RamblingSid

hi all, I currently use a saitek evo force js. Had it for a few years and it has worked well, up until recently. But I now find it just not sensitive enough. Example: when flying the Camel I can heave the js around with only sedate responses from the a/c - I have to try really hard to get it to spin. Aileron control seems very slow so that a break to the right (the Camel's strength I thought) is not fast enough to evade any EA on the 6. Elevator responses are, on the other hand, much better. Take off/landing a piece of cake with only very gentle torque effects I may be wrong but I have never read of the Camel having "sedate" handling characteristics. I have read the guide to the Camel in the Survival in the Air thread and I can only say that my experience with the Camel does not tally. No issues with the Camel guide I may say - it reflects the handling characteristics I have read about elsewhere. My parameters: no auto-rudder, flight model set to "realistic", Force Feeback switched on. Course I am a crap "pilot" and this may be the real problem but I do think the js may be stuffed. I only fly Sopwiths so have little experience with other types. Any thoughts about how to ginger up control responses ? Thanks

Hi Uncleal. thanks for your reply and sorry for any confusion - I should have been clearer. Do not get the new system until later this week. The low frame rates are with the E6850/8600GT/Vista set-up. I expect you are right abt Vista, this is the first real prob I've had tbh. Not very used to posting so apols if the reply is a bit out of kilter. RS Please Excuse . . . I'm a bit confused after reading your post. Does the Low FPS condition exist presently with the Windows 7 rig OR Did the condition exist, prior to the upgrade to Windows 7 ?. . . If that's the case . . . you've stumbled onto one of reasons why Microsoft came out with Windows 7 when it did The utter unpredictability of VISTA . . which I'm glad I never had to deal with. My last rig was in XP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you're presently having the low FPS woes . . . I'd look at the monitor. . as I've run a 27" for quite awhile . . .and when I got Windows 7, it installed it on it's own . . which totally surprised me . . .I had the Driver Disc in my hand Which causes me to think of an interesting possibility Is the Windows 7, distributed Down Under, lacking that feature ? I'd run the installation disc

Evening (NSW time) all, I'm new here, although I have flown OFF for a year or so. Have struck a problem with running OFF since acquiring a 27 inch 1920x1080 monitor. FRPS are way down compared to my previous 22 inch 1680x1050 screen: 6-8 Vs 30-45. That's no good at all. In fact OFF is unflyable and, believe me, I have tried. I have checked the new resolution in OFF Workshop, NVIDIA control Panel and Windows. All ok. Sliders set at 52251. My system: E6850, 8600 GT, 2G RAM, Vista Have I missed something here ? I am more curious than anything as the whole debacle spurred me into updating the entire system: 2500K, GTX 570 OC, 8G RAM, Windows7. Many thanks for a great forum to go with an extraordinary sim. Bar steward...