And, my first attempt at the 48 hour challenge is a fail.
10 hours and 21,000 light years in the twist to yaw sensor on my Thrustmaster T16000m failed.
This is my third T16000m and second warranty replacement. They've all died the exact same way
and with this last one biting it in just 4 months (The first two lasted over a year each). I'm done with
Thrustmaster.
It didn't help that, as I was contemplating the pain of yet another warranty call, that I looked up just buying a
new stick and found that its price has effectively doubled in the last four months. Going from $60.00 to
$115.00 / $120.00 for JUST the stick. I originally paid $120.00 for the Stick and Throttle HOTAS pack. And,
right now they want $500.00 for the complete set (Stick, Throttle and, Rudder pedals.)
That's insane!
That's as much as the Warthog or an Entry Level VIRPIL stick.
I've ordered a new Logitech X-56 to replace the T16000m. Making sure to get the Logitech re-worked grey label
version instead of the, less than reputable, blue label Saitek/madcatz version. It should arrive sometime next week.
Then I just have to re-build all my bindings from scratch and then memorize them.
Still, not a total loss. The performance of the Affenpinscher over the course of those 10 hours shows she has the
endurance to handle the trip and, as long as I don't get lost, again. She'll definitely be able to make Beagle Point
within the 48 hour window. She's a beautiful little ship, and she'll always have a place in my fleet.