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I did try that once, Olham, but I just couldn't get my right hand to accept a joystick. It was most unnatural. You're very lucky.

uncleal, I'm not bothered about having FFB but I take your point - it seems that Saitek have very little range now. Shiloh, the problem is that when I first got the JS and plugged it in, win 7 found its own drivers so I didn't have to load any software. I might download the win7 software from Thrustmaster and try that but it suggests removing any previous drivers first. I'm not a PC dummy by any means but I wouldn't know where to look for the current driver. Aah, just looked at the driver details in "devices" ansd discovered that "no driver loaded or required". So looks like I can try the official drivers??

Yes, I play cricket right handed, tennis left handed, I use scissors right handed (just as well considering how difficult it is to get left handed ones). I also have been unable to find left handed locking forceps but, again, I can use right handed ones OK. But, alas, the joystick can only be left handed which limits the options considerably. Thanks for the tip, Creaghorn, I'll have a look at that one.

I've got a Thrustmaster T1600M and it's been just great on my win7 machine. Just lately though it's been a problem. I start TrackIR and use the button on the joystick that I've set to "centre" to check all is OK. Start OFF. Start my mission and during my flight my stick suddenly fails to work resulting in an aborted mission. When exiting OFF and checking in "devices", although my stick is shown none of it appears to work. If I then unplug it and plug it back in and recheck in "devices", all is well. It then cuts off again later. I'm at my wits end with it. All my other USB devices work in all of my ports so this leads me to suspect the stick itself - maybe a faulty connection somewhere? If I can't get this resolved then I need another stick and I'm reluctant to get another of these. Can anyone recommend a good, mid-priced stick? It needs to be compatible for win 7 64bit, left-handed or ambidextrous, and a twist stick. All help gratefully received.

You can use CPUZ or PC Wizard. Both are free. I prefer PC Wizard because it gives me temps as well.

Rating 5.9. But, as UK said, I'm not sure of its' accuracy.

Yep, first released about 1964 and still regarded as the most informative documentary on WW1 ever. I remember watching the series on TV at the time. Ooops, showing my age.

Was it "rapture" or "rupture". I'm sure I got a hernia yesterday.

Excellent. Are they the Milton Keyes cows?

A scale model is "a scale model". It has the same control surfaces as a real one and behaves in the same manner. The repair job was actually the result of pilot error.

I think only the first one has sound as it appears to be a documentary.

Thanks for the link, Shiloh. I was going to post that.

I can see it . Amazing footage - wish I understood German though.

Someone doing his job well. Superb bit of flying. Olham, I've got a flying model of the Storch which, the previous owner discovered, can also land unexpectedly. I'll get to repairing it one day.

UK & Olham - you are both welcome but bear in mind that I'm with my wife so you'll need your own boat . Paradise it was, indeed, Olham.

About 30 years ago I spent a couple of months living on a houseboat on Lake Dal, Srinigar, Kashmir. It was heaven on earth. I would like to go back to that time, before Kashmir was ravaged and re-enjoy that simplistic living for a couple of days. I wasn't married then and I'd very much like my wife to experience it with me. I know, I'm soppy.

I didn't mean to offend, JFM. I should have made it clear I was reffering in particular to those involved in that aerodrome thread who are certainly not willing to accept that there may be something they don't know about.

I shouldn't want to try it - all that heat and fuel in such close proximity to each other. No thank you. Like the original post, UK. We've got some in my local town who think they are jet propelled and wobetide anyone who gets in their way.

The problem is that historians believe they have all the facts.

Phase 3 runs a treat on Win7 64bit.

And that was just in the Houses of Parliament . Nothing new there, then.

You're welcome - and don't ever think you're bothering anyone here, you're not

Fresh install all round for me too.