A question from a sim noob

[xNikex]

Originally Posted by Ant26587

Hi there, been keeping my eye on this game for a good few months now (it has sleeper hit written all over it) and getting into Flight Sims has always been something I've wanted to get around to, but never got around to building myself a decent pc.

So I'm very glad this is coming out for the ol'360, now the arcade option doesn't really appeal to me, so I'm looking for some advice as to how best prepare myself for going into the sim style.

Should I get a joystick? Is there any (affordable) flight sticks you would recommend that are compatible with the game?

Do you guys think the learning curve might be too steep to go straight into sim? Or is it a case of practice makes perfect?

Cheers.

The way I see it there are only two real flight sticks that will work with BoP on the Xbox360.

I am getting the Saitek Aviator which is only $59.99 new.

The Ace Edge flight stick is a little hard to come by since they were only available for a limited time and can be worth over $141.

[Riceball]

Originally Posted by xNikex

The way I see it there are only two real flight sticks that will work with BoP on the Xbox360.

I am getting the Saitek Aviator which is only $59.99 new.

The Ace Edge flight stick is a little hard to come by since they were only available for a limited time and can be worth over $141.

Does anybody know if the Aviator can be easily used left handed?

[Raw Kryptonite]

Originally Posted by Riceball

Does anybody know if the Aviator can be easily used left handed?

Yes, it's not a right handed specific design. The throttle is on the back, not the side. The front plate has buttons for d pad, shoulder buttons and sticks. Kind of awkward no matter what really. The stick itself is straight.