TM Cougar and F18

[jorgesoo]

I had been flying Falcon 4 for years using a Thrustmaster Cougar Hotas, with a DX profile that gave it the exactly same functions as the real Viper F16 hotas.-

As I am a fan of carrier operations, which Falcon 4 included sometime ago, also flew the F18 using the same profile.-

I heard of an extremely real carrier operations pack coming along, so I am switching to DCS for that purpouse.

But I am worried about the programability of my Cougar with the DCS F18, specially the radar cursors, antena elevation, and range knob.

I expect it can be programmed within the game controls page, as I really dont want to involve into complicated programming with TM Foxy or Target.

I would be very thankfull to hear opinions about it .

Thanks

[Bunny Clark]

DCS can assign button and axis mappings nativity within the game, similar to, but better, than with the Falcon 4 alternative launcher.

 

You shouldn't have much trouble with it. The stick has more buttons than the Hornet stick, and the throttle will have fewer buttons.

[jorgesoo]

DCS can assign button and axis mappings nativity within the game, similar to, but better, than with the Falcon 4 alternative launcher.

 

You shouldn't have much trouble with it. The stick has more buttons than the Hornet stick, and the throttle will have fewer buttons.

 

 

Thanks Bunny Clark

I was worried about problems I heard related with the radar cursors which couldnt be mapped properly

[Phil C6]

Hi no prob with radar cursor just assign axis of microstick to the axis of the radar cursor in DCS.

Personnally I have prob only with antenna elevation (because after you found the good elevation you need to put the axis in neutral), didn't find a good solution yet

 

 

 

Best regards

[Bunny Clark]

Personnally I have prob only with antenna elevation (because after you found the good elevation you need to put the axis in neutral), didn't find a good solution yet

I'd recommend using the Man Range knob for elevation instead, you at least get a center mark that way. I've also found dialing down the axis saturation a lot to be helpful.