To: devnull@falcon3.k9.com (Falcon3 Mailing list) From: devnull@falcon3.k9.com (Falcon3 Mailing list) Reply-To: devnull@falcon3.k9.com (Falcon3 Mailing list) Sender: devnull@falcon3.k9.com (Falcon3 Mailing list) Errors-To: postmaster@falcon3.k9.com Return-Path: devnull@falcon3.k9.com (Falcon3 Mailing list) Precedence: bulk Bcc: falcon3-outgoing Subject: Falcon3 Digest V6 : I93 Falcon3 Digest Volume 6 : Issue 93 Tue Nov 15 06:20:36 PST 1994 Compilation copyright (C) 1994 Jeff Beadles Send submissions to "falcon3@falcon3.k9.com" Send add/drop requests to "majordomo@falcon3.k9.com" Archives are available via ftp from cactus.org Today's Topics: Is there any SH site? Xavier Gasso Subject: Is there any SH site? Hi there: I would like to know if there is any Spectrum Holobyte site accessable via Internet, and if there is an e-mail adress from this company to get customer support. Thx everyone: Xavier Gasso. Barcelona (Spain). ------------------------------- From: krismon@Neuromancer.HACKS.Arizona.EDU (Kris Ongbongan) Subject: Re: Is there any SH site? > > Hi there: > > I would like to know if there is any Spectrum Holobyte site accessable > via Internet, and if there is an e-mail adress from this company to get > customer support. > > Thx everyone: > > Xavier Gasso. > Barcelona (Spain). > No official site.. but a lot of files can be accessed at cactus.org the email address for Spectrum Holobyte is 76004.2144@compuserve.com ---- to the list. BTW.. new FAQ on the way.. hopefully I can get my hands on Falcon Gold sometime this week so I can put that in... Any help or suggestions are always welcome.. Kris. - -- krismon@neuromancer.hacks.arizona.edu -=- The Electronic Battlefield Series FAQ ftp://ftp.hacks.arizona.edu/pub/krismon/ebsfaq (ebsfaq or falcon3 faq) http://neuromancer.hacks.arizona.edu/~krismon/public.html ------------------------------- From: jeffb@wv.MENTORG.COM (Jeff Beadles) Subject: Re: Is there any SH site? On Nov 14, 5:57pm, Xavier Gasso wrote: > I would like to know if there is any Spectrum Holobyte site accessable > via Internet, and if there is an e-mail adress from this company to get > customer support. There's nothing directly from SH, but I maintain an archive, that is available via the mirror on cactus.org, in /pub/falcon3. -Jeff - -- Jeff Beadles jeff_beadles@mentorg.com ------------------------------- From: "Butts, Stuart L." Subject: RE: Mig-29 smoke? >Subject: Mig-29 smoke? >Date: Saturday, 12 November, 1994 11:53 >Hi. >Does this mean that the *real* Mig-29 does have a feature where the pilot >can make his plane look damaged by expelling smoke? >-The Doctor No. I was refering to the airshow smoke generator feature in the MiG-29 sim. Bet they just left that in the code for the Hornet and didn't mention it in the docs. - Stuart ------------------------------- From: cisko@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Greg Cisko) Subject: Re: FCS/WCS Questions & Tightening up the FCS? > From: "michael dobbs (micro bio)" > Subject: FCS/WCS Questions > > Being left-handed has made my life, including F3, difficult. I managed > to modify my CH FlightStick so that it's not a left handed Pro stick, > complete with a coolie hat. However, I still feel like I'm at a > disadvantage in F3 because I don't have a WCS. Can any one tell me how > the "pod" on the WCS is attached to the stem? Also, how is the FCS handle > grip attached to it's stem? I'm thinking of getting these and making my > own grip/pod and re-locating the switches to fit the opposite hand. > Infact, for the FCS, I hope to put the CH handle I now use directly onto > the FCS stem, and re-wire the coolie to TM type. > > Any suggestions/comments/warnings? > Being lefthanded, I tried this too. Then I said "Awe forget it!" (that is a quote :-) I bought the TM WCSII and the TM FCS MkI. I made the plunge earlier this year. I am now a fully functional right-handed pilot. I can shoot the bad guys with the best of them. Now, if I loose a fight, it certainly isn't because I am doing it opposite handed. My advice, (having been at the same point as you) is forget about the scotch tape and rubber bands. Go for the real thing. In a month or two you won't know the difference any way. And it will be one less thing to worry about :-) > > Another project I'm looking at is a set of rudder pedals using bike > pedals and bottom brackets as the mechanism. This should be more than > durable enough. Has anyone tried something like this? > You sure are a tinkerer :-) > ------------------------------- > > From: "Butts, Stuart L." > Subject: RE: