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I don’t have Facebook either but clicked the link. Was able to view the front page which says website is efecockpit.com Putting that into my browser I got a website not found message. From what little I could see on their Facebook page (somethings it kept coming up saying log in), they appear to be based in Turkey. Pricing all showed 0.01TL. They also appeared to have a set of F-16 style rudder pedals that they have a video showing assembly of.

Thanks for the info. $300 seems pretty reasonable for getting the panels cut.

The compactness of this is great. If you don’t mind me asking, what do you think will be the total cost by the time you have it finished?

Ultimate West Coast US Map would extend down into Arizona -Luke AFB, Davis Monthan AFB and MCAS Yuma and further into California to include MCAS Miramar, NAS North Island, NAF El Centro and NAS Lemoore which is home to the West Coast Hornet fleet. Lemoore is just the other side of the Sierra Nevada mountains from China Lake. A training carrier could also be located off the coast of San Diego.

That looks ridiculously good. What’s next on the to do list? Are you planning on building a HUD?

Have you thought about offering some items like the gear, hook and wing fold handles along with maybe the various switch knobs via Shapeways? Would allow you to sell some items to those who maybe don’t have access to a 3-d printer, while contributing some money towards the running of your site.

Probably due to the costs involved compared to offering a digital download.

This might work for you, a LED book light powered by USB from IKEA. http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/work-lamps/jansjö-led-usb-lamp-black-art-70291232/

Spent a few hours drawing up an idea I had for a universal radio panel in Sketchup Free today. The idea would be to have one unit that combines the VHF 1, VHF 2, UHF, Tacan and ILS radios. There is a selector dial for preset channel, a dual concentric rotary for selecting the frequencies, buttons to select the individual radios and a load button. There are also the mode/selector dials for VHF, UHF and Tacan radios. I still need to add a squelch tone and ILS on/off switch. The current dimensions are 145mm x 123.5mm, however it might be a touch small for the mode / selector dial spacing. The radio button when pressed would make a particular radio active, and the rotaries would then change the frequency / modes of that radio. Disclaimer - I have no idea if this could actually work, just thought I would show my idea.

Kolga, Thanks for your offer of help. With help from some folks on the A-10C sub forum, it transpires that the issue is with not accounting for the crosswind during take off and applying appropriate into wind aileron. Feel a bit stupid now for not recognising this earlier. Mark

Jim, Many thanks. Tried applying some left aileron trim and that seems to have worked. Reason I didn’t suspect the wind was lined up on 03 it gave the wind as 4m/s at 95 degrees in the briefing. The actual wind seems to be from about 275 degrees, given the need to have left hand aileron applied. Mark

I'm getting a constant right hand bank on take off as soon as I pull back on the stick. This is much more than a couple of degrees that you would maybe expect based on weapons load, more like a 25-30 degree bank. Trying to fly straight and level, same is encountered. The issue is not present in DCS 1.58. I have tried various things - recalibrating controls, reinstalling DCS2.0 and the A-10C module. A copy of my track file can be found in the following thread where I first posted about this issue: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3370010&postcount=13

I've spent a bit of time the past month trying to track down the root of this problem, including re-installing DCS2.0 Open Alpha and the A-10C and recalibrating all of my controllers - Thrustmaster Warthog stick & throttle and CH pedals. The issue only presents itself in DCS2.0. In DCS 1.58 the aircraft behaves normally on take off. I've attached a copy of the track file for the A-10C Instant Action Nellis Take Off mission. You can see that as soon as I pull back on the stick I get a big bank to the right, followed by an over correction to the left as I attempt to keep the aircraft from rolling into the ground. Any thoughts as to the cause. Takeoff Test.trk

Was browsing videos on YouTube the other night and found one of a Warthog Throttle modified to be an F-18 Throttle. Interesting video, that I don’t know if has been posted here before. ${1}

Could something like this be used as a starting point for a collective? https://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/hydraulic-handbrakes/automotive-plumbing-solutions-vertical-hydraulic-hand-brake

MoToad thanks again for your help. I’m using the wired version. Unplugging the EDTracker from the USB and plugging it back in did the trick.

Thanks again for the tips. Just about there. Device is fully calibrated. Only issue I have now is the head won't rotate on the Edtracker UI. Pressing Reset View doesn't do anything. Putting the ED tracker into DEV mode I can see that the UI recognises the gyro moving as my head moves. DCS is recognising it as a Track IR device using Opentrack, but doesn't recognise any head movement as yet. Regards Mark

Thanks, Looks like I’ll need to install Opentrack. I also used a head torch band to House the Edtracker which didn’t seem to calibrate too well. I’ll probably get a cheap headset and try and calibrate it better. Regards Mark

I just got an Edtracker and am having a bit of difficulty getting it setup with DCS. I set the Joy_X axis to Horizontal View and Joy_Y axis to Vertical View in the sim general axis commands. When I move my head I can see the axis moving on the axis assign page. However when I load the A-10C nothing happens. Can anyone advise how they have the Edtracker set up with DCS? Mark

I've been experiencing similar, although I use a TMW and CH pedals rather than a FFB stick. I originally posted in the Input / Output forum on this: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=197079 Today I found some time to do a bit more research into this. Every time I use the DCS 2, Instant Mission Nevada Take Off I get the roll to the right just as I get airborne. Also, I'm finding that I need nearly full aft stick to rotate. I then tried creating a mission lined up on the runway from scratch. 2 things I noticed - only slight rudder inputs required during take off roll and no immediate roll to the right as I get airborne. This makes me think it might be an issue with the default instant mission files.

Testing of this problem continues. I performed the actions in the sticky thread linked below, including deleting the key bindings and repairing the DCS install. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=42462 DXTweak2 showed a small bias to the right on the X axis and a small bias forward on the Y axis. I then used the calibration delete tool and ran DXTweak2 again. This time it showed the X axis and Y axis properly centred. The Z axis on the CH pedals seems to be jittery when viewed in DXTweak2. Running the Nevada A-10C Take Off, I again get a pull to the right once airborne, and when hands off the controller, the aircraft turns to the right. I am resetting all trims to zero and the setting take off trim.

Tried a couple more things: - calibrated stick using the Thrustmaster calibration tool 1.13 - checked the rubber gromit in the pressure pad of the stick - deleted the modifier and hat switch combo I had set up for trim. Still getting a pull to the right.

Thanks for the info. I've attached a picture showing the controls position when trying to maintain level flight. This is with my feet off the pedals. I do have an extension fitted to my Warthog stick, but I don't see how that could cause any issues. Mark

All planes - I have the A-10, Hawk, P-51 and SU-25.

My Setup: Thrustmaster Warthog Joystick and Throttle CH Pro Pedals When I check the axis tune in DCS all appears normal with the axis properly centred. I have tried 0 deadzone and deadzones of up to 10. I have tried curves of +25 and -25. I have also calibrated the joystick and pedals using Windows control panel. Regardless of what I do to the setup the aircraft banks right at all times, which makes take offs etc interesting. Any ideas as to how to resolve this?