Speedbrake beep indicator
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Well, sucks to be you guys then. I dont bother to check the indicator, or time its retraction. I just put the speedbrake switch into the retracted position and leave it there. Works for me.
Guess it helps if you have a 3 position switch which is momentary and springloaded to center from one outboard position, and latches in the other, such as on the cougar throttle. I guess you could make a small switch panel with such a switch on it, if you dont have a cougar?
Before I got one, I was using the k-switch on the X-65F, which is momentary in both directions. I just dealt with it by holding the retraction button for a long period of time after extending it. 10 to 15 seconds. I didnt bother counting, just waiting till it was definitely retracted.
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Yeah I don’t know how easy it is time pitman the real pit, but in my virtual pit it’s an absolute bitch. In the vast majority of cases that I use the speed brake, I can’t afford to uncategorized my vision.
IMO, It is painful only for ppl without a proper HOTAS correctly mapped or for ppl using the AB toggle rather than IN/OUT buttons callbacks.
i.e. On a COURAG (do not know for WARTHOG) you press “Close AB” (mono stable switch) and just keep it in position. That is all. No need to worry more.
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I can confirm how good the Courag’s SPD BRK switch is.
Edit: that cougar throttle is much shinier than mine. Gonna have to upgrade mine sooner or later…
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Well, sucks to be you guys then.
No way, it’s great to be me, ask the prone-to-violence-cop-wife.
Anyhow, I have a Cougar but use my x65. However I do prefer the TQS and the speedbrake switch is very good. Thinking of getting that USB modulator to use my TQS with the x65 stick.
Now, even though the viper doesn’t have a brake open sound notification in RL, it damn well ought to.
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I used to have the cougar stick plugged along with the X65 throttle, so I could use the X65 stick with the cougar throttle. Would recommend. Of course I then went to an FCC3 and I recommend that as being better.
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I used to have the cougar stick plugged along with the X65 throttle, so I could use the X65 stick with the cougar throttle. Would recommend.
Did you need any kind of adapter? If so, can I buy it from you brother?
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No, I just had both HOTAS’ plugged in at the same time.
Edit: not into each other, they were both plugged into the computer as normal, with the X65 selected as the joystick in BMS, and the cougar throttle selected in the advanced menu as the throttle.
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Okay, didn’t know that would work. I’m gonna try that. Of course I can’t program the TQS andso would have to use all DX mapping.
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Well, I used all DX mapping by preference anyway.
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Well, I used all DX mapping by preference anyway.
Ah but the whole point to a HOTAS is minimizing mouse and keyboard work, so I tend to use complex programming.
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Well, after I made a makeshift ICP and MISC panel, I found that a HOTAS plus those panels covers 95 % of my switchology. Anyway, nothing stopping you from programming the cougar throttle is there?
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Anyway, nothing stopping you from programming the cougar throttle is there?
Damned if I know, would need to run the CCP and also install Foxy again. That’s a whole lot of usb/DX stuff for poor old windoze to handle.
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Well, I still recommend using DX. If you buy a PoKeys56U and some switches, you can make a MISC panel pretty easily. Add a numpad, and another panel below it to attach a 4 way switch and a 2 way rocker switch and you have a basic ICP as well. I made my ICP mounting out of a cardboard box I cut up and taped together. Its a temporary solution that has lasted years so far…
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Pictures please…
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For all of my searching, I can’t find x65 or Cougars for sell. I can find the x55, but I can’t find any good reviews on it that sell me about it. Then there’s the whopping Thrustmaster Warthog, it’s hard for me to justify that kinda cash for something I do on spare time.
As far as the x55 and x65 go…isn’t the x65 newer? I thought the model numbers went in order (x52, x55…) But I can’t really find anything on the x65, other than it’s “not available”. Anyone?
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Force sensing stick from Saitek. Was out well before the x55.
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For all of my searching, I can’t find x65 or Cougars for sell. I can find the x55, but I can’t find any good reviews on it that sell me about it. Then there’s the whopping Thrustmaster Warthog, it’s hard for me to justify that kinda cash for something I do on spare time.
As far as the x55 and x65 go…isn’t the x65 newer? I thought the model numbers went in order (x52, x55…) But I can’t really find anything on the x65, other than it’s “not available”. Anyone?
X-55 is newer than the X-65. You can do a search on this forum concerning the X-55 and make a determination if it is for you.
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Pictures please…
Its not the best shot, but you can see the ICP in it.
And this shows the panels I made. Note these are second prototypes. The originals I made were made from electrical breadboard and then wedged under the screws on the X65 throttle box.
I don’t have any pictures of the original prototypes it seems. These were meant to be temporary as well, but when on low income, it gets easy to decide not to fix what isn’t broken.
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Looks like Mission Control, brother.
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But I can’t really find anything on the x65, other than it’s “not available”. Anyone?
X-55 is the successor of x/36-x/45-x/52 branche. x/65 is no longer for sale. About the X-55 I can tell you that it is a stick far from perfection but it will do the job and it will give you most bang for the buck.
If you feel the need of COUGAR quality then look nofurther. Quality sticks do have problems of there own though and are more costly to solve imho.
Known issues x/55 are:
Sucking profiler software (BSOD), for BMS not a real issue as you can do most in DX.
Slider & minjoystick are non DX. So for a few functions I used the profiler once it’s setup it gives no worries.
Plastic feel, some switches sit kind of loose.
Tension of the throttle, it is adjustable though it needs some period before it gets smooth.
Key Spiking problems caused by powershortage USB. POwered USb is preferable. I do not have encountered this problem.
I find mini joystick inoperable.pros are:
adjustable spring for stick tension
throttle: lots of switches and 4additional axis beside the dual throttle.
Twist rudder, for F-16 good enough, saves you another few bucks.So I’m happy with X/55 and coming from x/45 it is a big improvement.