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UPDATE: Version 2.72 is available. The new installer now points to the new webhost. Special thanks go out to the Virtual Armed Forces for hosting CTS on their website. Hosting by the VAF is a significant improvement in uninterrupted service and consistency. Please check out the Virtual Armed Forces for an outstanding PvE multiplayer experience! You can also check out the VAF in the Air Combat Sim podcast #42. If you don't wish to do a fresh install, you can replace the top line of your CTS\DB\version.txt with the following entry: http://cts.virtualarmedforces.com/CTS/DCS/CTSversion.txt You may also download the new installer, or simply download and replace the updated version.txt below (note, this does not work for the CTS Legacy version; you'll need the installer for that). Special thanks to Tercio Sampaio for developing the GUI. If you wish to donate for this program, please send any donations to Fisher House, a charity that supports wounded veterans and their families. Exception: if you want me to program for a module or hardware I don't have, please PM me and we can discuss it. DCS World TARGET Script for Thrustmaster Cougar or Warthog and MFDs is now available. Download it from: Eagle Dynamics User Files Box.com This file is an installer which will install and launch the updater, which will then download the latest version of the script. You can also periodically run the updater to keep your script up to date. This script for the HOTAS Cougar/Warthog and Cougar MFDs includes dedicated profiles for the following aircraft: A-10C Warthog AV-8B N/A Harrier II AH-64D Apache Ka-50 Black Shark P-47D Thunderbolt P-51D Mustang UH-1H Huey Mi-8 Hip Mi-24P Hind F-86 Sabre Fw-190A8/D9 Bf-109K-4 Kurfürst MiG-21bis Fishbed MiG-15bis M-2000C SA-342 Gazelle L-39 Albatross F-5E Tiger II Spitfire LF Mk. IX Mosquito FB Mk. VI AJS-37 Viggen C-101 F-14 Tomcat F-15E Strike Eagle F-16C Viper JF-17 Thunder F/A-18C Hornet MiG-19 Farmer I-16 Ishak A-4E Skyhawk T-45 Goshawk Combined Arms Flaming Cliffs 3 The script is fully implemented with both code and custom keyboard and joystick LUA files. The included "Standard DirectX" profile can me used to create a versatile profile for anything else. This script uses TARGET, so you need to install it (though Cougar users can leave Foxy where it is). I also recommend the latest MFD Drivers, as I have found fewer profile crashes with these enabled. The script offers the following features: Graphical User Interface (GUI) to save your settings and auto-generate script files. Both HOTAS Cougar and Warthog Compatibility with F/A-18 Grip Support for selected modules. All documentation (except for the Setup Guide) is in HTML with context-sensitive help in the GUI. CommState routine allows for the selection of F1 through F12 keys with Hats 2-4 while the MIC switch is pressed Hot-selectable “TriggerZoom” allows you to zoom into your target or HUD when depressing the first trigger stage LED indications for airbrake, landing gear, TriggerZoom, CommState, and Teamspeak3 PTT Compatible with TouchControl (formerly TouchIR), VAICOM Pro, DCS Simpleradio Standalone, and all major VoIP solutions Optimized for TrackIR, but compatible VR or with Hat1 as POV Individual HOTAS profiles are mapped as closely to their real world counterparts as practical Flaming Cliffs 3 (FC3) HOTAS mappings correlate to the A-10C (attack aircraft) or F-16C (fighters) as closely as practical FC3 Context Sensitive Autopilot routine that reverts to last used mode on toggle A-10C Profile includes direct entry for CDU, CMSP, and UFC Ka-50 Profile allows direct entry for ABRIS (RMFD) and Rubicon Datapad Ability to automatically pause TrackIR while at the Door Gunner Station (UH-1) Context sensitive communications menus based on crew station (framework in place for DCS implementation) TARGET based Central Position Trimmer Mode that greatly improves upon the default trimmers when not using force feedback. Analog and digital differential braking routines, including paddle braking and nosewheel steering. Kneeboard mapping for all aircraft. NVGs for all capable aircraft, including "bonus" mapping for the A-10A, Su-25, Su-25T, and F-86 (H/T Zaelu). AWACS Mode for LotATC and SRS users. Simplified hot-selection of aircraft allows for potentially thousands of aircraft and variants in this script, along with audible feedback of aircraft selected. Screenshots are in the following post. I look forward to your feedback; any information that will help me improve this profile is greatly appreciated. To this end, there is now a public bugtracker for CTS. See the HTML documentation for instructions on how to submit a bug report or feature request. version.txt

I am trying to update my Orion2 joystick base, but SimAppPro won't let me without disconnecting the F16 JGrip. So, am I supposed to take it apart just to update? I have never run into this issue before with this HOTAS. I added some screen grabs for clarity.

