Si gotta run for now, can chat later.
FInteresting! Yeah, ping me when you get back. Thanks.
FYes all fine, thanks a lot.
HSo, I just tried the default option, and it completely disables FFB for me
HI can hear the trim clicking in cockpit, but there's zero FFB and the stick goes slack once it's set for default
H(In the KA-50, mind you)
HActually, I take that back. Restarting DCS seems to have fixed that
HOkay, I can't see any functional difference between the default instant trim and stick with no springs/FFB at first glance
NDCS has been doing that from time to time lately. It just refuses to start FFB and requires a restart.
HThey both handle trim the exact same
Nagain.. you'll have to ask the developers what the difference is. All I know is that "instant"/"default"/"instant(ffb friendly)" works for all modules. "joystick without springs and ffb" seems to work on Mi24 and AH64, but does not work on MI-8 or UH-1 (don't have the Ka)
FIs there a way to run the Rhino with Windows XP Professional SP3? Currently I get the error message "VPForce is not a valid win32 application".
AAre the Winwing and VKB adaptors interchangable? ie can you order them both and change them at will?
WYes
WWhoa, that's ancient. The app is 64bit exe, so will not work on 32bit Windows.
FOK, I will run the app on my laptop with 64bit for setup the rhino. Can I run the Rhino "standalone" (without app) on WinXP/FS9 afterwards? (all settings of my Simpit are WinXP based and I am quite happy with the system)
WYeah, once you store the configuration the app is not required.
WCan confirm, on the Ka50 it works identically
Ra living and breathing fossil of a computer
Rdid you consider donating that to a museum? Imagine the payout
R
Rcan that be back driven?
Sits not a worm gear so it works both ways
BMight be a dumb question but does TelemFFB work with other devices like MS FFB2?
WOut of the box - no, but it's possible to port it
NI don’t even fly the Apache (yet)..but I have a feeling this is going to end up on my collective when it’s available. Will require some minor changes (to my collective base) to account for the length of the grip.
https://www.helisimmer.com/news/teaser-virpil-ah-64-apache-collective-photos
https://www.helisimmer.com/news/teaser-virpil-ah-64-apache-collective-photos
HeliSimmer
The company gave us access to 3 teaser pics of the upcoming collective for the Apache.
SI hope its under 300 Eur
TI hope they do a Kiowa grip.
BThis is what I said on the Noobifier hardware channel about the new Virpil grip: "It's slightly infuriating how they seem to've intentionally left the collective base out of focus. That's my main question about it -- are they making a new base with a shorter tube so that the whole thing isn't so long?"
I may stick with my Hawk grip. It's pretty nice, albeit without the backlighting (other than on one button).
Now if they made an AH-64 TEDAC (front seat targeting control) gizmo, that would have my complete attention. EDIT: and then 30 seconds later I came across this https://www.helisimmer.com/news/komodo-simulations-first-images-video-tedac-ah-64-apache
I may stick with my Hawk grip. It's pretty nice, albeit without the backlighting (other than on one button).
Now if they made an AH-64 TEDAC (front seat targeting control) gizmo, that would have my complete attention. EDIT: and then 30 seconds later I came across this https://www.helisimmer.com/news/komodo-simulations-first-images-video-tedac-ah-64-apache
HeliSimmer
The Komodo TEDAC has been on pre-order for some time, but this is the first time we have seen photos of the product.
AKomodo is top of the line prices, bottom of the barrel quality
ADon’t even think about touching that crap. Paid over £500 for a B8 cyclic and base only to find out that the rubbish was lower quality than my old Saitek X52
NYeah..I saw the concerns about the length/weight of the Apache grip relating to their current collective bases. Not a concern for my VPforce FE Collective though 
Fstuff looks like it has been 3d printed with some average materials but costs like injection molded stuff or even more. 
