PS3 Joysticks

[Acegadgets]

I picked up a Hotas in the UK from Argos for £25. Its a huge improvement on the playstation pad. I would like to know though , how on earth do you bring the plane to a halt on a short runway, with a pad you throttle back and it slows down, but it takes 3 times longer to stop with the Hotas. Can I do anything about this?

[trk29]

There is no brake for the flight sticks hopefully the devs can fix this.

[towman]

Patiently waiting on Anton's PS3 flight stick announcement...

[radiokomrad]

Originally Posted by Acegadgets

I picked up a Hotas in the UK from Argos for £25. Its a huge improvement on the playstation pad. I would like to know though , how on earth do you bring the plane to a halt on a short runway, with a pad you throttle back and it slows down, but it takes 3 times longer to stop with the Hotas. Can I do anything about this?

yea, i noticed this too. i usually throttle down, turn, and bring my stick back ( pitch up ) when it slows to 170-100.

[polyphemus_65]

I just got my stick last night and can't wait to start flying for "real" this weekend! I tested the controls a bit and I highly recommend the Thrustmaster 1 layout for those using PS3.

Here's a link to Thrustmaster Layout 1 (Simulator Mode):

http://go.avforums.com/?id=223X354&u...ustmaster1.png

[NOTE]: In Arcade and/or Realistic, the Flaps button corresponds to Target Camera
[EDIT]: In Arcade and/or Realistic, the Trim button corresponds to Target select.

Here's a link to Thrustmaster Layout 2 (Simulator Mode):

http://go.avforums.com/?id=223X354&u...ustmaster2.png

Enjoy! I'll be seeing you guys in the cyber skies...here's hoping you don't see me coming!

[blurrry]

Oh i wonder if the Logitech G940 would work, probs not, but does anyone know for sure?

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ga.../5855&cl=us,en

[TheDah]

Originally Posted by blurrry

Oh i wonder if the Logitech G940 would work, probs not, but does anyone know for sure?

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ga.../5855&cl=us,en

In the specifications section on the site you gave it looks like it only works for windows based systems. Sucks, it would be cool to have the pedals and all, but I don't think they have anything like that for PS3 or XBOX for that matter.

[tfl]

Couldn't find this information, so maybe someone can enlighten me...

Has the problem with thrustmasters looking around functionality been fixed? I mean e.g. looking to your 6 o'clock.

[Beliall]

not yet, but an update is inbound - soon

[philabong2]

hi guys, 1st post here
I'd like to thank u guys for this forum- I bought the av8r-03 right after buying Bop since it was pretty much the only stick available in stores for ps3 in canada... and almost threw it out the window as soon as I tried it. Huge deazone, poor rudder control and no landing breaks makes phil a dull boy lol
So went through realistic missions with the control pad - had a blast - but i soon realized that the only way to play sim mode is with a stick (unless there a way to look around with the pad, is there?)

Some1 i played online with (i think his name was xxx-silence-xxx, thanks alot btw) suggested to use the thrustmaster layout with av8r on mode 1, and to come check out this forum. The config does help with the deadzone and rudder control, but screws up all the other controls layout, wich is the only advantage to using a stick imo (that and being able to look around)

then I came here and saw there was an update coming... so i decided to put the stick aside until the patch comes around instead of setting it on fire...meaning i'll prob only b playing realistic until then. I use it once in a while but its too frustrating so anybody knows when exacly is this dam update coming around: almost feel like a kid about to throw a fit in the toy isle here!!!!

so thanks again for the info
will b seeing you guys (hopefully b4 u c me) in the skies soon
cheers