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On the issue of the Warthog directly, after several weeks testing it now, I feel it is pretty nice (and better than my experience with the Cougar). But I am worried about its gimbals. I am already detecting some slop after on my right aileron axis.
Hmmm can't wait to hear about this post NDA time...but am curious in how that would effect just one side and not the other in a ball joint setup. Again I am just curious. And I can't wait to hear what made TheEngineer launch an all out attack towards the flight sim community and to the product he was testing, just 2-3 weeks before the release? TheEngineer: If you truly did test the Warthog, did you report your gimbal issue to the developers?
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engineer: post a picture? proof or it didnt happen 
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What ashame this thread got hijacked by someone making some frankly silly comments. I have ordered mine and will happily report
how I get on with it for those who want to wait.
I only wish I could control my planes with the precision of those guys and hope the warthog will help. But if it turns out I am crap I'll still enjoy my hobby :-)
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I'm confused, is Ghost buying me a Warthog or not?  That would be a yeeeeeeeeeeeee NO Nutty, Reschke, Doomer, take it to PMs with TE. Again #3 this thread is for the discussion of the TM Wardhog HOTAS. Please don't make me have to bury it. Thank You.
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And we don't know what the WH is going to be like in terms of design and features. It's all sales (and fan boi) hype right now. We don't? I was under the impression that I stayed up until 3:30am at E3 to write an article describing lots of its features. Then I wrote a follow-up a few weeks later. We know lots (not everything, admittedly) about its design and features. publication reviews are usually rosy crap, done by people who want to make sure developers keep sending them more products to review. Not SimHQ. [EDIT:] I asked this before and am asking it again; does the T.A.R.G.E.T. software allow to 'zoom' the range of movement IF using a grip extension? Similar to Leo Bodnar's module, that allow for you to tweak the signal. As a longer stick would logically translate into a longer motion needed to cover the same angular motion. I don't think anyone knows the answer to this yet, but when SimHQ has the opportunity to put T.A.R.G.E.T. through it paces I will check this out; I have added the "axis zoom" item to my checklist.
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zoom the range of movement was possible with the Cougar, i doubt this kind of feature is missing. 
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And we don't know what the WH is going to be like in terms of design and features. It's all sales (and fan boi) hype right now. We don't? I was under the impression that I stayed up until 3:30am at E3 to write an article describing lots of its features. Then I wrote a follow-up a few weeks later. We know lots (not everything, admittedly) about its design and features. publication reviews are usually rosy crap, done by people who want to make sure developers keep sending them more products to review. Not SimHQ. I have seen some stuff from SimHQ regarding DCS/ED that makes me wonder why they have some sort of control over here, but I could be wrong.
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I have seen some stuff from SimHQ regarding DCS/ED that makes me wonder why they have some sort of control over here, but I could be wrong. Cali, please elaborate "makes me wonder why they have some sort of control over here". Control?
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Nice everyone is staying on topic!
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Pretty nice how the HOTAS Warthog works with the open beta right out of the box huh? *   * j/k - Don't know if it does or not. Yet.
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Pretty nice how the HOTAS Warthog works with the open beta right out of the box huh? * * j/k - Don't know if it does or not. Yet. Oh it does.  
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Well there you have it! 
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Oh I am counting the days now. I hope the nice courier man careful with my 6kg parcel  Anyone in the uk I preordered from dabs.com, it only appeared on there site on Monday so praying I am high up in any queue 
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You guys are confusing me. Is the Warthog released yet or not? Based on the posts above, I'd say yes, but I cannot find it to buy anywhere. I thought it was meant to release in Sept in the US?
But since it sounds like you guys might be joking around, maybe it isn't out yet?
Unfortunately simhq does not send me updates to subscribed threads. So I try to get back here once a week to catch up. This thread has spun out of control. I scan back through the last few pages and it's all just chit chat. There doesn't seem to be a way to search threads, just the entire forum, which doesn't help.
I have found this after some deep digging:
Breaking News!
More details on the Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
The Warthog will be available for USA pre-ordering later this week.
The official Suggested Retail Price is $499 USD.
The expected ship date is October 30th, 2010.
Look for more news on SimHQ soon!
Is this date still accurate?
Thanks!
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As much as I'm looking forward to getting a Warthog I have my doubts about it's newer Gimbal system. I would hate to spend that kind of money only to find myself in the same position as with my orginal Cougar. I ended up modding my Cougar which IMO was well worth the money. Here I am almost 9 years later using the same stick almost on a daily basis. My only gripe so far has been dealing with some of the original flaws.
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So? Is it out yet? Not much time to read the whole thread.
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No, it's not out yet. 20th on simw (website still down... they are slow), 29th on amazon
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You guys are confusing me. Is the Warthog released yet or not? Based on the posts above, I'd say yes, but I cannot find it to buy anywhere. I thought it was meant to release in Sept in the US? Hi Smoky, Sorry, should have explained. *Panther* has the HOTAS Warthog as testing because she is in the Virtual Thunderbirds. No idea if they have the software yet. She confirmed that the DCS: A-10C Warthog Open Beta does indeed work with her testing unit "out of the box". Didn't know that either! AFAIK, it is not on shelves yet. Just pre-ordering. Checking on the other information today.
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If it was on the shelves, there wouldn't be anyone to answer the question. They'd be too busy flying!
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And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings..
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