mattking247

I reached out on FB. No reply, I think the company has been sold, so probably won’t get a reply, sadly.

As the title says, I am using the Simujabs 737 yoke. Overall, it is a great yoke, but there is a null or dead zone in the middle of the yoke. Even with null zone pretty much removed using either the P3d menu or FSUIPC, the null zone remains. I move the yoke forward or tilt it sideways a little but and nothing happens. Then I move it further and the aircraft starts to roll or pitch etc.This in itself is not too bad. However, when I return the yoke to the neutral position to stop the roll or pitch movement, it is like the yoke doesn't register the center position and I have to move it slightly the other way to get the motion to stop. If I put on a lot of roll then the aircraft will roll correctly. As I start to move the yoke back to the neutral point, the roll slows down as you would expect. However the last inch or 2 to take it to neutral, it doesn't register and there is a small amount of roll left on. It does this in roll and pitch too, and in both directions. I just wondered if anyone either owned a Simujabs yoke and had experienced the same thing, or had experienced something similar with a different yoke type and had any advice? The yoke uses pots and a Leo Bodnar joystick card for reference. Thanks, Matt

Good evening all, I am using the Saitek switch panel with Linda. As usual when I power up Linda, the LED gear lights come on in the usual flashing red and green motion. I know the fix for this is to press a button on the controller. However, slight problem here is that I removed the LEDs from the saitek panel to use them as a warning indicator. So effectively I have the Saitek LEDs plugged in and working as a warning panel without the attached switches. My question is, how do I stop the flashing LEDs where I have no associates buttons available to press. Any ideas about this would be most welcome. Using P3d 5.5, Linda 3.4.2 and FSUIPC 6 for P3d v 5.5 Thanks, Matt.

Legend! Seems to be working as you suggested. Thank you so much for all your help mate. Matt

Hey mate, Cannot get the link to work on here. Any ideas? Thanks, Matt

Thank you, I’ll try it and get back to you. Appreciate all your help! Matt

Thanks for the reply. I am using P3d v5.3 with fsuipc 6 and LINDA 3.3.4. Matt

Oh, and I am just using the saitek switch panel.

Got it, thank you. In that case, It is just deleting the line in line-saitek.lua that I can’t find. thank you. matt

Hi, couldn’t find anything in the lib-saitek.lua file for gear control. Also, won’t unticking saitek panels on the setup Linda page stop me using the buttons too? thanks, matt

Thank you. Will try and get back to you. Matt

Good evening, I am using the Saitek switch panel with both LINDA and SPAD. I am using the LED lights with SPAD so that I can use them as the parking brake light and master caution and warning light (not the gear position indicator lights, as I have a dedicated gear panel for this). I am also using the switches with LINDA with the PMDG 777. Problem is, each time I start LINDA the LEDs on the Saitek Switch Panel go to green and start showing the gear position lights, not what I have set in SPAD for them to do. My question is, how do I disable the LEDs in LINDA so I can use them in SPAD whilst still using the buttons in LINDA? Thank you. Matt King.

Sorry for the noob question, but I am looking for the manual/documentation for night mode etc. where is the manual usually installed or downloaded from? thanks!

Same here when using an external hardware overhead panel or FS2Crew, had rotary dials remain off during startup even when the switches are moved.

Frooglesim has a post about this on his Facebook page, looking for info and your experiences.

Frooglesim has a post about this on his facebook page, looking for info and your experiences.

No response from Darryl through Facebook. Back to square 1. Thanks for the help though!

Thank you for the info. I’ll try sending him a FB message, see what comes of it. Will report back.

****UPDATE*** Well, I am finally at the point where I think I am giving up. I have exhausted all methods of contact with ACE and still nothing. My advice when considering buying from them.... DON'T!!!!

@LesOReilly, I tried to call the number you posted above, but it said not assigned. Do you happen to have any other numbers for ACE at all? How did you finally get through to the company when they sent you your items and to arrange to meet with Ali? Thanks

Thank you for the help. I am going to try calling as they won’t respond to any of my messages. Will report back. If that doesn’t work then I may go down the same route as you and look into fraud.

Thanks for the assistance guys. I think they are a Canadian company, so I will look into that. I wish I had paid by credit card. I was building an Airbus home cockpit and decided to switch to a 777. I exchanged 2 working side sticks, 2 tillers and a Throttletek Airbus Throttle box for the 2 x 777 desktop yokes, as Ali was interested in them. I can't even ask for them back as I have no way of contacting them anymore. I do have receipts for the shipment of stuff I sent to them though, so at least that is something. Anyway, I will keep looking into it. Thanks again.

I know I am not the first (or likely last) to post here about ACE products, however, I started a new topic as I am looking for your help too.... I ordered 2 x 777 desktop yokes in March of this year. I was told it would be a month or 2 until shipment, which was fine. Then as that time came round there was no contact at all for weeks. Finally I got an answer saying the yokes were in production and are a couple of weeks out. Finally a few more months went by and I heard from them Aug 4th saying that the yokes had finally arrived with them and they would ship Wednesday the following week. It is now several weeks later, and again I have since heard nothing. This story so far is not unusual for ACE and has been posted about several times before. However, I then dared to post something negative on their facebook site saying that I was still waiting for an order that was put in months ago, and what was the status of the order? I (as a few others) now seem to have been blocked from sending them FB messages, and my post deleted from their FB site. As this was the only method of communication I had with the company, I am looking if anyone has any ideas how I can contact them?? Has anyone had any luck with this? I have also emailed both Darryl and ali@737yoke email addresses, but neither have ever answered a single email. I tried a phone number listed on the older ACE Yoke website, but a random person answered saying they had no idea who that was. Any help or ideas you guys have would be more than appreciated!