Hi guys, I just came back to the sim world after "grounded" for a few years and am thinking of buying a new flight stick. I used to have a T16000 but I don't have it with me since I moved. I am using the xbox controller recently as an interim before saving enough money for a new stick. To my surprise, the xbox controller performs better than I thought after mirrorring the setting of Tuuvas. But I still want to buy a flight stick for better realistic and immersive. The sticks I am interested in right now are VKB NXT and Winwing Ursa Minor, they are not too expensive and have a lot of buttons, furthermore, if combined with some modifier keys, there would be even more buttons. My question is if I buy a stick like Winwing Ursa Minor or VKB NXT, do I still want a throttle in the near future? I am mostly playing F18 right now, but I am also considering buying F16 and try falcon bms as well. If you moved from "one stick" to "HOTAS", what did you feel? Any huge improvements? Or if you are using "one stick" for years, let me know your feeling as well. Last but not least, any thoughts or recommendations on these two products? AFAIK VKB has better quality, but the throttle on it seems smaller. WW has slightly more buttons and only half the price here in Europe. I am really flip-flopping between them. I know it's a bit messed up, any thoughts please just comment down there, really appreciate!

Hello there, I have some Winwing stuff lying around that I don't make enough use of. Everything is in "good" to "as new" condition. The only defective part is the diagonal up-right on the f-16 grip's trim hat. This was as it came from the factory but as I never bind it to anything, I haven't raised the issue with Winwing. I have about 1 1/2 year warranty left on all the MIPS gear. A bundle price could be negotiated. I'd like to be paid in real life money, not custom skins, some virtual credit, an obscure coin, jellybeans or other "favours". I'm located all the way in the south of the Netherlands. I can either ship items or potentially arrange something else if you happen to be in the neighbourhood. - Phoenix (VR) MIPS (these are the 3 MFD frames w/o displays with the hornet UFC) €350,- - Viper ICP €120,- - Viper Throttle Grip (excl throttle base) €120,- - Orion 2 base with Viper joystick grip (incl shaker module) €134,- - Monstertech short table mount €80,- - Monstertech Winwing baseplate €15,- - Monstertech MIPS table mount €120,-

Well folks, here it is! A year in the making: The Century Series B-8/MC-2 Grip! Century Series Grip by TheSimNet - Thingiverse Enjoy!

PART 1 Hello and welcome to my Thrustmaster Warthog throttle pinky switch replacement guide. I live in the UK and have found it difficult to find any information with regards to replacing the pinky switch in the UK specifically. I found numerous vids and advice on HOW to replace it, but not WHERE I could source the correct switch from in the UK. This guide presumes you are comfortable taking apart your beloved throttle and have access to, and can use, a soldering iron. No special tools are required. If you're reading this you probably already know that there are an abundance of SPDT switches out there, and if you don't know what one of those is, like I didn't, just google it. It'll make more sense. I found it difficult to decipher all the sizes and switch types so I wanted to share exactly WHAT switch I used and WHERE it came from at a very reasonable price. So lets get to it.... THE SWITCH From a reputable electronics company, RS Components. RS stock number: 7347139 REMOVAL OF SWITCH To remove, undo the 2 phillips screws holding the left throttle together. They are located on the INBOARD side of the throttle. The OUTBOARD panel that the switch sits in should now start to come away from the body of the throttle. ***NOTE - IF THE INBOARD PLASTIC PANELSTARTS TO COME AWAY, TRY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THAT PART ISN'T DESIGNED TO COME AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER DISSASSEMBLY. You will find 2 black spacers inside that will become loose once the screws are fully removed. Take those out and keep them safe with the screws. At this point don't worry about which way around they go as I'll specify that later on. I'm going to have to break this post up into stages as my images are too big and limited to a max of 5MB per post.

I know they don't make them anymore but if anyone has one lying around collecting dust I would like it. Don't mind what model but I would like the long flat mount. Would be willing to buy just the button box and find someone selling the mount separately. Ideally in Europe, Will consider further afield. Thanks!

