Realistic joysticks/throttles

[Honeymonster]

I'm not implying they are not worth the money. I have already made the point that constructing this kind of thing is labor intensive and a cottage industry. You do end up with a product of very high quality. The problem is how many of the simmers here can justify that kind of money on a stick without getting brutally beaten by the wife on its arrival?

Also if you had 470 euros laying about most people would benefit more from upgrading their graphics card rather than their joystick.

Of course for the select few this is an excellent product, and those who are single or have very understanding wife's are sure to buy it.

I know I would...

[xnomad]

What I was thinking about the other day is this:

Someone has to buy the rights to the MS FFB2 and expand on it. Build it as a base like the Tarmac aces one, where you can add different stick types.

I'd love to have a full length KG13 Bf109 stick with FFB. Or am I getting it wrong and the Tarmac Aces one is FFB? I can't really tell from the website, but it's very expensive. Not sure if my wife would be happy with me spending a lot on a stick and base.

I go through one new surfboard a year, but that's a sports item so she has no problem with the $600 there.

[flyingblind]

The thing about making a replica Spit column is that it is fine if all you want to fly is a Spit. It just wouldn't feel right if using it for a 109. It's the same if you build a pit modeled too closely to an actual cockpit - it becomes restrictive. I am sure there is a market for replica parts but personally, because I fly many different types of planes I would prefer a more generic style because I can fly a spit or anything else without losing immersion. I think it would be nice to have a stick with a more period feel to it with more WWII style switches and buttons. The only thing that might be quite good would be to design an attachment that some DIYer could fit to his joystick shaft in place of the existing grip and then supply a range of replica grips which could be simply plugged in or out depending which plane you were using.