hey RAHMAN,sorry i havent been in contact, work is dumpin quite the load on us. a huge load. ive been switched to 12 hour status now, and alternating weekends are off until further notice. with my being on 1-1 shift ,i realistically wont be able to get out there to help, when your available,( or at an hour neighbors can tolorate power tool noise). since i cant  factor in time to help on it, ill gladly pay let me know whatcha think, i dont mind sacrafficing some money for it...whooooooooo im tired look at that pelling! spelling.err=P

OK ITS NOT THE COOLEST, and takes away a slight bit of the keyboard, but hey. it works.i went to frys lookin for the  saitek GAMING KEYBOARD, but they were out, so i happen to spy this http://www.targus.com/us/product_details.asp?sku=PAUK10Unow its not perfect, but you want to have 19 keys available, near your throttle, this was the best solution i could QUICKLY acheive, and not be too spensive. just plug it in, and its basically the numpad section on your keyboard . so you wont have any NEW assignments  extra, but at least you can place this nearby without the bulk of the keyboard...mine is taped up to the flat surface on the X-45 throttle. fits in there perfectly.0-50% throttle, its close enuff for my thumb to hit the keys, without  a problem, anything above 50 percent (to far away from thumb) and ill take hand of throttle, and manually finger peck them in.EDIT: if you guys are familiar with this stuff... how hard would it be to convert this to a recognisable "gamepad/controller" for the computer to know it is  19 key pad, for games, and not just an extension of numpad on keyboard?

too funny, .....................so you found the sekret ini konfig. der alliest Uberkamphkablooeyizer.

sweeeet.. i didnt even see the backlighing part thanks for posting it.i was curious, on the X-KEYS (the "joystick"/most expensive model) im ondering if you can assign the joystick itself to either the  heat/night vision cameras , or other objects in LO-MAC. me thinks itd be nice to have to aqcuire mud moving targets at night, slewing the ordinance/ camera around

hey guys, im about to get SAITEKS GAMING KEYBOARD, ya know the one with the "COMMAND PAD" 9 key-18 function accessory.

anyways, i read about X-KEYS a while back in PC PILOT or summat like that. saw a few cockpits in the article set up with it (mostly F-16 variants) and it looks really good. what i like is that the keys have overlays so that you can print out the actual function you want, and slip it between the key and the overlay.

can see many  purposes for that in LO-MAC/ PF/ MSFS2004

although a little on the high side for an " expensive keyboard thats just a different shape!!" as my girfriend calls it

im looking at the "proffesional" with 58 keys

also, if you go to the main site, they have train simulator controls too if thats your cup of tea.

http://www.xkeys.com/xkeys.php


 

I GOT IT. I LOVE IT!it takes a while longer to set-up than the older versions, wel cuz, your ading in 6 new axi..axisis..axis's...uh 6 degrees of freeedom.first off i would HIGHLY suggest that once you haver the software open, turn off all axis movements except for the traditional TRACK-IR movements (up/down, and left/right.  get those down to the sensitivities you liked previously, then open up a new AX one at a time, and build up from there.NOTE: (1) some axis like the ROLL, are not all the same, the lower the settings, the wierder the axis itself became. ROLL axis seems to want to be placed as a LINEAR profile, and RAISED to the very top of screen, (how i have mine)NOTE: (2) it gets confusing at first when you do all the pitching/ yawing /rolling action. this is because the input of VECTOR. youll have to train yourself how the program works. each movement is defined by that perticular axis.. and WILL NOT change... confused??  ill explainZOOM: > ALWAYS the "forward/backward" motion of the head itself, not the DIRECTION of head being pointed. EX: you want to look out of the pilots left window, and look at undercarriage.       (REAL-LIFE) >turn head left                         >lean left                         >look down      ( VECTOR)  >turn head left (viewpoint control)                       >lean RELATIVE FORWARD (creates ZOOM function)                       >shift body to left ( actual placement of body )                       >look downits not much, but at first you get a little overwhelmed at the body language inputs you have to do.not that im complaining at all, eventually im sure there will be a true head tracker so that FORWARD is always in relation to the direction the head being pointed.cockpits: i never knew how much of a cockpit is NOT modeled! take the cessna  for example. when you track-ir yourself aroun in there, it looks WHOLE. if you look towards the back, and shift. the entire thing is almost gone!  (not something you want with the real thing) again, no complaints, just an observation, at how much REALLY can be lacking because there was no need to model.  interesting. im new with this..so please forgive if pics are monstrous!![img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/GAU-8/wheresmyplane.jpg">[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/GAU-8/otw.jpg">[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/GAU-8/backseatnormal.jpg">[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/GAU-8/veryscaredunderseat.jpg">[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/GAU-8/nomotorbaddream.jpg">

