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Offline Max

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« Reply #15 on: March 08, 2006, 05:07:03 PM »
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Originally posted by wrag
How odd........ cause I am.  Using a F16 fighterstick and prothrottle USB with a old set of peds hooked to my old F16fighterstick analog.

Works fine.  Even got it working in IL2.

Someone said buy a gameport/USB converter from Radio Shack.  I've looked for the converter but they seem to be always out of stock :(


Analog peds ARE compatable with a USB stick using the forementioned gameport/USB converter. I've used 'em both. They will show as 2 seperate devices in the XP control panel >Gaming device window.
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Offline Morpheus

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« Reply #16 on: March 08, 2006, 05:58:21 PM »
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you cannot mix gameport and USB... you can NOT do this.


Game Port to USB addapter, ace.
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« Reply #17 on: March 08, 2006, 07:46:51 PM »
CH products all the way
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OK?
« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2006, 08:46:27 PM »
You experts???
Tell me why I need pedals...
Really?
Gatr
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Offline ramzey

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« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2006, 09:36:17 PM »
you can paint them pink and they gonna look cool:aok
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« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2006, 10:39:44 PM »
First night with x52 tonight. God it was rough after 12 yrs of MS, but gonna stick with it. I am having more of a hard time with comfort (where to set the stick) than anything else. It sits higher and I'm totally not used to the HOTAS. Stick with it jaxxo...it felt good ( once I got drunk), and I think I can adapt readily once I install something to set it on.
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Offline jaxxo

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« Reply #21 on: March 08, 2006, 10:51:50 PM »
ill be fine in a few weeks...once i get peds ill be back to normal or better hopefully..getting vulched but taking 2 or 3 with me :)
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« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2006, 09:06:44 AM »
Jaxxo check PM's
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Re: OK?
« Reply #23 on: March 09, 2006, 10:48:58 AM »
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Originally posted by Gatr
You experts???
Tell me why I need pedals...
Really?
Gatr


Gatr, You dont NEED rudder pedals, BUT...
I flew for 3 years with out them, used the keyboard at first then the Afterburner stick was a twisty stick, but it was diffult for me to make lead turns and fire at the same time.  got the X45 and used the rocker on the throttle, and that was fine, except for those occasions I lost a wing tip and I needed to crank hard on the rudder and airelons to keep the plane level.  One hand on the throttle/rudder and one on the stick, made it kind of hard to hit buttons to lower flaps and gears and such.  
I got lucky at the last con and won my CH USB pedals.   Its took a little while to get used to but now I can use my feet and it frees up my hand to do other tasks while flying.  Also my turns and skids are better coordinated and I dont even have to think about it.   I would be very upset if i couldnt use my rudder pedals, I kinda depend on them now.
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Offline Gatr

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« Reply #24 on: March 09, 2006, 10:57:17 AM »
So ahhh I am using the MS twistie... Have been for may years...
Why or how are the pedals better....
Thanks
Gatr
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Re: HUMMM
« Reply #25 on: March 09, 2006, 11:17:18 AM »
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So ahhh I am using the MS twistie... Have been for may years...
Why or how are the pedals better....
Thanks
Gatr


It's like ice cream - some like chocolate; others vanilla. After years using a twist stick I tried peds. After 6 months+ of peds I went back to the twisty.
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