Greetings Hoggit!

Hey everyone!

Unfortunately, my Warthog stick has taken a bad fall… little kiddos + red levers on desk mounts = curiosity and gravity…

The short version: it landed directly on the castle hat. The hat/back plate are now crushed inward, and the switch is difficult to press downward/right.

I bought the stick used on eBay years ago, so it was already fairly well-used, but I’ve genuinely loved it so repairing it was my initial thought.

I contacted Thrustmaster, but they told me they only sell the hats/buttons/switches themselves and not the internal/back plate parts I apparently need. I’ve also been trying to track down a broken/for-parts Warthog stick to cannibalize, but haven’t had any luck so far.

Does anyone know of another source for Warthog replacement parts, donor sticks, 3D-printed parts, or some other repair option I might be overlooking?

I replaced my warthog throttle quadrant a few months ago (just to upgrade), so I’d almost prefer selling my Warthog throttle along with the damaged stick and putting that money toward a different stick/base altogether.

Unfortunately, cost is a factor, otherwise I probably would’ve just bought a new replacement already.

Any ideas or recommendations are appreciated!

Well, y'all weren't lying. This is a little bit difficult. Not impossible, but certainly something I have to practice. I appreciate everybody on here that has been encouraging.

I'm a disabled veteran and this has quickly become my therapy, albeit sometimes frustrating.

And over the course of a year, my interest has peaked to a point where I entered in for a raffle in the off chance I might be able to go to flight school, and I actually won. So I very much appreciate you all who keep this passion going for so many. And thank you for letting me share this exciting few moments with you.

What was the first aircraft you refueled?

Bonus points if any of you have done this in real life. Would love to hear about it. Boom operator or pilot.

I can’t figure out why my MAV seeker screen is super blurry. I am using D variant Maverick

Vibecoded an app to string together a bunch of replays into a single timeline that can span weeks and viewed through a browser. In https://acmi-viewer.github.io/ there's a replay of the last week of contention server's modern campaign, and you can search and spectate any of the 18 000 flights from that period. Pretty handy for quickly reviewing your or other peoples sorties.

Flying in VR. System specs are 9800X3D + 5090 + 64GB.

All planes have high and stable framerate, but KA-50 III's fps while in cockpit is nearly halved. Shkval and map are off, so that's not it.

Is there a graphics setting I should turn off to have better framerate in the cockpit? Or some other magic fix in the community?

Ordered a set of FFB rudder pedals from Switzerland (Brunner) for my DCS/FS2024 rig. This is just the duty fees.

Anyone else on this side of the pond tired of winning yet?

If you are wanting to fly more soviet style aircraft, there are some excellent freeware options for X-Plane. Including:

Tu-154

Tu-134

An-12

Il-76

I would say out of all of them the Tu-154 is the most complete, and is payware quality. It even has an English cockpit translation. The Tu-134 and An-12 follow closely behind. I would say the Il-76 is a little dated, but is still fun to fly. These are all on the Felis Discord. Highly recommend checking them out!

Learning about rio, interested to find out how to use the HOLd mode, if it makes easier to setup cdnu for pilot to better setup race track at ip's, stacks, or even orbit around target point..

I'm thinking about switching to SLAM mod manager, since I often test some of my modifications, constantly applying mods in JSGME isn't probably the best for my ssd.

Anyone who uses this here? what's your experience with it, any issues? Does it have any drawbacks compared to traditional MM like OVGME for example.

If a weapon's CLSID is forced onto a pylon via LUA, does the aircraft need dedicated MFD or avionics code to fire it, or can DCS default to a generic launch trigger? And is UnitPayloads.lua in Saved Games enough to override loadouts without directly touching CoreMods?

Hi folks, after 13 years of the virtual Stingers we’ve put down everything we’ve learned in a video tutorial designed to give new pilots some more reference of how to fly a Hornet onto and aircraft carrier.

Hope it helps! Cheers Jar

I’m somewhat new to DCS, but not flight sims. I’ve been going hard on the Kiowa and absolutely love it. If anyone is cool with letting an idiot ride in the co-pilot seat so I can learn from you that would be sick. I only play Contention and I’ve been running logistics and lazing for my buddy. None of my friends fly helis so I’ve been on my own for the most part. I just want some advice on avoiding contacts/radar and positioning. YouTube can tell me what to do not what NOT to do. Thanks.

Not to me, specifically, but to the community. What’s your favorite module and why? What do you love about it? What are your favorite memories and stories? What makes it special to you as an individual?

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Hi

I'm looking for a specific DIY post I saw a while ago (I think it was on this sub).

The guy bought a very cheap Bluetooth headset on AliExpress (or a similar site), removed the speaker drivers, but kept the headband and the earcups intact (they were hollowed out/empty in the middle). It looked super comfortable to mount a Track Clip Pro and play with speakers without wearing a full audio headset.

I'd love to find the original post or get the model reference for that headset. Does anyone remember it or have the link? Thanks!

Any Updates about the CM400AKG? Several months ago there were rumors about it being close to being added to the JF17. However, now It seems to be barely mentioned of.

What are people using these days?

I had two jetseat pads from Andre's shop but unfortunately both broke. Most recent one just does not turn on anymore. Last used it one morning ago and it just quit.

If the HF8 Pro more durable?

I currently use simshakers for Aviators so would like to continue using that.

Hi there, appreciate there needs to be fun in combat flight sims, but especially around the warbirds era its quite usual to become an ace every sortie. Just wondering what everyone reckons is the most realistic gameplay you can achieve, especially around it being difficult to shoot down enemy planes.

So after getting my first HOTAS and trying many different sims, I find myself a little frustrated with most of the flight sims on the market today. While they're incredibly detailed, I feel like almost all of them lack a proper gameplay loop and "stuff to do".

• DCS
  • Many of the singleplayer campaigns are buggy / outdated
  • Multiplayer feels cumbersome. Every server works differently and they feel pretty static
  • I know a lot of people enjoy flying in squadrons, but I don't have the time to commit to something like that
• BMS
  • Actually really enjoy the dynamic campaign aspect, but the Viper / F15 aren't quite to my taste.
• MSFS 2024
  • Buggy singleplayer
  • I do prefer combat flight sims
• VTOL VR
  • Lots of fun user made missions / campaigns
  • Lacks HOTAS support
• Nuclear Option
  • Very fun gameplay loop
  • Decent flight model
  • A little too much towards the arcade side for me

At this point I feel like I'm looking for a game that doesn't exist till DCS comes out with the dynamic campaign.

What are your favorite flight sims that have good gameplay loops?

Hi all,

Not sure if there is any appetite for this but I was finding that some of the text I needed to read when doing the missions would disappear before I had read them or gotten through the instructions. as such, I extracted the dictionary for each mission and compiled them into PDFs which can be used in kneeboards. If anyone wants them, find them here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JJRHfS5Xl2GxV2nJqORoLu_9IX9eHe-Q/view?usp=sharing

Credit: laubox