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by RussDirks
Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ok....it's Installed and running!
Replies: 11
Views: 47382

FaxCap,

I'm a little suspicious of your joystick. Either that or it could be a Win2k issue. I've emailed you a little FF utility that comes with the DirectX SDK. You can use it to see if your stick is actually working.
by RussDirks
Fri Nov 28, 2003 1:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ok....it's Installed and running!
Replies: 11
Views: 47382

Try going into Control Panel > Game Controllers > Properties. Usually there is a page there to test the forces on your joystick. You click different buttons and it plays various sample forces. Do you get forces there? Sometimes I've seen that "unstick" a situation like this. You're running W2K, righ...
by RussDirks
Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ok....it's Installed and running!
Replies: 11
Views: 47382

Try to see if you can get some forces in the Profile Manager. Shut down MSFS, start up Profile Manager, go to the second page and select a profile ("Light GA" for example). Click on Edit Profile, and throttle up the Virtual Aircraft. You should get some pavement grooves and centering forces. If not,...
by RussDirks
Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ok....it's Installed and running!
Replies: 11
Views: 47382

Re: Ok....it's Installed and running!

Back to Settings>Joystick Forces.....box now unchecked....no feedback. Checked the box.....load a flight.....Feedback now working. I didn't uncheck that box???? Did the install routine do that? FaxCap Note that under "Settings>Joystick Forces", everything should be unchecked. And yes, the install r...
by RussDirks
Sat Nov 01, 2003 10:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beta Testers
Replies: 12
Views: 60333

Great, guys. Appreciate your eagerness. You're all going on my list of candidates.

Cheers ...
by RussDirks
Sat Nov 01, 2003 4:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Helicopters??
Replies: 6
Views: 32306

Good question. I've often wonder that myself! :) I've never flown a real helicopter, so I have no idea how the controls should feel. Is there a centering force? Does it vary with airspeed? Are the controls very loose, or stiff? Do helicopters have trim mechanisms? In reality, it shouldn't matter, be...