instant blackouts..

[mtnman]

A normal blackout accounts for the initial blackout followed by the repeat. 

All the rest sound wierd, but I think it's on your end.  I'd check your stick- make sure it's calibrated and not spiking.  And I think it could be something graphics card related.  A driver problem or something.  I had that happen to me, and I couldn't fix it until I re-did my drivers.  I've also had blackouts start from the center going out, instead of from the edges inward, and I've had blackouts start as vertical "stripes" that started from the inside and spread outward.  Impossible to fight, since as soon as the blackout starts it blocks the center of the screen...

At the very least I'd look at your stick, and maybe do a defrag.  If the problem persists I'd look at a graphics driver or contact HTC.

MtnMan

[E25280]

This is normal -- had it happen several times.  It starts when one totally blacks out, then does anything that will cause additional G's to the pilot (turning, sudden roll, etc. any of which the autopilot can do as well as it snaps your plane to autolevel) before he has adequately "recovered."  To avoid the subsequent blackouts I have found that level flight for a good five count after "coming to" seems to avoid it.

[Becinhu]

I have had this kind of blackout occur I think twice. Both times it occured I recalibrated the stick and it stopped. They were on slow movements as well, but with the stick being messed up calibration wise a 1 cm movement was read by the flightstick as me jamming it fully in that direction.  Come to think of it there was a little green guy on the back of my chair whacking me in the head too...................

[Getback]

I have had this kind of blackout occur I think twice. Both times it occured I recalibrated the stick and it stopped. They were on slow movements as well, but with the stick being messed up calibration wise a 1 cm movement was read by the flightstick as me jamming it fully in that direction.  Come to think of it there was a little green guy on the back of my chair whacking me in the head too...................

Yeah I was going to say. check you stick settings and put some deadzone and dampening in there.

[Wingnutt]

nothing wrong with my calibration.

considering even after being on AUTOPILOT.. this happened..

I hit autopilot. (causing instant blackout)... and was STILL on autopilot  when the blackout ended...

STAYED on autopilot for many seconds after i was fully back "awake" .. turned auto pilot off..  tried to start a slight roll.. instant blackout again...  important to note this is after being "awake" for close to 10 seconds, with no stick movement..

[Wingnutt]

from my orignal post

I know if you fully blackout and then try rapid stick movements as soon as you regain concensious, you will black out again, im familiar with that..  but this was different.. even after several seconds of just sitting there after the blackout was over..  any movement still brought instant blackout..

you have to understand, or at least try to understand.. this all took place not in a matter of seconds, but over the course of several minutes..  no matter how much time i took doing nothing.. I would still get the instablackout from any movment.

[dedalos]

Wingnutt, I get this all the time in the Dora. Once I recover from the initial blackout, if I make an input too soon after recovery, I get a second blackout. Everytime.

read original post again?

[Urthona]

I don't know if this is related, but I get a second blackout when using TrackIR if I just move my head.  No stick input at all.  I'm not sure if this happens with a hat switch.

[SirLoin]

Try wearing tighter undies.