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#4542382 - 10/27/20 03:45 PM Hello gents, I'm back!  
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Sorry for disappearing on you guys for the past four years or so, but I have a lot of varied interest in wargaming. While I was gone, I was playing a lot of Cold Waters, various wargames like Ultimate General: Civil War, etc. I'm currently in my third year as a PUBG addict, but I finally got the bug to shoot things down in the sky again. So, I've dusted off my CH Products HOTAS and ordered a new TrackIR 5 combo which arrives in a couple of days. I just purchased WOFF UE and PE, and have started the configuration of keys and axes.

It's good to be back, and it's even better to see some of the old regulars are still here. Hope everyone is doing well!


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#4542385 - 10/27/20 04:21 PM Re: Hello gents, I'm back! [Re: Slick Wilhelm]  
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Hi Slick

Once you are up and running you might find the "DiD Campaign" thread interesting. Take a look at it.

Good to have you back!
Best Regards


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#4542455 - 10/27/20 11:48 PM Re: Hello gents, I'm back! [Re: Slick Wilhelm]  
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Hey Slick! You just missed my challenge...three years ago! rofl


The older I get, the more I realize I don't need to be Han, Luke or Leia. I'm just happy to be rebel scum...
#4542457 - 10/28/20 12:14 AM Re: Hello gents, I'm back! [Re: Slick Wilhelm]  
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Rick, that one made me laugh. biggrin

Slick, great to see you back. Enjoy the latest and greatest, and join us in waiting for even more! cheers

Lou

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#4542460 - 10/28/20 12:56 AM Re: Hello gents, I'm back! [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Originally Posted by Rick_Rawlings
Hey Slick! You just missed my challenge...three years ago! rofl



lol, Rick! I did take part in your original challenge, though. Remember Holden McGroin and my other cast of characters?


I7-9700k@4.9 GHZ
16 GB RAM
GTX 2080 8 GB VRAM
2 x 1 TB SSD
32" Dell S3220DGF curved gaming monitor @ 2560 x 1440p @ 165 Hz
Sound BlasterX G6 External USB sound card
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Headphones
Thrustmaster TM16000 FCS HOTAS
Logitec Pro Flight Pedals
TrackIR 5
#4542462 - 10/28/20 01:08 AM Re: Hello gents, I'm back! [Re: Slick Wilhelm]  
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Welcome back Slick!


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BOC Member since....I can't remember!
#4542548 - 10/28/20 08:45 PM Re: Hello gents, I'm back! [Re: Slick Wilhelm]  
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Originally Posted by Slick Wilhelm
Originally Posted by Rick_Rawlings
Hey Slick! You just missed my challenge...three years ago! rofl



lol, Rick! I did take part in your original challenge, though. Remember Holden McGroin and my other cast of characters?



If I remember correctly, the whole thing was your idea, you just made me do all the work... dizzy salute


The older I get, the more I realize I don't need to be Han, Luke or Leia. I'm just happy to be rebel scum...
#4542592 - 10/29/20 02:49 AM Re: Hello gents, I'm back! [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Originally Posted by Rick_Rawlings
Originally Posted by Slick Wilhelm
Originally Posted by Rick_Rawlings
Hey Slick! You just missed my challenge...three years ago! rofl



lol, Rick! I did take part in your original challenge, though. Remember Holden McGroin and my other cast of characters?



If I remember correctly, the whole thing was your idea, you just made me do all the work... dizzy salute


Yes, that's how I roll in life. I'm the idea guy, and I let others do the work. biggrin

But tonight, I ran into a teensy little problem. It seems that my 20 year old CH Fighterstick has finally started having an issue. Specifically, it's spiking in its Y axis. It never did this before. But no amount of calibration seems to have helped. So, in my world this is called an opportunity to buy new hardware! bananadance

So, I've just ordered a Thrustmaster T16000m FCS HOTAS, and I'll give those a whirl. I swear that over the years, I've purchased and tried almost every HOTAS product on the market, and I always seem to gravitate back to my trusty CH Products gear. But it seems that CH Products is washing their hands of their consumer market products, alas.

Last edited by Slick Wilhelm; 10/29/20 02:49 AM.

I7-9700k@4.9 GHZ
16 GB RAM
GTX 2080 8 GB VRAM
2 x 1 TB SSD
32" Dell S3220DGF curved gaming monitor @ 2560 x 1440p @ 165 Hz
Sound BlasterX G6 External USB sound card
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Headphones
Thrustmaster TM16000 FCS HOTAS
Logitec Pro Flight Pedals
TrackIR 5
#4542690 - 10/30/20 04:04 AM Re: Hello gents, I'm back! [Re: Slick Wilhelm]  
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I have the joystick portion of the T16000 and have really enjoyed it, although we probably could have both saved a little money by going with last year's equally-good 15999 model...


The older I get, the more I realize I don't need to be Han, Luke or Leia. I'm just happy to be rebel scum...
#4544567 - 11/11/20 09:37 PM Re: Hello gents, I'm back! [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Originally Posted by Rick_Rawlings
I have the joystick portion of the T16000 and have really enjoyed it, although we probably could have both saved a little money by going with last year's equally-good 15999 model...


Yes, I like the joystick very much, and am slowly getting used to the buttons and hats on the throttle.

I had a little bit of a mea culpa moment, however. My new joystick had the same "spiking" going on, but then I realized that I was pushing the toe break down, and that was causing the spiking because it was bound to the Y axis! So, after unbinding that, everything is fine. Which means that there is nothing wrong with my CH FighterStick. But I think I'm going to stick with the TM16000 for now.


I7-9700k@4.9 GHZ
16 GB RAM
GTX 2080 8 GB VRAM
2 x 1 TB SSD
32" Dell S3220DGF curved gaming monitor @ 2560 x 1440p @ 165 Hz
Sound BlasterX G6 External USB sound card
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Headphones
Thrustmaster TM16000 FCS HOTAS
Logitec Pro Flight Pedals
TrackIR 5
#4544757 - 11/12/20 10:57 PM Re: Hello gents, I'm back! [Re: Slick Wilhelm]  
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Oh yeah, I had that exact same problem before, except mine was inducing roll, which is why I didn't spot it from your description above. Glad you got it sorted though!


The older I get, the more I realize I don't need to be Han, Luke or Leia. I'm just happy to be rebel scum...

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