My Track IR doesn't handle Y-tracking (vertical movement) very well, but the controls menu seemingly won't let me assign a HOTAS axis to the Head-Tracker category. I would like to have some control over my vertical positioning in some situations (e.g. pulling heavy lead while still maintaining visual on the target below the nose), and my throttle has a self-centering axis, so it seems like it would be a great alternative. I even looked for the TrackIR input file so I could try transferring the commands to the HOTAS input file, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Is there any way to accomplish this? Thank you!

I made a diagram which shows all available transitions between radar modes in search and designated-target modes. I arranged the modes in how they are related by auto-aqc switch direction, so it's more of a map than just a table of state transitions like the manual provides. Inop modes are colored yellow. I also made a plot showing the azimuth-elevation profile of all radar modes. These should be accurate to the degree, with the exception of maybe the boresight mode where I had to interpret "4 degrees circle" as an azimuth/elevation rectangle. Source diagrams.net files are available upon request. Note: Plot azimuth scale is 2.5 degrees per grid cell, and elevation scale is 1 degree per grid cell. This skews the representation of angular area (solid angle) subtended by each of these modes. Supersearch (SS) and Boresight (BS) should be square in shape.

Продам абсолютно новые руд и рус Logitech X56 HOTAS. Продаются в связи с приобретением других контроллеров.

After the latest 2.9.0.46801 (MT) I can't reconfigure tons of previously bound commands to my HOTAS for F-15C. The scale is staggering: I'm a firm believer - if it can be bound to a keyboard, let us bind it to a controller/HOTAS buttons as well! I know, this is just a regression, but you should somehow make some order in these matters, please. I hope that F-15C is popular enough that we will get some quick patch for NOT being able to turn even the radar on with HOTAS!

Hi, I'm not active here, but I took a lot of info from your posts, in order to do this small project so I'd like to share the result. Essentially what I started out to do is turn a CH Pro Throttle game port version into a USB throttle. The Ch Pro Throttle comes with one low-ohm poti for the throttle axis. Four dedicated buttons and four digital four-way hats make for 20 buttons, which are wired into a button matrix. In a first step I took an arduino sparkfun pro micro and the MMjoy firmware. I wired up the button matrix, liberally reusing the available cables and connectors. The poti also needed some rewiring, as the gameport joystick "protocol" is just wired to read resistance of an analogue axis poti, while the arduino already expects a voltage divider setup. Now since I really enjoy the AV8B I decided to add more potis to the throttle grip. And, to my demise, I found @rel4y's excellent Playstation thumbstick mod 3D printed parts, which replace the index finger 4-way hat with 2 analogue axes and a push button; which is really nice for the TDC slew and TDC down/action part of a HOTAS. You already see that I was quickly running out of arduino inputs. Therefore I decided to use an MCP-3208 ADC to digitize all 5 analogue axes. This required me to put a static resistor into the voltage divider of the slider axis, to reduce the charge going into the ADC at each sampling interval. I know my mechanical skills are crude, please bear with me. After some hours of soldering and grinding I now have this nice USB throttle, and still 3 analogue axes and 3 buttons not used in hardware. Also when I'm grown up I maybe use some shift registers to put even more buttons.

Hello flyers. I roll with just a 360 controller but managing a throttle with it isn't very pleasing and after this many landings at incorrect speeds I am in great arrears on account of all the burning wrecks littering the airfield. So, I wanted to drive throttle with one or two sliders (I'm lounging inside an A-10 usually) or perhaps a rocker pedal. After looking at what DCS-BIOS affords I get the impression that what it relies on is focused on inputs for instrumentation and specifically does not include inputs for control surfaces or engine control. Is this correct? I took a different approach, that of making an Arduino microcontroller masquerade as an XInput device, which is well documented. Attaching a potentiometer, mapping voltage to a stick in C and mapping the stick to the throttle in World works nicely (apart from some axis wraparound that is surely fixable). Was this the most expedient approach or did I make this overly complicated?

Hi, I installed DCS again after some months off and wanted to fly the newly purchased A-10C II. Sadly the coolie hat isn´t working. I thought maybe it is broken, but when testing and recalibrating the throttle outside of DCS everything is OK, at least in the Windows 10 testing window. Did everyone know this error or could point me to an approach how I could find out the problem? I also loaded up Arma 3, mapped the coolie hat to the vision and could without any problems move my vision in any direction using the coolie hat, so it must be a problem with DCS... I hope somebody could help me. Greetings

So I noticed multiple times when spawning P-51 start on runway engine spins up. When I touch the HOTAS throttle lever (Warthog) it goes to idle. Same thing Spitfire. HOTAS throttle idle but engine roars away until lever touched on mission start. Began with first 2.7 release I think. Yes, I checked the checkmark, I've relied on it for years.