AThat’s because it is
AIt’s not some factory, it’s just a random bloke 3D printing it in his garage
BSo I've had some dealings with Komodo, although I never ended up with any of their products. The dude is a stand-up guy (and last I heard, full-time medevac heli pilot). I know that some of his earlier filament-based 3d printed parts were not what we get from Virpil/etc. but the video and images of the TEDAC lead me to believe that he's either doing resin-based printing now, or using some other technique. I just sent him a query about exactly that.
I would encourage folks to not be so critical of what is (again, the last time I heard) a one-man shop, that is passionate about aviation and flight simming. And -- show me a TEDAC that doesn't cost multiple thousands of dollars... I don't think it exists (I've researched it extensively).
I would encourage folks to not be so critical of what is (again, the last time I heard) a one-man shop, that is passionate about aviation and flight simming. And -- show me a TEDAC that doesn't cost multiple thousands of dollars... I don't think it exists (I've researched it extensively).
Dwas there an infographic on this discord that showed the different pedals and how they moved in operation? I can't seem to find that picture anywhere
JI don't recall seeing such a pic in this server but if it is its really old from last year
AHe’s running a for profits business, not doing favours for friends. If the quality stinks despite being nearly as expensive as a Rhino… that warrants a scolding tbh
JI wonder if Virpil will make apache cyclic too
ABeing a great guy doesn’t compensate for expensive products which don’t live up to even average market standards
JThey've yet to make a grip based on a cyclic AFAIK, not that any of their grips are bad as cyclics
JUnfortunately on my current cockpit I don't have a way to collective so I won't be getting one anytime soon
AI’d wager a cyclic is next on the list for VPC
V:package: 
RHINO #0208 Has Shipped!
RHINO #0208 Has Shipped!JTo echo the quality comment, quality and durability is what most people want out of a product. Especially if it is expensive. Sure, if its cheap, then you get what you pay for and you kind of have to expect that going in, but for something expensive even by higher end flight sim hardware standards? Naturally you want and expect high quality.
BI have a tek creations panel i bought second hand for $300, its not very old. But i pretty much have to use tape to make sure it holds together.
Originally they charge $800 before shipping and tax for what is basically a few buttons and pots, that gets noisy, so needs deadzones and smoothing, and dont match up anywhere close to the markings.
Its quality is overall below my winwing first gen take off and combat panels that they charge a third for the two.
Originally they charge $800 before shipping and tax for what is basically a few buttons and pots, that gets noisy, so needs deadzones and smoothing, and dont match up anywhere close to the markings.
Its quality is overall below my winwing first gen take off and combat panels that they charge a third for the two.
W!status
VHey @wherenolarkflew,
So the last Shipped RHINO is #0208 on 2023-10-03
Average waiting time from preorder to shipped is 205 days, median is 219 days, max is 292 days
206 Rhinos are shipped in total
So the last Shipped RHINO is #0208 on 2023-10-03
Average waiting time from preorder to shipped is 205 days, median is 219 days, max is 292 days
206 Rhinos are shipped in total
B/gush_on I just did a short flight around my environs (KSJC, with the stock photogrammetric scenery) in the payware Shrike MD530 helicopter. I tell ya, we are living in a golden age of flight simulation -- with VR, MSFS's scenery and flight modeling, high performance PCs, high quality flight hardware and especially something like the Rhino, we are lucky folks (apologies to the folks that are still waiting on their Rhinos).
The HW force trim feature of TelemFFB is just golden, at least for helis -- it really feels like what I remember from back when I was flying the real dealz. Thanks to @walmis and crew -- again! I've been doing this hobby for a long time (but I'm not sure if F-15 Strike Eagle on the Commodore 64 counts
) and it's just worlds and worlds ahead of what we had just ten years ago. /gush_off
The HW force trim feature of TelemFFB is just golden, at least for helis -- it really feels like what I remember from back when I was flying the real dealz. Thanks to @walmis and crew -- again! I've been doing this hobby for a long time (but I'm not sure if F-15 Strike Eagle on the Commodore 64 counts
) and it's just worlds and worlds ahead of what we had just ten years ago. /gush_off