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 Genius MaxFighter F-31U Vibration. PC Joystick with Vibration Feedback. $34.99 I purchased this joystick as a replacement for my failing Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Game Controller. This joystick, while a bargain, was completely thought out wrong as far as the rudder, throttle, and calibration are concerned. The X and Y axis response worked just fine however the rudder response is just too sensitive and should have been incorporated into a twist handle vice a separate fingertip control. The rudder control rate of change is also non-linear in that it doesn't take much motion to push the aircraft rudder to a full deflection either way causing the aircraft to wander all over the runway during takeoffs and landings. If trying to correct for adverse yaw, forget about it. Even adjustments to MOI and scaler settings in the aircraft sim programming failed to control the excessive rudder deflection. The digital throttle is designed into the stick just to the right of the hat switch & works fine as long as you are not in a sequence of flight where precise control of the joystick is needed (final approach to runway). The pressing of the control causes pitch issues since it's difficult to maintain a steady hand on the stick while pressing your thumb repeatedly (or steady) for throttle adjustments. The throttle control should have been placed where the rudder control is and should be an analog control vice digital. The calibration function is supposedly automatic as the joystick moves through it's environment (MS FS 2004 ACOF) however, the throttle upon sim startup, tends to stick at 50% from time-to-time requiring me to unplug and plug the USB plug to clear the issue and restore full throttle function. If you're a serious simmer looking to perfect your flight simming experiences then stay away from this joystick.  America's Next Top Model - Cycle 1 $39.98 Tyra inspires young women to be beautiful. Amazon your missing 9 seasons... So please add the rest of the seasons.  Garmin n¸«äMaps Lifetime North America Map Updates $119.99 I bought my nuvi 350 (from Amazon) 7/07. I love using it. I recently installed this map update, because the new interstate (I-99)was not on my 2007 unit. Well, it is now! I choose the lifetime update package. It was a lot cheaper on Amazon than from Garmin. What you get is a plastic card w/ a product key. If you have not already registered your unit w/ Garmin, do so. During this process, you will install the proper plugin so Garmin can communicate w/ your unit. When you are ready to install the new maps, hook up your unit, go to garmin & follow the links & directions. Be sure you have plenty of time. The download is over 2Gb. It took my fairly fast computer a little over 2 hours to do the download. When the download is complete, it will auto upload to your unit. This also took a bit of time. I think over an hour...don't know, I went to bed. Anywho, in the morning I checked to see if the newly opened section of I-99 was there, & it was. This was a lot cheaper than turning around & buying a new unit. The nuvi 350 is a great unit. I like it because it was inexpensive, & I can enter UTM's, something I could not do w/ a more expensive Magellan unit. |
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