TLDR: The preorder process is a queue and there are lots of folks in line ahead of you, but WW is catching up quickly on all the back orders (see some of the replies below). Average time from preorder to payment is about 4 weeks (as of 5-15-2022). Shipping varies after that, but the tracking info usually comes within a day of payment processing. All in all, now that I've got my gear, I can certainly say it's worth the wait! ----- Original Post ------ Just thought I'd weigh in on timing for the Orion 2 for those who have preordered as a FYI FWIW. I want to be clear I do not represent WW in any way, I'm just a regular customer like you. Also, this is neither a complaint nor a review, just information for other folks interested in pre-ordering the new Orion 2 Hotas. I'm overall happy with what WinWing is doing and don't want this to come across as grumpy. I assure you it's not. Just informational. I tried to order an Orion 1 Hotas twice, but couldn't get a purchase to go through because the WinWing site crashed every time they restocked and by the time it was back up they were all sold out. March 11, 2022: I was delighted when they introduced the pre-order system because that meant I could actually order an Orion. I preordered mine on March 11, 2022 at roughly 4:30 pm CET. I immediately received their standard email about waiting for the pre-order to be filled and watched my inbox for the payment request. Once received, I would be able to pay for the product and they would begin shipping. All posts indicated that shipping is usually pretty quick (~2 weeks), but each component ships separately, which is not ideal. March 11-April 3: Waiting...checking email religiously. Crickets. Usually they restock every two weeks, but no email for almost a month. April 4, 2022: WW posts their first "We have something new" teaser. I go, "huh." April 5-9, 2022: As more posts and more info come out, I realize they are updating the Orion, which explains the lack of email. I also worry about whether my order for an old Orion will be filled, or whether I could potentially upgrade it and what the price differential would be. April 10, 2022: Official WW announcement (cool video!). Also the message on their website clarifies my fate: As a previous preorder customer, I'm getting a free upgrade to the Orion 2! Thanks Winwing!! (Still no email though, I saw all this because I was continuously checking their website to make sure I wasn't missing anything and that my pre-order was still pending). April 14, 2022 (time of OP): Still no email and tbh I'm not holding my breath. With everything going on around the world, I don't expect this to come quickly. I'm hoping by the end of May, but it may be longer. I DO wonder though if the original shipping cost that was quoted to me with the preorder will change. If so, I'd like to know because WW requires payment of preorders within 48 hours of receiving their "order filled" email. If the shipping cost does change (probably goes up), I'll need to transfer more money to my Paypal account (the only payment platform WW accepts currently), which takes a few business days. April 18, 2022: Pre-order filled email and payment request received. I paid (using Paypal, shipping cost was the same as quoted when the order was created). Email includes full message about pre-order upgrade. No shipment info yet, I'll update again when it ships and when all parts are received. April 20, 2022: Shipping confirmation from WW. FedEx tracking # received, estimated delivery date 4/25 (but I'll be surprised if it's that quick). Shipping to US. April 26, 2022 All packages received. Shipped to US. 8 days after payment completed (would have been 7, but FedEx was...well, FedEx). Not bad! Happy customer so far. Time from preorder to receipt was 46 days. Feel free to post preorder and shipping times in this thread to compare notes. There's lots of helpful WW tips from fellow customers here too.

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I hope HOTAS Warthog users will find this little project useful. It is 3D printable afterburner custom detent, to replace genuine part which require to rise throttles up to activate afterburners. 3D printed part allows to just push the throttles through, but with still detectable detent and resistance. There are three versions of it available for free download, with different resistance levels. Cheers & enjoy! https://makcorner.net/mak-thrustmaster-hotas-warthog-afterburner-detent/ NOTE: my STL file is free. If you own 3D printer, the only cost to make this thing is few cents for filament .

Selling used X-56 Rhino HOTAS. In good working condition. Only one spring included. I accept returns at buyer's expense. Shipping to EU/UK/EEA only. I need to get rid of it as the VKB NXT is on the way to replace it. Send me your offers.

Mouse axis can be assigned there, but not HOTAS axis stick, which makes no sense to me as that is basically the same in terms of input, but the game simply blocks this option. I’m aware that there is another pov option that uses discrete inputs, but that works extremely bad comparing to the axis camera control. is there any way to make it works without virtual mouse/tracIR input?

