Have any of you mounted the Rhino to an Openwheeler setup? Finally got to put in my order and am now

Have any of you mounted the Rhino to an Openwheeler setup? Finally got to put in my order and am now realizing I should figure out how I'm going to mount the thing

SSpatz Out of curiosity What are the target profiles good for? I never used target - I ...

hcee.•10/16/23, 5:12 PM

the main advantage, in my opinion, is that Home Fries has put together comprehensive hotas profiles for nearly each aircraft in DCS, and a GUI tool for configuring them based on the hardware setup I have. It saves a ton of time when I don't have to set up the button combinations / macros myself. The quality and detail of the profiles is undoubtely also much better than what I could do if I started from scratch.

Mmoldy Have any of you mounted the Rhino to an Openwheeler setup? Finally got to put in...

MashedPotato•10/16/23, 10:41 PM

Yes, kind of scuffed/need to spend more time getting it right.

MashedPotato•10/16/23, 10:43 PM

Basically have a customized bottom section that matches the TMWH throttle, rhino is mounted to an OW throttle plate, and I used the little bracket that normally secures the center stick bracket to hard mount the plate to the section that goes out to the rudder pedal plate. Mounting the plate directly to the center stick mount puts it a couple inches too high

moldyOP•10/16/23, 10:44 PM

Ok. I was thinking I would have to cut the post of the center stick mount to get it to fit. I talked to them about making a mounting plate with holes for the rhino. Did the standard throttle plate they have fit it?

MashedPotato•10/16/23, 10:45 PM

No, mine has a custom bottom plate that has holes to match the TMWH throttle

MashedPotato•10/16/23, 10:45 PM

Even if you drop the post, it's gonna sit pretty high, given how tall the rhino is

moldyOP•10/16/23, 10:47 PM

I was considering trying to mount directly to the part that goes out to the pedals, but there is a spot for a screw that sticks out there

moldyOP•10/16/23, 10:48 PM

Also behold my impressive DIY skills. The mockup does sit very high and I need to cut out more of the seat to make sure the gears don't get messed with

Mmoldy Also behold my impressive DIY skills. The mockup does sit very high and I need t...

MashedPotato•10/16/23, 10:55 PM

The gears should just barely clear if you mount the front gear towards the front of your pit. I'll try to remember to grab a pic of how mine looks mounted on the bar when I get home from work and post it. That screw was definitely an issue, iirc, I shimmed around it while cursing it's existence

moldyOP•10/16/23, 11:01 PM

Forward/backward I can move that post to create more space. But depending on how everything sits I don't want the stick too far forward

moldyOP•10/16/23, 11:03 PM

Very interested in seeing how it fits in your setup

Mmoldy Very interested in seeing how it fits in your setup

MashedPotato•10/17/23, 12:54 AM

Not the greatest picture, but hopefully that gives an idea

moldyOP•10/17/23, 1:00 AM

Yeah that helps, thank you!

moldyOP•10/17/23, 1:00 AM

Do you mind showing how high the grip sits above the chair like that? Assuming you have the seat lift kit as well

MashedPotato•10/17/23, 4:58 AM

Little off angle, because the base wasn't powered, but it's at the perfect height to rest my forearm on my leg

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VPforceBot•10/17/23, 9:18 AM

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RHINO #0221 Has Shipped!

VPforceBot•10/17/23, 10:03 AM

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RHINO #0222 Has Shipped!

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HornetDRIVER•10/17/23, 12:57 PM

Now this is exciting! Can’t wait to take this thing for a spin!

Spatz•10/17/23, 4:01 PM

Stupid question but how do you guys turn the rhino off? Just pressing the red button? ... And leave the stick hanging loose?

AndyHill•10/17/23, 4:03 PM

I just switch off the extension cord and power off most of my pit, including the rhino

Spatz•10/17/23, 6:04 PM

The buttons should work out of the box for a TM Stick right ?

SSpatz The buttons should work out of the box for a TM Stick right ?

f14billy•10/17/23, 6:21 PM

Yes right out of the box. In the configurator I set the stick as if it was the vpc mongoost-50 so the hats can behave like hats or buttons. Otherwise they just behave like buttons. I let hat 1 (coolie hat) behave like hats and set the other ones as buttons.

Spatz•10/17/23, 6:21 PM

Strange - it doesn't work for me

f14billy•10/17/23, 6:22 PM

PM me if you want and I can show you my configuration

SSpatz Strange - it doesn't work for me

walmis•10/17/23, 6:29 PM

That's strange, could it be it's not making full electrical contact

walmis•10/17/23, 6:30 PM

TM grips are pretty simple, they should 'just work'

Spatz•10/17/23, 6:31 PM

I will try an reconnect it tomorrow and write in the support - I use a virpil extension

f14billy•10/17/23, 6:35 PM

Try it without the extension first. Maybe the extension cable is faulty.

f14billy•10/17/23, 6:38 PM

The only reason I set it as vpc mt-50 is so I can use the coolie hat as 8 way hat.

Spatz•10/17/23, 6:46 PM

Yes I will try - but it should work I used the same extension and same stick with my mongoose base and everything worked fine

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Jon (Bounty_V)•10/18/23, 6:51 AM

Interesting

Wwalmis That's strange, could it be it's not making full electrical contact 🤔

Spatz•10/18/23, 7:18 AM

Sorry for the confusion it was not properly connected, now everything works as intended - and the Rhino is wonderful

walmis•10/18/23, 7:34 AM

Glad to hear that it's working properly!

VPforceBot•10/18/23, 8:24 AM

:package:

RHINO #0223 Has Shipped!

VPforceBot•10/18/23, 9:34 AM

:package:

RHINO #0224 Has Shipped!

VPforceBot•10/19/23, 8:56 AM

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RHINO #0225 Has Shipped!

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amadeus•10/19/23, 5:41 PM

btw -- do we know if anyone at Heatblur has a Rhino? if not, i would be happy to help contribute to a fund to make sure someone there gets one blobsmirk

Number481•10/19/23, 5:43 PM

IDK.. unlikely is my guess.. but c'mon.. FFB is FFB.. sidewinders are a dime a dozen on ebay if your only interested in dev testing

amadeus•10/19/23, 5:43 PM

a sidewinder is not at all like a rhino

amadeus•10/19/23, 5:44 PM

and the things you might do on a lower end device, may not translate well to a rhino

Number481•10/19/23, 5:44 PM

in terms of reacting to basic FFB implementation from DCS?

amadeus•10/19/23, 5:44 PM

in terms of building an FFB experience that matches the jet

amadeus•10/19/23, 5:45 PM

but it's also one of those top of mind things, by having one, they probably end up using it, and want to ensure it has good support in the modules they build

amadeus•10/19/23, 5:45 PM

it's all a self perpetuating circle

Number481•10/19/23, 5:46 PM

well, I often see developer responses to queries about FFB fixes and/or implementations as "we don't have a device".. which is more of what the spirit of my response was referring to

amadeus•10/19/23, 5:47 PM

and the spirit of my trying to fix that problem

walmis•10/19/23, 5:54 PM

I do offer the developers of modules a cancelled spot in the queue, so if they want they could obtain a Rhino quite quickly. A dev from Polychop did reach out to me, but for some reason did not follow through yet with the order.

walmis•10/19/23, 5:56 PM

Also a Rhino is quite useful for developing FFB since it has the live debug view of the effects

Have any of you mounted the Rhino to an Openwheeler setup? Finally got to put in my order and am now

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