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Title: Acronyms
Post by: ridley1 on May 18, 2006, 11:44:53 AM

Sometimes when things are shortened I can't understand what they're talking about....I must be getting old.

For example:

iirc ----   if I remember correctly  
IMHO  ----  In my humble opinion

now in regards to joysticks...what is HOTAS?

is there a site somewhere that has all these short forms decoded?

Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: Pooface on May 18, 2006, 11:49:10 AM

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Originally posted by ridley1
Sometimes when things are shortened I can't understand what they're talking about....I must be getting old.

For example:

iirc ----   if I remember correctly  
IMHO  ----  In my humble opinion

now in regards to joysticks...what is HOTAS?

is there a site somewhere that has all these short forms decoded?

search this forum for a post by batfink, aces high lingo or something, got everything you need :)

HOTAS stands for hands on throttle and stick, basically a way of desribing a joystick set where the throttle and stick are seperate, in 2 consoles. this gives better control and usually more buttons for you to program. decent examples being CH fighterstick and throttle and the saitek X45 and X52, where the joystick has it's own console, and then the throttle, mainly for the left hand is in another console and has other buttons and functions. hope that helps :)

Title: Acronyms
Post by: DamnedRen on May 18, 2006, 12:04:05 PM

To add HOTAS means you don't have to ever touch your keyboard in a dogfight. If you do then its not set up as HOTAS.

Hope this helps.

Title: Acronyms
Post by: Roscoroo on May 18, 2006, 04:28:22 PM

up TnA otw OC hvy :D

Title: Acronyms
Post by: ridley1 on May 18, 2006, 04:40:20 PM

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Originally posted by Roscoroo
up TnA otw OC hvy :D

See what I mean? what he say?

Title: Acronyms
Post by: Roscoroo on May 18, 2006, 04:46:24 PM

HL to ah lingo

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that will get you started ...