Which Joy Stick are you using ?

[Frequent_Flyer]

Hello All,

 

I do not have rudder peddles and am  having a difficult time, even after mapping, keeping the Lagg straight on take off . I have an old extreme 3D Pro. I was  considering rudder peddles and/ or a new joy stick.

 

I was wonder what your experience was regarding your joy stick ? If you use peddles and what your experience with either one or both has been so far?

 

Thanks in advance

[Trident_109]

I remember my old X - 45 quite fondly.

 

Currently I'm using CH Products rudder pedals, throttle, and fighter-stick. I highly recommend them, but understand cost is a concern for many. They work just as well today as 8 years ago when I bought them. My X-45 lasted about two and a half years. We won't even go into how quickly my Logitek Extreme force feedback went. It was cheap and it's reliability demonstrated that quite clearly.

[Speckfire]

TM Warthog with Saitek pedals. No complaints here.

[VR-DriftaholiC]

G940 here

[Panzerlang]

Saitek Cyborg Evo Force with Saitek pedals.

[Matt]

The twist axis feature of the Microsoft FFB2 works alright, even though you can just fly more precise with rudders, due to the larger throw.

 

I used Simpeds and am now using MFG Crosswind. I would recommend both. But the Simpeds are out of production now and the MFG Crosswind is not really cheap (both in price and quality though).

 

The Saitek pedals seem to be the most popular pedals out there and unlike most other Saitek products, the pedals seem to be quite reliable, so i would suggest to start with those.

[71st_AH_Shamrock]

CH combat stick with CH pro pedals all good !

Edited November 20, 2013 by 71st_AH_Shamrock

[andyw248]

CH Products Flightstick Pro, rudder pedals, and throttle quadrant. Bought them about 6 years ago, no issues, they are all very sturdy. What I like about the CH Flightstick pro is that it has a very low springload. This makes it easy to fly even planes that don't have trim.

Oh, and it is very important to mount that joystick to a chair. Aircraft don't have desks, so the stick should be between your legs, not on a desk. Find an old wooden kitchen chair in your garage or attic, get some wood and screws, and build a joystick mount for that chair.

[smink1701]

Thrustmaster - T.Flight Stick X. Well made, twist for rudder control.  Does the trick.

[Sim]

Thrustmaster T.16000M. Surprisingly, I have all the more expensive CH product set, yet prefer the relatively cheap T.16000M stick. The minute you try that HALL sensor in T.16000M (same as Warthog?) is the minute you can't go back to anything less precision-wise.

[Fifi]

TM Warthog with Saitek pedals. No complaints here.

 

Same here.

Since i bought this TM Warthog, simulations reached a new dimension! 

[Joker_23]

Saitek X52 Pro. Everythig is pretty good,i have trouble sometimes assigning buttons tho,sometimes it doesn't detect them on the first try.

[LordNeuro*Srb*]

I m using logitech attack 3 joystick. It does the job and I use racing wheel pedals for ruder, also does the job. Not the best job but i cann take laag in the air. Landing is dfrent story.

So Frequent_Flyer if u have same wheel and pedals u cann use them for ruder, and is beter i think then twist joystick, at list a more imersive. Wurth the tray.

[Frequent_Flyer]

Hello All,

 

Thank you for your input, some great information.

[DD_Arthur]

Hello All,

 

I do not have rudder peddles and am  having a difficult time, even after mapping, keeping the Lagg straight on take off . I have an old extreme 3D Pro. I was  considering rudder peddles and/ or a new joy stick.

 

I was wonder what your experience was regarding your joy stick ? If you use peddles and what your experience with either one or both has been so far?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Frequent_Flyer I use a MSFFB2 and I can't recommend it highly enough.  Worth a look on evilbay.  Yes, it will be an 'old' stick but they're tough and precise and easily the best FFB implementation out there.

 

I know what you mean about pedals. I've managed to get along without them quite well but I think BoS is going to take us to a new level of fidelity so I'm seriously considering my options.  I won't be doing anything this side of Christmas though!

Lots of my squadmates use them but I've heard several times that it took them a couple of months for their flying to adapt to the pedals.  I only know of one guy who decided he couldn't get along with them.

 

Saitek Cyborg Evo Force with Saitek pedals.

 

I used one of them for about 3 years Siggi and I think it was a pretty decent tough stick, although I did break off the lower portion of the trigger in my excitement when I shot down someone on War Clouds for the first time. Lol.   However, the MSFFB was like night and day.  Just much more precise and responsive. 

[FuriousMeow]

X52 Pro and Saitek Pro Pedals.

 

Curious about the X55, if it's FFB I will certainly consider it but will giving it at least 6 months of use by others before purchasing after the Pro Pedals fiasco I've been enduring.

 

The Pro Pedals have been causing me issues randomly over the past couple months, but ceased for about a month and a half for some reason, and today resurfaced. They used to cause a USB reset of the X52, and that was it, when moving the right pedal rapidly forward. That sorted itself out after I took it apart and removed the center indent nonsense Saitek put in there and changed around USB ports to even out power load. However, this afternoon it came back with a vengence and not only is it causing the X52 to reset but also the monitor to go dark. No system restart, and GPU doesn't appear to go out because GPU-Z doesn't show a drop in voltage or GPU usage. So I'm thinking a short in the pedals that somehow only occurs with quick right rudder engagement (forward movement on the right rudder pedal). I have found zero reports of this ever occuring with the Pro Pedals so it appears I'm the only person with a lemon.

 

It's a shame, you'd think with a higher cost point and having a product labelled "Pro" they'd make sure it was fully QCed before going out the door but it appears not so and the tension adjuster is a joke. It should go from no tension to a lot, not a fair amount of tension to way too much.

