"stu powell"
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Posted on:
Jun 14, 2003, 12:49 AM
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>-----Original Message-----
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>stu powell wrote:
>> to whom it may concern;
>> I bought this thing about a week ago. I previously
tried
>> the regular joystick without problem but I wanted the
>> pizzaz of the f.f. Only it is responding erratically,
>> sometimes it won't turn the plane, sometimes it turns
>> without my help, it even varies the throttle when i'm
not
>> touching it.
>> I tried the complicated "clean boot" technique
>> recommended on Logitech's site and tried re-
calibrating
>> it to no avail so far. Very disappointed.
>>
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>I have used the Logitech FF (Wingman Force 3D, USB
interface) on FS2000
>and 2002, and on Win 98 and XP-pro... with no
problems ...
>
>You may have to recheck your installation, update the
drivers,
>calibration, etc.... unless you really got an individual
lemon, it
>should work fine.
>
>And make sure that you are not flying on autopilot.
FS2002 may bring up
>the aircraft with AP on by default.
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>--
>"The Final 20 percent of the Project... requires 80
percent of the Effort"
> ---- paraphrased from Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923)
>
>.
>Have rechecked the autopilot setting and turned it off.
Found that it keeps turning itself back on, however,
every 10 seconds or so... Will try reinstall
or "drivers" update gizmos, I guess but am weary or these
procedures. Have long personal history of time invested
in fixes that didn't fix. No wonder computer anger and
frustration is very widespread.
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