looks good!i see what you mean by the "hammered" effect on the paint.groovy

HEY RAH..sorry i wasnt able to get in touch with ya this weekend.one of the guys got fired, so i had to be his replacement for the weekend. :(not what i had in mind. but hey. christmas money bonus is good i guess. im scheduled to work this weekend, but i am off thursday and friday, with NO PLANS. im sure youll be busy, but if ya got nothin goin on friday, let me know..ill be available

thats good to hear :)i just read about that in one of the gaming magazines.  when i worked for SBC DSL tech support (wasnt for me i found out)... i read in one of thier newsletters that there are areas of japan getting connections up to 45 Mb.. but i forgot how they were doing it.thats sizzling...

what is the total width when assembled of yours?4 ft or under? if so, that will be perfect. since i am tight on square footage space, but VERY HIGH ceilings (20+ft).... i am going to be the first to "climb to the pit". i have a homebuilt loft bed w/ no matress that im not using, thats between 5 and 6 feet high,  im moving this out to the living room, above my VERY LARGE drafting table. (staceys computer area).. by putting the cockpit on the lofted surface, im saving a ton of space, and can now clear the smaller drafting table (currently what i use for simming)..and convert that to my plastic modelling desk.i have plans on converting the loft bed to have fully enclosed walls with dynamat or similar soundproofing, and have a "hatch" for access. my larger scale fresnel lens is on its way, not the same as a MAN-CAVE... maybe  ill call it "TESTOSTERO-BOX"

great pics, especially of the new TX member :)my hours are from 3 pm till 1:30 am this week.  if i could manage to swing by....your proly not at home... or are you? (before 3 pm)the weekend is the best time for me to really get anything done.. unless your up really  late on friday nights to have guests?....... just what your neigbors want to hear at 3 am BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! as for size options, ill go with what you have, i shouldnt have a problem with anything. besides, i still need good surface area to keep other stuff nearby.brb...gotta go do sumpthin

oh yeah the improttant stuff...  i need spel chek im way too tired .. its 4:25 am :(if you feel comfortable with tracing everything out, lets go with that. its not that i dont want extra hands helping, i just feel akward with other people putting time in for it... and im not there to help contribute physically:(but if its "safer" to use him again i have no problem. any ttoling..err .. tooling, parts, replaceables, that i can help cover cost of?on the comfort side..how is it?  on the seat, what  ideas you are thinkin about for the cushioning? ive had a few, but since im not there i dont know what is really workable.

WHO IS THAaaaaaaT????that is NOT ME....eeee!!?... it is?..oh..... i look rather GEN-X "shaggy" in that pic..wheres scooby doo? no rush RAH,... well, ok maybe a little ;P. i feal bad because i havent been in contact  work is litterally hurting me, had 84 hrs last week, no time to play.but this is my weekend off commin up and I NEED TO GET OUT!!!! nothing wild..just need OUT!  if this is something you plan on doing sat or sun, let me know. ill make the time.lookin good!  stacey cant wait to hear the news    "oh,..... "joy" : /...."

OK...lol....after another disk format... everything is stock after SP2, services wise (except mesenger).i keep getting myself into trouble when i go to BLACK VIPERS site looking at what all to disable.its one computer, no printers hooked up, nor networking. but does connect thru USB to cable internet....all i use it for is gaming.with that in mind, what are some of your set-ups to have services DISABLED, manual, or automatic? ...or what are at least the basic biggies to get?

i didnt have long to look, to see if you have it allready or not. if you dont.. frys didnt have it today, but BEST BUY  north of frys about 2 blocks on south side of 45 freeway had about 12 copies left when i was there. (picked up around 1:00)

if you DO have it..well old news then.. DELETE post