Tightening up the FCS? > > > > >To: falcon3 > >Subject: Tightening up the FCS? > >Date: Thursday, 10 November, 1994 10:31 > > >Is it possible to tighten up a Thrustmaster FCS? > > > Not that I'm aware of, however you can get an FCS tune-up kit from TM by > just calling and asking for it. That would probably help some. Actually there is something that can be done. Buzz told me that he used surgical tubing to tighten up the normal FCS Mk I. I haven't tried this, but he said this simulated (somewhat) the feel for PFCS tension. I feel oblicated to warn EVERYONE against using this method. In fact, don't try this at home :-) > > >Can the heavier springs be retro-fitted to the original FCS? > > No, the internal workings of the PFCS and FCS are different. Not only that. But the springs attach to plastic pieces in the FCS Mk I. THey would be easily broken by heavy springs. Hence, the surgical tubing. If any one tries this. Don't come crying when it breaks! It will be a risk. Greg Cisko ------------------------------- From: "michael dobbs (micro bio)" Subject: SAM & Hornet trim... Ok, after getting real familar with the mig29 realistic flight model and becoming comfortable with the trimming, I decided to have a go at the realistic Hornet model. To my surprise, realistic seemed much easier than the moderate model. The roll was a lot more controllable. As for the trim control however, they don't seem to work like the mig. With mig, I can trim pitch with my CH pro hat. in hornet, pitch doesn't seem to be affected by the hat or by any arrow keys. Only the left/right trim seems to respond (roll?). The manual doesn't even mention trim control for the hornet, yet the quick reference card lists the arrow keys as the trim controls. Am I missing something here or is it that the hornet has auto trim like the F16? BTW, I am using the "v" key to toggle the hat trim control for the mig & hornet, and I have F3 Gold CD. On another topic, I recently treated myself to a WCS MarkII. After heavily modifying it to allow operation in my right hand, I'm really enjoying it. Finally I can use HFR mode! It's like learning to play F3 all over again! I have been trying to get the NAM/SAM/STT systems figured out. The book says hitting "T" followed by "Z" will lock up a target in SAM mode while continuing to scan other target. after designating with "T", I hit "Z" and either I lose all tracked targets until the next sweep is complete or I immediately find myself in STT mode with all other boogies off the screen. I'm positive I'm only hitting "Z" once (got it programmed in the WCSII). What gives? Mike. ------------------------------- From: white7@server.uwindsor.ca (WHITE BRAD) Subject: Skills Quick question. How does one increase the flying skill for pilots? Also, how many missions, before a pilot will be retired? also, ho does one get promoted? or, win a Congressional Medal of Honour? I have won silver stars, dist. flying cross, air medals, bronze star, but never been promoted or the medal of honour :( thanks for the help with the above questions:) - -- Regards, Brad White ------------------------------- From: bprescot@sirius.uvic.ca (Blair Prescott) Subject: New Phoenix Joystick? I was in my local Radio Shack store on the weekend, and I noticed a flight sim-style joystick that I don't recall hearing of before. It was called a 'Phoenix', made by Advanced Gravis, makers of the Gravis Ultrasound, and was selling for $129 Cdn. It boasts a right-hand joystick with two triggers and about 4 thumb buttons, a left hand throttle/rudder control with about 6 nearby coolie hat-ish buttons, and a set of about 8 console buttons on the base between the two handles. It plugs into joystick and keyboard ports, and is software configurable to allow the buttons to be assigned various functions through a windows interface. There is also some kind of mode switch that allows buttons to have duplicate functions and a single LED on the base to indicate which mode you are in. The buttons were all the soft rubber Nintendo-style buttons, which I am not too impressed with, but otherwise it seemed quite sturdy and well designed. It also has independent adjustments on the bottom to change the spring tension on the right hand stick axes. First impressions: this seems to be a competitor for the Thrustmaster FCS/WCS combo, and the price is definitely right. I would be interested in hearing if anyone has any experience with this device, or any opinions of it. Blair Prescott bprescot@Engr.UVic.CA ------------------------------- [[ End of digest Volume 6 : Issue 93 ]]