Headtracking - realistic degrees setting?

[KG26_Alpha]

You were doing good.................... till the last part.

Originally Posted by ilmavoimat

I've been using track IR for years now
and I honestly don't know how anyone could fly in combat without it.
11/10 for immersion and never a glitch!

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[ElAurens]

TIR has been the best peripheral I have ever used for flight simulation. I would never "fly" without it.

Jumo is clearly trolling, but if 2001 tech is OK for you, go for it.

[sniperton]

Yeah. Head-tracking and a proper rudder are the two things which make a real difference.

[Jumoschwanz]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Jumo is clearly trolling

I am not trying to cause trouble, just trying to help people avoid expense and complication that is not necessary at all.

I walk-the-walk, I have used my simple method to get the job done very well for over a dozen years.

Track IR is a "gamers" device to help them escape reality, it has disadvantages compared to the hat-switch as far as being a tool goes.

For sheer reliability and utility as a fighting weapon a hat switch set up correctly has no peer.

Someone who fanatically defends Track IR is not a troll, but someone who defends the hat switch is? Not very logical. Popularity does not mean anything either, as what is trendy and popular is not necessarily what is smart, Britney Spears and Hitler both had huge followings by the ignorant masses, it is the same with most popular things. There is a reason most of the population are not dabbling in particle physics or philosophy.

Here is 39 videos made using a hat switch that show how flawlessly it can work:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Jumoschwanz/videos

[sniperton]

Jumo, I think it's a matter of taste and gaming habits. I used the hat switch for years, then I bought a camera, fabricated a 3-point cap, set up FreeTrack (altogether <20 EUR), fiddled with it a few days to find the settings most fitting for me, and now I find it completely natural (and much more comfortable than the hat switch).
(Similarly, I had been using the Z axis or a rocker switch on my Hotas as rudder for years; then I made a DIY pedal, and I find it more comfortable, more precise, and more untuitive than anything else I used before.)
Put simply, you tried it and disliked, I tried it and liked -- we all are different. One has to try to be able to decide whether he likes it or not...