Woodstock Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 I learned today that Dieter Hofmann, deveploper and manufacturer of the well known Simped hardware rudder pedals died on May 11th at the age of 61 after a long and cruel suffering from cancer. Amongst other USB pedals in his product range, Dieter earned worldwide reputation at Frugal´s and many other TM HOTAS Cougar owners for his fine F-16/C pedals that plug directly into the stick and are fully Foxy-programmable. His family announced that most orders were being shipped and pedals are currently out of stock, the company´s future unshure but undecided. http://www.dhs-electronic.de/home.htm The flightsim community has lost one of its very few dedicated hardware contributors of worldwide appreciation, good quality and great value-for-money. Sitting down at my desk setup felt different today, with a feeling of gratitude and pity for Dieter, because noone, especially not him, deserves to suffer. And a sad feeling that the piece under my feet has become until further irreplaceable. Thank you, Dieter, rest in peace! 1 "For aviators like us, the sky is not the limit - it's our home!"
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Flyby Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 Sad to hear. sympathies to his family. The U.S. Congress is the best governing body that BIG money can buy. :cry:
A.S Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 sad .... i have his f-16 peddals may he rest in peace [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Shaman Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 RIP.... and I was about to order his invention after this summer :o 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
Woodstock Posted December 15, 2008 Author Posted December 15, 2008 Good news for the PC flightsim community: Despite their sad loss, Dieter´s family managed to keep the peripheral hardware business alive and are currently rebuilding production. On the slightly updated homepage the first items of the not yet complete again product list are offered for purchase. They state that they expect the full original procuct range to be available soon, including the not yet orderable F-16/C pedals for the TM HOTAS Cougar. http://www.dhs-electronic.de/home.htm I wish them the best of business success and once more offer my condolences. "For aviators like us, the sky is not the limit - it's our home!"
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