We have actually built the cockpit hardware around the Longitude! All of our hardware and software works well with the sim. Now, we just build a throttle adaptor for the Saitek that brings it more up to the spook, although it is flimsy! We had a combat throttle on this thing to start as a temp and it worked great. When we put the Saitek in the simulator would not start but would just hang on start screen. And of course, it hangs and does not timeout and tell you what’s wrong— no fault banner!
Upgrading the Saitek driver, required for msfs startup, may be the problem. The Saitek throttle and speed break unit we installed may be a cause. I will switch back to the Thrustmaster we have on an A-10 and see what happens. I would think the Saitek throttle is a popular one and we should see this problem more here, but I have not?
Thanks
Hope you or others can bail us out!