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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: cohofly on September 09, 2011, 05:09:19 PM
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Just got my brand new CH Fighterstick. What is the concensus on preferred scaling . I tend to be a little heavy handed and really enjoyed my old FFB Sidewinder, for that reason. Any help would be appreciated.
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Carver :joystick:
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+1 on stick
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I fly with an easy touch.. so I set all my scaling 100% across the top
I recommend doing a search on these forums for Ack-Ack's or Murdr's CH Fighter Stick scaling/settings if you want to use scaling
their are several threads on the subject in the help and training forums
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TC
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When I left AW and came here I was VERY heavy handed. To fly smoothly I had to really tweak the settings. Then I thought about it and decided that flying smooth conserves "E and "He who has the best "E" management usually wins the fight". I started with the default settings. As I got comfortable with it I started moving the sliders up to get rid of more and more of the scaling. This way in a few months I had trained myself to be smoother on the stick, and I think a better cartoon pilot for it.
You mileage may vary, but either way, Welcome back !
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have mine scaled right across the top.....if you find your self having a hard time reaching the hat switch.....let me know, I have found a quick mod that can turn the castle hat into the view hat...very easy to do :aok
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Leave it scaled at default. Smoothness counts.
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have mine scaled right across the top.....if you find your self having a hard time reaching the hat switch.....let me know, I have found a quick mod that can turn the castle hat into the view hat...very easy to do :aok
Im interested in this hat switch mod.... :joystick:
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Im interested in this hat switch mod.... :joystick:
the one thing I would say is, don't use a dremel tool to ream out the hole, no need....you can easily take out too much, just use an exacto knife or any sharp small knife, it truly is very easy to do the hardest part is the programing....and that is not hard at all, just typing in command lines double check them to make sure or they wont work. :salute
http://snomhf.exofire.net/8-WayHat.html
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thank you :rock :salute
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not to sure if you had the same problem, but my stick got really buggy and slow after an hour or so of play. i checked my code and it was the same as suggested.... just say-in. not :cry but i learned to deal with height hat :D
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My story is pretty much the same as Fugi's. Now I don't enable scaling.
If you don't have one already pick up a good powered USB hub.
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not to sure if you had the same problem, but my stick got really buggy and slow after an hour or so of play. i checked my code and it was the same as suggested.... just say-in. not :cry but i learned to deal with height hat :D
hmmm.... nope I've been using that mod since day one...2 years now.
I wonder what could be the issue.
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Mine comes this Wednesday. :aok
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Mine comes this Wednesday. :aok
give up on the x68?
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Thanks for all the replies guys <S>. I have seen the MOD instructions, and looks easy enough. Thanks for the scaling advice too.
I havent really used it as am waiting till 19th when my Visa flips for the month. (dont want to put too much on per month as I pay the balance each and every.) Then Ill order the Rudder pedals.
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Carver
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give up on the x68?
It wouldn't recenter even after saitek came out with their updated drivers. You get in the game and calibrate to that and it would still be in a left climbing turn. You go to the saitek program to calibrate it and it wouldn't center unless you set your pressures to 3 pounds of force to fly the darn thing. It was out of warranty so I took it apart to see if I could POSSIBLY fix it. WOW what a total POS that thing is when you see how it is made. The sensors that detect the pressure were literally electrical taped to the main steel stick the grip was screwed to. I'm not kidding one bit about that. The bottom of that stick is completely hollow. The switches and hats could not be replaced if you needed them to like a cougar as well. The throttle is great! I have no complaints about that except the lower button that doubles as a trim is already dying and I haven't had them but for a couple years and both are MADE OF METAL. Despite the price tag and all the hype the x65 is the biggest waste of money on the market. I'd have rather bought a logitech g940 than the x65. You don't have to say it. This is how I really feel, hahahahaah! I now use a cougar hotas and while it is out of commission while it's mods go in i'll use a ch. The last piece of saitek kit I have that is worthy of a spot in my simpit is the pedals. No more Saitek for me any more.
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Does CH make twisty sticks, or do I have to chop off another arm for the rudder pedals too?
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No twisty get the pedals.