Recently I got the f-18 hornet and tried flying it with vr hand controllers, my original plan was to use it exclusively in vr with them, but that hope is dashed so I was wondering what hotas under 200 would you suggest for the hornet in vr?

Hello everyone, I'm in the middle of my simpit update.. just purchased VKB gunfighter III ( combat pro Grip). Now I’m looking to upgrade my throttle. So asking for feed back. Just as an FYI, upgrading from tmw. And mostly fly F-18 and the F-16. ( thinking of later flying the AV8) thank you

Solution: Avoid having buttons with an 'off' variant, it will bug out your controls Report: Bug: There is an issue where my buttons just completely lock, including my HOTAS and keyboard, the only thing I could do was pause the game. This allows me to rescan the devices, which made it work again. This only happens when I use a control on the HOTAS itself - nothing bad happens if I simply use my mouse and keyboard. This shouldn't be a lack of power issue, as this only happens when I use the F-14. Reproductability: Sometimes, it works just fine, but other times, it just does the bug. I'd say a 9/10 chance. Other people say they have no issues with their HOTAS, so I'm assuming it's just either a bug with the F-14 or an incompatibility with my HOTAS. Here are my specs if you are interested: Ryzen 9 5900x 2x Corsair Vengeance 32GB RAM (3600MHZ) RTX 4080 Thrustmaster Hotas X (plugged into motherboard) 750W Gigabyte power supply DCS installation on an SSD Note - I have even tried to remap the controls entirely for the F-14 to ensure there were no conflicts, but it keeps happening. The RIO settings seem fine, but it only happens when I'm the pilot. I am also on the latest openbeta branch - 2.8.2.3579 (at the time of writing). Thank you for your time. - Ell

RealSimulator Hardware Introducing the new FSSB-R3L MKII “ULTRA”. This force-sensing flight control system allows you to connect any of the Realsimulator or Thrustmaster grips, and it represents the same displacement and feeling of a real F-16 flight stick. It delivers the same amazing precision and smoothness, found in a real Viper. Based on its professional force sensor technology, it is in use with prestigious organizations like the US Navy test pilot school, Australian Royal Air Force test pilot school, French test pilot school, and others. Since the launch in 2006 of the R1 and R2 bases, which were the first force sensor bases available for the simulation game market, the development and manufacturing of these high-grade force flight controllers has evolved over the past 16 years. This new Realsimulator device has been tested by a beta group of real test pilots and simulation enthusiasts to tune the feel of the new FSSB R3 MKII “ULTRA”. They have confirmed that the new sensor base is smoother and more precise. We encourage you to check it out for yourselves on the Realsimulator website https://realsimulator.com Bye Phant

Hey all! I recently picked up a bunch of gear and quite a lot of it is stuff that's superfluous for my setup, so here's your chance to get some barely-used, essentially brand-new hardware without the backorder wait times, at a sweet discount. Virpil Stuff Virpil CM2 base with Alpha Constellation L grip, and a Z-extension. VPC ACE Collection Pedals The bundle price for these through Virpil USA would be $959.76 with shipping, and of course are all backordered for god knows how long. Monstertech mounts 2x black Monstertech stick/HOTAS chair mounts (form 2, for most gaming chairs) and one VPC CM2 base adapter AND 2x Monstertech swivel and quick release adapters for quickly stowing chair mounts. 2x black Monstertech mouse extensions for chair mount. One left, one right. 1x black Monstertech chair mount keyboard tray. (In the box to the right of frame in the picture) 2x black Monstertech VPC control panel mounts, 1 center and 1 side. (Pictured in box) 1x black Monstertech throttle add on with VPC throttle plate (Pictured in box) Quite a lot of misc extra mounting hardware, cleaning kits, etc. There are lots of end caps and such for making the ends of the extruded aluminum tracks look nice. The price for these through Monstertech would be ~$976.00 with shipping. Chair DXRacer King chair. Retails for $500. Total retail price: $2435.76 BONUS: I'll throw in a Logitech X56 HOTAS with monster tech mounting plates as well (not pictured), so you can have a fully functional setup right off the bat. Retail price: $250 for the HOTAS, plus the plates. Unlike the other components which are essentially brand-new, these have seen a few years of use but have been well cared-for. Your price: $1000. I've gotta get this stuff out of my cubicle at work now that I'm actually working in the office again, so we both win if you pick up this sweet pile of gear for a fraction of what it's worth. Pickup at my office in Emeryville, or willing to make reasonable accommodations to meet you somewhere safe and public. More / detail pictures on request.