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I'm using the profile by "Speedbrake". It has the radio/IFF hat set up as the coolie hat. Dogfight switch is the China hat. Speedbrake switch is... speedbrake. It doesn't have anything set for the range/ant axes. Hmmm... maybe I'll use the Range knob for the boat switch. *UPDATE* - That actually worked really well. I used a digital axis assignemt, and applied to boat switch operations to the various regions of the knob. Also, depressing the knob is now my VHF1 transmit key.

Oh, I know about the HOTAS Warthog. But I'm a cheakpskate. The reason I'm just buying a Cougar now is because I couldn't justify shelling out the big bucks when it originally shipped. I picked this one up off a guy that just upgraded :D Hell, he's probably on these forums somewhere. I got it cheap, and he threw in his old TM Elite rudder pedals (I think he got the Saitek one's with toe brakes). He took good care of it, and it works perfectly. The only thing I haven't figured out is a good solution for a boat switch.

Has anyone used an online printing service, like these guys? http://www.mimeo.com Their quick estimate tool gives me a price under $20 (black and white) for a printed 700-page manual in a 3-ring binder. I'm just not sure if they will do it based on potential copyright issues.

LOL. Actually, my birthday is next week. But between purchasing the Cougar setup and attending PAX a couple weeks ago, I've about exhausted my spousal karma. So the TrackIR will have to wait.

I used to be an avid combat flight sim enthusiast, back in the day when they were thick on the ground (Falcon 3.0/4.0, Jane's everything, EF2000, etc). When LOMAC came out, I bought it, but my computer at the time was a little under-powered, and all I had for a controller was a Saitek X-45 that never worked very well. I had to turn the graphics way down to make it playable, and I was constantly fighting the calibration on my HOTAS. I played for a couple weeks, then never again. Basically, after that I stopped keeping up with the hobby. But recently, I got the bug to try it out again. I found a copy of F4 Allied Force and a used TM Cougar with pedals on Craigslist. It took a few evenings of tweaking to get everything working. Then I was having fun, but was finding the technology behind Allied Force to be somewhat dated (which is fair, since the engine is now about 13 years old) and buggy. Then I found DCS A-10C on Steam last week. Wow. I'm blown away by how incredibly beautiful it is, and how well everything works. It's a blast to just fly around and enjoy the scenery. The level of control over the systems is a little mind-boggling, but the training missions have at least got me to the point where I can fly into combat without feeling completely lost. Though it would be nice if there were some more training scenarios for things like communication with other packages and FAC. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for helping to re-kindle my love for combat flight sims. Now I just have to convince my wife that I need a TrackIR for Christmas :thumbup: