And I can't wait to hear what made TheEngineer launch an all out attack towards the flight sim community and to the product he was testing, just 2-3 weeks before the release?

TheEngineer:
If you truly did test the Warthog, did you report your gimbal issue to the developers?

engineer: post a picture? proof or it didnt happen

What ashame this thread got hijacked by someone making some frankly silly comments. I have ordered mine and will happily report
how I get on with it for those who want to wait.
I only wish I could control my planes with the precision of those guys and hope the warthog will help. But if it turns out I am crap I'll still enjoy my hobby :-)

That would be a yeeeeeeeeeeeee NO

Nutty, Reschke, Doomer, take it to PMs with TE. Again #3 this thread is for the discussion of the TM Wardhog HOTAS. Please don't make me have to bury it. Thank You.

We don't? I was under the impression that I stayed up until 3:30am at E3 to write an article describing lots of its features. Then I wrote a follow-up a few weeks later. We know lots (not everything, admittedly) about its design and features.

Not SimHQ.

I don't think anyone knows the answer to this yet, but when SimHQ has the opportunity to put T.A.R.G.E.T. through it paces I will check this out; I have added the "axis zoom" item to my checklist.

zoom the range of movement was possible with the Cougar, i doubt this kind of feature is missing.

I have seen some stuff from SimHQ regarding DCS/ED that makes me wonder why they have some sort of control over here, but I could be wrong.

Cali, please elaborate "makes me wonder why they have some sort of control over here". Control?

Check your pm

Nice everyone is staying on topic!

Pretty nice how the HOTAS Warthog works with the open beta right out of the box huh? *
















* j/k - Don't know if it does or not. Yet.

Oh it does.

Well there you have it!

Oh I am counting the days now. I hope the nice courier man careful with my 6kg parcel

Anyone in the uk I preordered from dabs.com, it only appeared on there site on Monday so praying I am high up in any queue

You guys are confusing me. Is the Warthog released yet or not? Based on the posts above, I'd say yes, but I cannot find it to buy anywhere. I thought it was meant to release in Sept in the US?

But since it sounds like you guys might be joking around, maybe it isn't out yet?



Unfortunately SimHQ does not send me updates to subscribed threads. So I try to get back here once a week to catch up. This thread has spun out of control. I scan back through the last few pages and it's all just chit chat. There doesn't seem to be a way to search threads, just the entire forum, which doesn't help.



I have found this after some deep digging:
Breaking News!

More details on the Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
The Warthog will be available for USA pre-ordering later this week.
The official Suggested Retail Price is $499 USD.
The expected ship date is October 30th, 2010.

Look for more news on SimHQ soon!


Is this date still accurate?

Thanks!

As much as I'm looking forward to getting a Warthog I have my doubts about it's newer Gimbal system. I would hate to spend that kind of money only to find myself in the same position as with my orginal Cougar. I ended up modding my Cougar which IMO was well worth the money. Here I am almost 9 years later using the same stick almost on a daily basis. My only gripe so far has been dealing with some of the original flaws.

So? Is it out yet?
Not much time to read the whole thread.

No, it's not out yet. 20th on simw (website still down... they are slow), 29th on amazon

Hi Smoky,

Sorry, should have explained. *Panther* has the HOTAS Warthog as testing because she is in the Virtual Thunderbirds. No idea if they have the software yet.

She confirmed that the DCS: A-10C Warthog Open Beta does indeed work with her testing unit "out of the box". Didn't know that either!

AFAIK, it is not on shelves yet. Just pre-ordering.

Checking on the other information today.

If it was on the shelves, there wouldn't be anyone to answer the question. They'd be too busy flying!