this type of product for the consumer market. The new consumer based Electronic Battlefield is not filled with Jets, Tanks and war fighters engaged in massive dynamic battles. No today the new EBF is full of people controlling Orks and Wizards while mixing special potions. Today those people are willing to pay $50+ for a game and $19 a months to subscribe to that game’s server. You see, those people are willing to pay an additional $50 for add-ons and other developer driven enhancements. Sim guys... well they are a different breed… they spend most of their time fighting about having to pay for add-ons or why the latest free patch did not add their personal favorite jet or feature to a program they paid less then market value for in most cases. Your Electronic Battlefield could have been as vast and as robust a place as you see with the Ork and Wizards kids. No, today your EBF and war fighting grounds are digital based forums where you see highly talented people that build add-ons mix it up with very smart people willing to debate about the merits of the developers work. The difficulties are not with technology. They are mainly self-inflicted. How do you support a fan base that is unwilling to pay for the things they want? How do you as a developer defeat this entitlement complex? Clearly there is a deep passion there for these products, both by the fans as well as the developers that continue to build for such a tough and demanding market. Games like ARMA and BIS products show you what can be done from the FPS point of view. Games like DCS Black Shark show you what sheer will and love can build for the dying Combat flight sim genre. A company like Total Immersion shows you how you can marry the two worlds into one with the right funding! The talent is out there... the support is not.

Why?

Funny when playing in the F1 View.... You can't even see that... It's kinda hard to play fight a model from the side nose view...

But does it Transform? I'm sure there is a Robot / Gundum under there some where!!!!

Was there a problem with the comment Topol?

Amazing! And very fitting... Not sure what's the big deal people are talking about... every picture that has been displayed has looked amazing. This is a great paint scheme and looks great on the K. It should be added in the next patch if there is one. Great work!

Good gravy you guys are so funny! It's amazing how zero time fighter pilots and systems experts know so much about this stuff. Very entertaining! Very!

Fail

Things like bad weather over the target area are one of the options you can get while in the FS-10 cockpit...

Kinda like flying for the airlines... Or even a ferry mission from LFI -> UAB But I do get to refuel a couple of times... LOL!! It would be nice to have use of UCAV's and UAV data in a sim. It would be sweet!

This is the funniest thing Read all day! Thanks !!!!!!! You get a rep for that! LOL!!!

Geezzz Why So Serious??? Is it really that important??? Take some Meds for that ok??? Dual beam single beam... it will be ok.... Okay??

Ummm what a silly thing to say... Just because one condition exist... you don't follow the guidelines? :thumbup:Dumbs Up!

Don't forget to add some Exhaust ports or grates to the back walls. Maybe even add some air exchange pipes... Just kidding. Looks good all the same!

Ahhh the thread full of experts! Funny stuff boys... thanks for the chuckles and all of the "informed" information! One wonders how much stick time some of you have in the 22. Same for all of the Red aviators.. Those logbooks must be full... How do you guys ever find time to just sit back and enjoy just playing a good flight sim. One wonders!

Looks Cool! Like someone said above.. Arcade today... Cockpit tomorrow... That's how most of us that are pilots got stated! LOL! Ask any aviator or war fighter they will say I played this game or played that game . blah blah blah... Great comment! Don't discount the power of a fun game. In most cases a game lets you expand your imagination. Giving you the feeling of being there... then you follow up on your dreams and get there... that is what a simple game can do...

You guys are funny!