Friar

Oh No! that means even more touching of forelocks when I speak to BG Congratulations Sir, I am sure you will weald your sword with honesty and fortitude.

Thanks Chris, all downloaded.

Thank you to Bbloke, Tonar and Badaim for an object lesson in tight formation bomber flying, I really enjoyed it. Neat formation take-off and landings, close co-ordinated flights.

No, cant be one of my churches, thats a far too conservative idea.

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Many, Many Congratulations Painless. very well done Sir, I shall look forward to standing you a beer at Duxford on behalf of the Dogz. Also well done to the others. So when SEOW re-starts, I suppose that means we will have to have a gold circle around the pink roundal if he gets shot down.

Hi Chris, AnD Consoles Ltd beech grove Farm Knowstone, South Moulton North Devon 01398 341888 www.ps2laser.co.uk It was a DS - NOT DS lite (they do parts for them as well by the way) Cheers

I doubt it she is 12, nearly 13 going on 33. Knows it all with an attitude to match sometimes. Wont do much around the house, even complains about a "Voluntary Chores Chart" being put on the wall.

Chris, It was actually quite straight forward, just a bit fiddly. It cost me £25 all in for a new screen and special 3 point screwdriver. I had to sus out how the ribbon cables were fixed to the circuit board, once I had done that, as I say it was not too bad. I got the screen from a firm in Devon. Placed the order Friday morning, it arrived with the postman Saturday morning. They do a repair service as well. If you want the details I'll forward them. Cheers Colin

just a man with short arms and deep pockets

I'm In. Booked my accomadation this morning. I am staying the Saturday night as well. P.S They also have 1 double room left.

Well, today, in my house, an electronic hero..! Please excuse this little piece of trumpet blowing, but I have just successfully replaced the touch screen in my daughters Nintendo DS, saving me approx £80 ! on the cost of new one Go daddy, Go daddy, Go daddy........ (trumpet replaced in cupboard) Friar

Good luck Sir for a safe tour.

Well, I had my first full session with the new drivers and newly configured stick last night. Now, I dont know if it was "just my night" last night (it was a small group made up of myself, Greyknight, BG, Oldtimer, Kimo, Funflak and OB (I think, sorry if I missed anyone) and forgive me for saying this and I know it not really the done thing to pat oneself on the back, but, "Damm I was hot!". In the 3 or 4 missions we run I scored at least 300 in each I think. BG described me as "being on fire" and greyknight said I was "The Blue Menace tonight". That being said I did still manage to collide with one of my own planes whilst chasing down a Ki-27 in a P40 doh! My flying did feel smooth, and I was even hitting things in a 109! I did not stall and firing felt solid. (I have also recently "tweaked" my rudder input settings, so this may have helped as well) Last nights events could well have been (and most probably were) a fluke, but I would say to those with the x52, ignore the fact that you will not have the GUI for key assigments, it really was not that hard to put them in, a pain in the ass that the old ones ould not be migrated, but still it did give me the chance to review my layout, again!, and make another couple of tweaks. Notes: The pinkie switch is now only for shift function (although I did read a question on the Saitek forum asking about it and a Mod replied that if you delete the Mode x + pinkie setting, it can be used as a key assignment) Overall, I am pleased that I upgraded. Friar No, hang on a minute, if all X52 jockeys upgrade, my advantage will be lost.... Don't up grade, it is terrible, dont even think about it................

Wingnut, Just in case you did'nt realise this, and excuse me if you do know it already, but when we fly on a Dangerdogz night we do not go through hyperlobby. The host, usually BG or Doubletap will give out an IP and we connect direct.

not sure it would Chris,

No worries Badaim, I am already thinking that now its up and running again I might re-look at building a macro to open the canopy, toggle the gun sight and raise the seat on 1 key click and a seperate one to the reverse. My problem before I think was the timing, but this version seems to make it easier to alter the time between keypresses. Hopefully speak to you tomorrow. Cheers Friar

If anyone is interested, this is my layout: Throttle #3 HAT

I've not had a chance to test it yet mobius, all being well, I plan to fly Thursday evening and I will let you know after that.

Ok chaps, panic over. After a nice quiet evening in on my own (wife working, kids at guides) I have now re-programmed it. When I actually looked at it it was not that bad after all. The buttons are all marked, the only thing I had to work out was which hat was 1, 2 and 3. having done that (#3 on the throttle, #2 is top left of the joystick and #1 is in the middle of the joystick) The only thing I have had to do different is the one for centering track ir. Tir did not seem to recognise the hat #2 pushed forward, so i have now got "I" as tir centre and mapped that to the hat. If anyone wants any help I can now say been there, done that.............. Thanks for all the feed back by the way guys, Cheers Friar

OT I am not doubting the software, my only "erk" was using the new table to assign key commands to. The old one, as I say, you just clicked on the picture of the button you wanted to program. My issue is, for example,

Following on from some positive feedback by, I think, badaim, I have just gone ahead and upgraded to the new sd6 drivers and new style sst programming software. I have not been able to retain the settings (like badaim said) so i am starting to re-program my stick. My problem is that the new version is all text, not like the old one where you cliked on the button in the graphic and it went to the setting. I suppose this is to make it common to all their sticks. So I am now confused as to how all the buttons match up to the chart. Badaim , if your out there (or any one else thats done it), lend us a hand mate(s), pleeeese! Yours sincerly, disgruntled of Croydon AkA Friar or if this was a post from Painless; ~Stickless~

not before september 2008!

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Many thanks Pete, or should that be sir?