[skline00]

ms ff2

[DD_fruitbat]

MS FFB2, with x52pro throttle (joystick as a button bay), saitek pedals and a saitek throttle quadrant.

 

Could not go back to not using pedals now.

[Karost]

I like Saitek X52 Pro

[71st_AH_Hooves]

Im using a modded G940

[WindyCityZeke]

TM HOTAS Cougar with evenstrain mod.

[II./JG27_Rich]

Logitech 3d extreme pro and I hate it with a passion. Saitek peddals witch I love.

[BeastyBaiter]

Saitek X-52 Pro, had it about 8 years, other than the "up" on one of the three hat switches, it works good as new. No pedals but I am using TIR5. And agreed on hall sensors, there is no going back to those crappy pots afterwards. The T-16000 is probably the best ~$50 stick.

[FuriousMeow]

Was googling replacement pedals, seems my Saitek Combat pedals are shot, and came across this stick (the pedals are ridiculous - $2000+): http://www.flightlink.com/base-page/gs3plus/

 

Still ridiculously costly, but looks fancy and would probably be a nice stick for one of those home cockpit jobs.

[Capt_Hook]

Warthog, Saitek Combat pedals, TIR5, and a CH quadrant.  I find the six analog sliders on the Quadrant are essential for WWII sims.  It's all mounted on an Obutto Revolution.  The Warthog stick is incredible, but I do wish I'd jumped on one of the nice machined extension tubes that an enterprising individual was selling on SimHQ when the stick was first available.  It needs more travel and a bit more leverage to be perfect.

 

Those RCM hydraulic actuated pedals are really nice... they've been around a while and have an excellent reputation.  $850 for pedals, though... I spend a lot on my hobby, but that's a bit out there.  And the $2300 jet RCMs are insane. 

Edited November 21, 2013 by NervousEnergy

[SYN_Vorlander]

VKB Mamba joysticks

Warthog throttle control

MFG rudder pedals

[Wolger]

Saitek X-52 Pro, lots of buttons, sliders. Miles different compare to Logitech Extreme 3D Pro which remains in the box.

 

You can build flightstick stand out of PVC pipes and mount your HOTAS on it..A mere 20 bucks for the manual.

[SYN_Ricky]

CH Fighterstick, Saitek pedals and Tir5.

[Quax]

 

 

 

MS FFB2

Edited November 21, 2013 by Quax

[Matt]

You can build flightstick stand out of PVC pipes and mount your HOTAS on it..A mere 20 bucks for the manual.

 

I also built a stand out of pipes and if anybody wants to see pictures or wants to know how i built it, let me know. It will cost a mere 0 bucks.

Edited November 21, 2013 by Matt

[Primus_71]

Saitek X65F + Saitek Pedals. I'm looking forward to having functional elevator trim in the sim

[Mech33]

MS FFB2,  X52(left hand)+ Saitek pedels

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

 Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog + CH ProPedals. Just need to convert my pedals from gameport to USB with a Bodnar circuit or something, the dongle is not good enough and at the same time the toe brakes could be enabled  

[SeaW0lf]

G940 here.

[[JG2]Surf]

Saitek X52 Pro. Perfect control...ymmv

[99th_Jaguar]

I have a X-52 pro Joystick and the Combat pro rudder pedals.   I had to return a TM Warthog set up a week before the early access began. It looks like I might miss two days of testing and set up before I can configure the new stick and throttle. I am really confortable with the rotary and slidders on the X-52. I use them for my trim settings in Il2 1946 and ROF.   I would really appreciate any help or suggestions on how to accomplish the same on the TM warthog .   I only saw one  large grey dial on the throttle. Could someone Pm me with how they would, or will set up theirs?  I enjoyed my used x-52 pro, yet it's time to put her down to rest. 

Thank you in advance for your assistance.  99th_Jaguar.

[Fodder]

Ms ff2 and saitek pedals. Considering a throttle quadrant too. I agree with an earlier poster about placing the joystick in your lap. I like the low position it gives and the weight of the Ms ff2 lends itself to being used like this (won't work too well with a stuck with a small base and strong spring)

[Fodder]

Forgot to say that one issue with using a joystick in your lap and using rudder pedals is that big rudder movements means big leg movements which rocks the joystick base

[Matt]

I have a X-52 pro Joystick and the Combat pro rudder pedals.   I had to return a TM Warthog set up a week before the early access began. It looks like I might miss two days of testing and set up before I can configure the new stick and throttle. I am really confortable with the rotary and slidders on the X-52. I use them for my trim settings in Il2 1946 and ROF.   I would really appreciate any help or suggestions on how to accomplish the same on the TM warthog .   I only saw one  large grey dial on the throttle. Could someone Pm me with how they would, or will set up theirs?  I enjoyed my used x-52 pro, yet it's time to put her down to rest. 

Thank you in advance for your assistance.  99th_Jaguar.

The Warthog only has three sliders. Left and right throttle and the large grey dial you're talking about.

And i plan to use all those for other things (though i might put the elevator adjustment of the Bf-109 on the grey lever, not sure yet).

 

I'll put the trim on one of the hat switches. I don't think that many planes in BoS have rudder, aileron and elevator trim (He-111 perhaps, but other than that?).

 

If you like using the rotaries and slider of the X-52, why not keep using it for that? You can also make use of the X-52 throttle axis for planes that need more than the three axes avaliable on the Warthog.

[Georgio]

Only way to fly; the Saitek Combat Pro pedals are amazing for the money and combined with the versatility of the Warthog it's an unbeatable combo. for flying.

TM Warthog with Saitek pedals. No complaints here.