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Going to get what I can before this gets out and servers slow to a crawl.

Was wondering why this thread was in the Ka-50 forums until I saw the OP's date.

Amazing video. Thanks for sharing.

Beat me to it.

Patience. He said the change log will be updated on release.

Ah sorry about the confusion. If it doesn't make it then nobody will get charged. As for those who pledged high enough to make it into OPEVAL, I don't know. I read somewhere in this thread that they're trying to come up with a solution for that.

It is? It's not looking good to me.

I probably wouldn't have been playing DCS World if I didn't find A-10C back in 2011 on Steam. I didn't consider myself a hardcore sim fan (actually I just got my X52 and IL2 for Christmas; saw DCS: A-10C under recommended list) and I was skeptical on the purchase at the time but for half off I took a chance on it. Since then I've purchased every module (a couple twice for friends/family). So steam does work.

How does a radar detect light?

Ah okay. Thanks again. But something that bothers me about those claims is that the engineers couldn't have forgotten about those radio bands when designing the F-35. I mean, the whole point of stealth is to hide from radars isn't it? :huh:

Thanks for the clarification. I really don't know the differences between the different bands myself. All I was going off was that diagram which I kind of figured was inaccurate. Edit: Question that's back on topic with the original intent of this thread. If the kickstarter doesn't make it will the people that pledged $50 or more still be part of OPEVAL?

I think it means how vulnerable it is to other radar spectrums. Meaning VHF and L band have almost no resistance to it. :thumbup:

http://ericpalmer.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/the-l-band-game-changer/ Earliest use of the picture I could find. According to some of the comments it means red is visible. Take it for what it's worth but the author also references a certain website that nobody here takes seriously.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/the_joint_strike_fighter_is_back_on_track_commentary-225820-1.html Enjoy. I'll continue to be a "fanboy" as you call it. You can continue to hate it. You may want to read your articles before calling it research.

I'm very excited for the new ATC. Next step is get everybody to use it online lol. And congrats to you guys who use the Russian jets. And thanks ED for the ever improving content.

I'm banking on the procrastinators to kick in that last little bit in the final days. I'll wait until after Friday to start sweating though. It's payday.

PM sent. :thumbup:

Back on topic... The kickstarter isn't looking so hot. I think the goal was set a little high, but I'm still hoping it works out in the end. I really want to fly this bird. Maybe we'll get some last minute donators? Also some more pictures to increase hype. :thumbup:

Maybe try backing up the original (just in case) and delete the input.lua files? I think DCS will go back to default inputs when it starts up. See if that fixes it I guess.

So then don't pledge that amount? Remember, you're showing support, not preordering.

I wasn't trying to turn this into a war. I offered my thoughts on why expecting things to just simply work because you plugged it into the PC is expecting a bit much. The X axis on rudders to the sim is identical to the X axis on a throttle or joystick. The sim doesn't know the difference. The default profile for the TM Hotas is custom built by ED from what I've been told. They worked together on it to make sure it worked without any configuration. "Whine" may have been too harsh, but I still see it as a complaint that doesn't make any sense to me. At the most basic level they are. But the sim can be configured to read it properly by the user. Just not in the actual joystick firmware.

Let me ask you something. Does the P-51 have a DMS? How about a TMS? A trim hat? Pinkie switch? CMS switch? Two stage trigger? Master mode button? What about all the buttons and switches on the just the throttle? Throw in all the ones on the whole quadrant and what do you do with those? What about all the stuff the P-51 has that the TM Hotas doesn't? What gets mapped to where? How exactly is the TM Hotas supposed to work out of the box with the P-51? What happens when they make a default profile that nobody likes? What makes sense to map what where? Do you see where I'm going with this? Mapping button/switch one to joystick button one in the controller firmware does not guarantee that same button/switch will work the way one end user expects it to. Joystick button 1 could be the gun trigger on one plane, but it could be the weapons release on another. I believe, and could be wrong since I don't fly the Su-27, but it doesn't have a dedicated gun trigger and separate weapons release. So that trigger now doesn't operate the gun but instead the missiles, where on the A-10, the trigger operates the guns, and the weapons release operates the bombs, missiles, etc... People should never expect TM Warthog Hotas to work out of the box for a plane it was never designed for. Expecting anything otherwise is simply just lazy. And to be honest the whole point of this thread seems like a whine. Nothing more. I offered my input as to why a Hotas designed for a completely different airplane will never work out of the box. If you disagree then I'm sorry, but you are really expecting too much. No developer or manufacture will never know what mappings you want.

Of course. But the P-51D is not the same as the A-10C. Can't really expect the default setup to work out of the box.

Having made an input controller (admittedly a simple electrical panel for the A-10C) it's not as easy as plug and play. The TM Hotas was built with DCS in mind which is why the plug and play works, but generic controllers do not work that way. Each button and switch has to be configured in the controller's software to a button that is recognized by windows/the sim. Asking for every single hardware device to be plug and play with every sim is nearly impossible so don't expect it to happen.

Wow! Thanks Wags. I think I'll have to purchase another FC3 copy to give away when I find somebody that wants it.