Cougar Owners Poll

[Mathman]

OK, let me clear things up just a bit:

The pedals work fine with the Cougar.

The problem is a WinME problem.  Everytime i boot/reboot, Windows assigns the pedals to controller 1 and the Cougar to #2.  No big deal to change it on the control panel, but kind of a hassle.  I have tried changing the post they are in, but that didn't work (didn't think it would, but with Windows, you never know).  I am open to suggestions.

[Zeb]

I thought once you set up the order of the controllers it remembered them.  As I don't run ME anymore (never did like it) I can't test it.  I don't have this problem with XP.

[airspro]

Use the CH delete program to take your ch pedals off your syestem , then reboot with your joystick in #1 postion . Then add replug the pedals back in and let the driver reinstall . This will fix the reg. so that the ch pedals are in the second postion .

ch delete program is on the ch website , be sure to unplug the pedals before uninstalling them .

[Mathman]

Thanks airspro, it worked!

[Pongo]

my cougar is in the mail..casualty report to follow..
Math..why didnt you ask about that here a week ago....silly

[capt. apathy]

why are you using the ch pro's with cougar?
doesn't cougar come with pedals?
if not then are we talking about $270+ for just stick and throttle?

[Max]

Originally posted by capt. apathy
are we talking about $270+ for just stick and throttle?

YUP...but it's a VERY NICE stick and throttle

DmdMax

[Zeb]

Originally posted by capt. apathy
why are you using the ch pro's with cougar?
doesn't cougar come with pedals?
if not then are we talking about $270+ for just stick and throttle?

$270, I wish.  I paid £260 for mine which is $380.   And I bought one for the wife as well.

[airspro]

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SOB I ordered Thrustmaster peddals from Flight Sim Central , good price and as u say they shipped right away .

[214thCavalier]

Well i gotta go against the flow and say i hate the damn thing but am now stuck with it.
Sure its very well made and a quality bit of kit but the spring tension is WAY over the top.
Sure i can move it around ok but the problem is the force needed to breakaway from centre and if the stick is deflected diagonally its a nightmare as you can be deflecting 1 spring and suddenly the other spring kicks in, result is I cannot get smooth, progressive and predictable control when i need and expect it.
Tried a simple barrel roll and I am fighting the stick so much i cannot fly the path i want.
If i cannot reduce this spring tension somehow this thing is gonna sit on my desk and haunt me for years to come, as it is my enjoyment of AH and ability to be competitive is gonna go into freefall.
However as somebody stated elsewhere if your into buffing or nothing but BnZ fights then it will be great but if you wanna TnB or make quick reliable adjustments for snap shots you may find like me its not for you.
I am now in the position of fighting the joystick more than the opponent and thats NOT the idea i had when i bought it.
Even seriously considering removing the springs completely in desperation.
Weighing in at approx 240lbs and with large hands strength is not a problem but precise control of this stick is.
Who knows my opinion may change but right now i regret buying it.

[Pongo]

I love my cougar and it is everything I hoped for and more.
But Cav has a point. I have had some trouble in near stall situations with controlablility just because the stick is so stiff in the diagonal axis.
After flying with it for two nights I really dont notice the stiffness any more except when I am at near stall.
Getting used to having all the hats and trim wheels again is more of an issue for me.

[Wanker]

My Cougar is on the brown truck and is expected here in the great white north on June 4th.

[airspro]

I ordered these softer springs , and I havn't even gotten the hotta's yet

http://us.thrustmaster.com/support/repairkit/instructions/joyspring.php3

They came today in the post . Brent Stevens and some others on "Frugal World" said that they made it alot easier to move etc .

I just figured no sense in me buying one unless I could make it pull easier .

That said , the best damn feeling joystick in the X and Y axis I have used to date is a FFB2 from Microsoft , just wanted more than four buttons on my stick , hehe .

I use ch pedals and a Saitek throttle , we will see if the cougar is at least as good a feel . Gonna be hard to beat .

[214thCavalier]

Yea only problem is i am in the UK and if you try to purchase from that site it refuses to accept most of the world as a valid address, it talks about international orders but when you try to order it bounces any address thats not on the American continent.
2 days not flown AH and no desire to either with stick as it is.
By tomorrow i reckon i will pull out of the 2v2 duels as well.

[airspro]

If you want you can order a set and send it to me here in Michigan , then I will just send it on your address in UK .

My e mail is

sprocket@cmsinter.net

Let me know we can exchange addresses or you can get someone in your squad that you trust to do it for u .

I been shipping stuff to sid , guard , recoile , os , splashu , etc for quite some time , got all the loving forms right here at home . I got a daughter that lives in Bergen , Norway thats how it all started

It takes some time to get to uk but the springs are damn small so weight should not be a bother
I'll stand the air mail frieght , they are so damn small it should be just pocket change , hehe .

gl
spro