Arcadia you the man ! I had been banging my head against this for the last two days.
Jumpstart thanks for your input. I’ve played with the HOTAS Axes settings on 6 and 7 and have a better understanding. Appreciate your help.
Thank you gentlemen.
Arcadia you the man ! I had been banging my head against this for the last two days.
Jumpstart thanks for your input. I’ve played with the HOTAS Axes settings on 6 and 7 and have a better understanding. Appreciate your help.
Thank you gentlemen.
Hi guys.
I recently upgraded my cougar to VFS. Now I’m setting up the TQS but I can’t get the microstick cursor assigned in Advanced Options in BMS 4.34 to Right Toebrake. Right Toebrake and Cursor X are not seeing Thrustmaster Cougar in the drop down menu. I have followed the sequence from Dunc_DX.
1. CCP Setting - Axis mapping configuration of all HOTAS Axes and verified their range in Advanced Options in BMS
2. Cougar profile files: Cougar_DX.tmm and Cougar_DX.tmj loaded via Foxy
3. BMS.cfg settings:
Set the value for set g_bHotasDgftSelfCancel to 1
4. Key file: BMS-BasicDX TM Cougar.key placed in …/User/Config folder
What am I missing? I just can’t seem to get the Advanced Options to see the Thrustmaster Cougar in Right Toebrake or Cursor X.
I have been getting different opinions about the pin from different sources. I’ve started to believe that over the period of time Thrustmaster has used different designs to lock this pin. I saw a video on youtube and though it wasn’t in english but the gentleman did gesture that the pin has to be twisted twice on its axis to get it out. Arty also mentioned the same in his comment earlier. The pin was snuggly fitted with the c clip and if the notches are result of excessive friction then there should only be one notch not two. The reason for the pin inside the stick mount is also not clear. I still hold on to my point that no amount of pressure on the stick will bend this pin. It’s 3mm thick !
So I finally got around to getting the pin removed.
This is my second set of Cougar. In my first set I broke the gimbal while calibrating it moving it in a circular motion while the stick was on its extreme end. With that experience I was worried that the gimbal will not take too kindly to a hammer but I was surprised to the beating it took. I placed the gimbal on the vice and started with gentle taps to the end of the pin with the old faithful rusty nail but the pin wouldn’t give. To the point that the nail bent multiple times and I had to hammer the nail to straighten it. After multiple failed attempts I had to buy a 3mm steel punch to hammer the pin out. The pin came out bent but I doubt the hammering bent it. The pin has two notches cut in the middle. Apparently these notches lock into another pin inside the stick mount. To my surprise the gimbal didn’t crack under pressure. But the pin required a significant amount of convincing with a hammer to get it out.
The pin is bent at both notches. It should’ve come out by twisting it on its axis if it wasn’t bent. I don’t know how well it comes out in the photos. It’s 3mm thick and no amount of pressure on this while using the stick could have bent it. Photos of the bent pin and inside of the stick mount.
Alright guys. I’ll give it a go over the weekend. Hammer it is then. Hope the pot metal bears the “gentle” tap.
So the day has come that I decided to upgrade my cougar with ViperGear Force Sensor. I followed the instructions on the website and gutted the stick. But I’m stuck at removing the pin from the stick mount. I understand that the pin has to be twisted and pulled but no amount of twisting and pulling is doing much. Any ideas?