New to the game, just sayin 'owdy.

[jodgi]

methadone!?

I trust nothing that hasn't got a clear lineage back to opium.

I thought for a second that this post would turn into yet another AH BBS flying politics extravanganza.

Seems Spitter was too intelligent to bite.

Good.

Welcome Spitter, and have fun.

Never forget to have fun.

[Spitter]

My email is in my profile.  But feel free to send me something:

fastlane5@excite.com

Any help with settings is greatly appreciated.  Unfortunately, I can only give one person $10 off thier account.  

I haven't even figured out how to select a different plane to fly offline yet.  

I did notice when I was runnin' down the runway, the 'stang woud really lurch to the left, then after the tail came up, want to pull hard to the right.  Is that the flight model, or is my stick messed up somehow?  It seems to fly relatively well once I'm airborne and have some speed.  

Cheers,
Spitter

[RTR]

It's torque Spitter.
You can correct with a little rudder input.

to select a different aircraft..from the clipboard (hit escape key to bring that up) click on hangar and highlight the plane you want to fly. From the hangar you can also select fuel and ammo/ord  loadout.

Cheers,
 and welcome to AH

RTR

[T1loady]

If your looking for a squad to fly with visit

http://www.108thwolfpack.homestead.com


Several active duty Air Force aircrew guys there..  

(S) welcome to the game.  Let me know if you need anything at all..

SkipNutz

t1load@cox.net

[SunKing]

Originally posted by beet1e

If you need any tips on cutting and pasting, Ripsnort is your man.

 

ROFL . heh made my day.. funny stuff.

[mars01]

We'll if it was squirter then I my mind would be going crazy lolh:D

Like slap said the TAS don't care how you fly, what you fly or where you fly as long as you fight!!!:D   Get it right Beet1e.

Welcome squid,

BTW - so what is the story behind spitter?

[Steve]

I did notice when I was runnin' down the runway, the 'stang woud really lurch to the left, then after the tail came up, want to pull hard to the right. Is that the flight model, or is my stick messed up somehow?

The pony really wants to go left on roll. Some aileron and a stout foot on the rudder will correct this.  I never have the plane pull to the right(when it's in one piece).  Could be a trim problem,  joystick calibration?

As the surfaces begin to fly, ease off the right rudder steadily, not all at once, see if this gets rid of the tendency for it to go right.

I'm not making any claims at expertise, but look me up any time if ya want some pony help.    

[slimm50]

Originally posted by Zanth
Do all you stick settings in game (don't use the MS utility).  Run the "Trim" Force Feedback slider all the way to zero, or your stick will tend to shake a lot.

THAT'S IT!!!      I've been wondering what's the matter with my msff. I can be cruisin' along, mindin my own business, in level flight, when suddenly my stick gets the serious shakes.  As soon as I get home this evening I'm gonna reset my Trim slider. Thanks Zanth.

[Spitter]

Hey guys, thanks again.  The setting files really helped. I gotta get some real rudder pedals though.  the twisting stick thing just doesn't work that well with the MS force feedback.  It's kinda all or nothing as far as I can tell.

Still trying to figure the best way to map my buttons, the default settings seem awfully odd to me.  

I figured it was torque, and it was, I found the best way to correct the torque on the P51 was to fly the 38....  

Been doing a little offline flying to get the hang of the flight model, I'll probably be online in a couple weeks, when I get some serious time to dedicate to this thing.  

So one more dumb question....(well, for now)  How do I map/change the buttons?  I looked into the joystick settings, and THOUGHT I did it right, but when I jumped back into the plane, nothing seemed to change.  

Oh yeah, and what the heck is auto-combat trim?

Cheers,
Spitter aka SquidODeath

It's good to make new friends, even if you have to kill them sometimes.

[SlapShot]

Originally posted by Spitter
Hey guys, thanks again.  The setting files really helped. I gotta get some real rudder pedals though.  the twisting stick thing just doesn't work that well with the MS force feedback.  It's kinda all or nothing as far as I can tell.

Still trying to figure the best way to map my buttons, the default settings seem awfully odd to me.  

I figured it was torque, and it was, I found the best way to correct the torque on the P51 was to fly the 38....  

Been doing a little offline flying to get the hang of the flight model, I'll probably be online in a couple weeks, when I get some serious time to dedicate to this thing.  

So one more dumb question....(well, for now)  How do I map/change the buttons?  I looked into the joystick settings, and THOUGHT I did it right, but when I jumped back into the plane, nothing seemed to change.  

Oh yeah, and what the heck is auto-combat trim?

Cheers,
Spitter aka SquidODeath

It's good to make new friends, even if you have to kill them sometimes.

The introduction of AH II is nearing. You might want to download that also and see if your machine/video card will handle the new game before you get all torqued up.

Auto-combat trim allows you to fly the plane without having to do any trimming. It self trims the plane to its best ability. Planes like the P-39 SUCK on auto-combat trim. The 38 needs to be manually trimmed, while planes like the Spit fly very nicely using the auto-trim.

Also, look in your settings and TURN OFF the Stall Limiter. With this on, no matter how hard you yank on the stick, it will prevent your plane from entering, maybe, a purposeful stall while dogfighting.

[SlapShot]

Spitter ...

A little advise on the handle "Spitter". When I first joined AH the handle "SlapShot" was also taken. I went back thru all the tours (scoring page) and found that someone used that handle about a year before I joined, but had never used it since.

I sent an email to HTC (Yankee is the one you want to talk to) explaining that I would really appreciate the use of this handle. I also proved to her that the handle was not active for quite some time and with that, could I obtain the handle. No problem ... hence the handle "SlapShot".

I went back thru the "score" page and I cannot see any stats for "Spitter" in any tour. This leads me to believe that this handle was created by someone who did the 2 week trial and decided not to play. If you really want that handle, I would think that a cordial email or a cordial call to the HTC office would result in you getting that handle.

Just a thought ... <>

[Skuzzy]

It can be made available Spitter.  Just drop an email to support@hitechcreations.com  We can work it out.

Welcome aboard.

[SlapShot]

Originally posted by Skuzzy
It can be made available Spitter.  Just drop an email to support@hitechcreations.com  We can work it out.

Welcome aboard.

Skuzzy !!!

[Furball]

Originally posted by Shane
ms ffb2?

if so i have several files you may be interested in.

xxx.hps (head position setting - adjusted views)
stick.cfg - j/s scaling and deadband/dampers
jsmap - joystick button mapping


the only ffb effects i ahve enabled would be stall and buffet, both around 35%.

post your email if you want any of these files.

Shane you think the deadband / dampers would work on MS PP2 non force feedback?  been having a hard time with nosebounce lately and do not know how to fix it, thanks

[Shane]

Originally posted by Furball
Shane you think the deadband / dampers would work on MS PP2 non force feedback?  been having a hard time with nosebounce lately and do not know how to fix it, thanks

ah sitck setting ms ffb2


be sure to copy/move current stick.cfg file to a safe place so you can revert back easily if this doesn't do it for you...

you might need to weak the deadband/dampers a bit.

it'd take serious stick stirring to get the do not move controls rapidly message under this; you'll also still see some nose wobble when you're very slow, but then who doesn't?


hope it helps.