zaelu Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 I was thinking at a way to not buy the MFDs but to have them drawn and working on the touchscreens by that soft. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] I5 4670k, 32GB, GTX 1070, Thrustmaster TFRP, G940 Throttle extremely modded with Bodnar 0836X and Bu0836A, Warthog Joystick with F-18 grip, Oculus Rift S - Almost all is made from gifts from friends, the most expensive parts at least
airdog Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 I was thinking at a way to not buy the MFDs but to have them drawn and working on the touchscreens by that soft. You can already do that with Helios software by scsimulations Airdog | Asus ROG Strix Z370-E Mobo | i7 8700K @ 4.7 | 32 GB DDR4@3200mhz | Gigabyte 2080Ti OC 11GB| Samsung M.2 960 Evo 250Gb and 500Gb | Win10 Pro | Hotas Warthog #02743 | Track IR 5 | Toshiba 47" 120hz LED | Acer 23" Touchscreen | HELIOS |Oculus Rift-S| http://www.blackknightssquadron.com/
tagge Posted January 12, 2011 Author Posted January 12, 2011 Well everything is possible with SETAC. It's still a work in progress. Orginally the dad of SETAC made the software for his own pit but it works aswell in mine. There are many features that doesn't show up in the screenshots. MFD-zooming, changing tracked/tracking objects and changing the various MFD's with a USB-keypad etc... I'll try to get the dad of SETAC to post an own thread about SETAC in the near future. I think he will go by his callsign Sierra Echo 69. He's a computer wizard that has been around since the first Flanker 1.0 release. - With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. - "Upside-down shuttlecock of death" SU-27 as described by Sgt Baker
tagge Posted January 14, 2011 Author Posted January 14, 2011 Ok, so my Saitek X52 Pro arrived on monday. Been tweaking them since then, in-game and with the STT software, and finally I have something that begins to feel like HOTAS. What a pain. So far I'm not really convinced by the X52 Pro stick & throttle. They feel more "plastic" that I had thought they would and ther's some centerplay with the axis and rotarys. I should have saved up to the X65, but I had such a GAS for a HOTAS bundle. Meanwhile, here's a long exposure photo of my pit. Can't even begin to describe the feeling when I'm flying a night mission with the lights off and only the screens, MFD's, keyboard and X52 provide the light. Very cockpitty feeling indeed... And because I'm broke after buying the X52 I had to cut down my weekly beer consumption. But todays friday so I had to buy one lousy bottle. And a very fitting bottle it is, brits surely have some nice bottles... - With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. - "Upside-down shuttlecock of death" SU-27 as described by Sgt Baker
tagge Posted January 18, 2011 Author Posted January 18, 2011 So here's the throttel. At least for now. I'm not entairly happy with the stick layout yet, but it's coming along. As you can see I don't use no friggin' modes or pinkyswithes. I can't be arsed with remebering modes etc... That's why I have the Cougar MFD's. There's buttons aplenty to use! - With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. - "Upside-down shuttlecock of death" SU-27 as described by Sgt Baker
JaseGill Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) That Bottle of Spitfire. lol, you should have seen some of the original advertising campaigns that were considered. Off target here but: You should have seen the original tag line for the beer it read something like: "Spitfire, shooting down fockers all over Kent". The beer is brewed in Kent, one of the counties that saw the majority of the Battle of Britain on its doorstep overhead. It was removed by the Advertising Standards Commission here in the UK as it wasn't considered very Politically Correct. Some that got through were: "Not for Schlossers, Wagners or Kuntz" "Rotten Luck Johhny's Landed in the Drink" and my personal favourite: "Downed all over Kent, just like the Luftwaffe". British humour and somewhat bad taste (unlike the beer, its great tasting) I grant you but it works here ;) I apologies in advance to any of our German cousins, obviously. J. Edited January 18, 2011 by JaseGill bad spelling, unacceptable in my opinion. Rig: Home Built, water cooled,i5 2500K @ 4.3Ghz, ASUS P8P67Pro Mobo, 8GB Patriot Viper 2 Sector 5 RAM, MSI Nvidia GTX970 4GB Gaming OC, 120GB OCZ Vertex 2e SSD Boot, 120GB OCZ Vertex 2e SSD Games (BS & WH), Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB other, Samsung UE37D5000 37" LED TV,EloTouch 1600x1200 secondary, Thrustmaster Warthog No.467, Thrustmaster MFD, Saitek Pro Pedals, Track IR4 with Track Clip Pro. Ex RAF Aircrew, Real Life Pilot, proud Geek and father of one :)
tagge Posted January 19, 2011 Author Posted January 19, 2011 "Spitfire, shooting down fockers all over Kent" and "Downed all over Kent, just like the Luftwaffe". That's pure brilliance from the marketing department! :megalol: Today I layed my hands on one of these (pic). You brits are really into beer named after WW2 planes, aren't you? - With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. - "Upside-down shuttlecock of death" SU-27 as described by Sgt Baker
tagge Posted January 21, 2011 Author Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) Well allright then, let's get this thread back on track again. Not that ther's anything wrong with beer that´s related to planes. Or beer in general. Here's the lay-out for my Cougar MFD's if anybody's interested. Quite a struggle with 56 buttons + Saitek's buttons & axis & sliders. Next up configgin' the Saitek from scrath... again. Edited January 21, 2011 by tagge Oh no, wrong pic - With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. - "Upside-down shuttlecock of death" SU-27 as described by Sgt Baker
Succellus Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 O like it a lot, i just dare to say that maybe the "arms rests" are a little to high. But of course, i don t know your size. HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
tagge Posted January 21, 2011 Author Posted January 21, 2011 O like it a lot, i just dare to say that maybe the "arms rests" are a little to high. But of course, i don t know your size. Thank's! And yes, you are absolutely correct. I'm a regular 181 cm tall guy and the sides are indeed about 5 cm (2") too high. I can live with it, but if I was too do the pit again I would lower the sides to 35 cm instead of 40 cm. Then again I couldn't play race sims because there wouldn't be enough hight for the legs... Life's all about compromises. - With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. - "Upside-down shuttlecock of death" SU-27 as described by Sgt Baker
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