Which joystick do you use?

[Buchon]

in my opinion pressure control sticks are appropriate for modern era sims, which are full of modern jets that are using this system in real life, but they are not for a WWII sim.

I have a X52 witch is good for online competitive combat, fast and accurate response.

But having that I did purchased a G940 jut for one reason = Force Feedback

With my X52 I have a fast and accurate experience but with G940 I have a accurate and realistic experience.

Once you taste a good force feedback configuration there no way back, nothing can be compared with feel the wind pass through the wings of your plane, feel the strength of the plane in a turn or twisted in a loop, feel the turbulences going through the clouds.

I think that a force feedback joystick is the best option for a realistic and accurate in WWII simulator experience.

[bongodriver]

But having that I did purchased a G940 jut for one reason = Force Feedback

I have the g940 too, have you had any of the spiking issues, I mentioned my slight rudder spike, I did find a dirty fix, just unplug the rudders from the unit and plug it back in, and it stopped my spiking for at the whole day.

[JG52Uther]

CH fighterstick
CH pedals
Saitek throttle quadrant ( <-- great idea,poor quality parts)

[Buchon]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

I have the g940 too, have you had any of the spiking issues, I mentioned my slight rudder spike, I did find a dirty fix, just unplug the rudders from the unit and plug it back in, and it stopped my spiking for at the whole day.

I fixed the spiking problems my self.

They are caused by a wire that lose his position in the throttle controller, causing problems in a board connector due his movement.

It was in a tutorial on the web about this with pictures but cant remember now ...

[bongodriver]

I fixed the spiking problems my self.

They are caused by a wire that lose his position in the throttle controller, causing problems in a board connector due his movement.

It was in a tutorial on the web about this with pictures but cant remember now ...

so far I havent any problems with the throttles, i have been trying to research if it is viable to replace all pots with hall sensors.....

[angrueo]

X52 + CH Pro Pedals

In my opinion , the best setup for a WWII simulator. They're neither much older, nor a Warthog. And also pretty cheap nowadays.

[Revelation]

Saitek AV8R


Does the job for me, although so far I don't know anyone else that flies with it.

[Strike]

I have the G940 and for a complete setup it's really good to have force feedback too.

What struck me the most was that going from a lot of other Logitech sticks (Freedom 2,4 wireless and Force 3D pro) this was a huge step in the right direction!

It has all my needs at least (tons of buttons and sliders and viewhats) + force feedback (with proximity sensor to turn off FFB when not holding the stick). It's VERY precise for a FFB stick I'd say, no issues keeping a plane flying center without trim.. smooth adjustments are easy. Only "Issues" i have is that sometimes throttle in IL-2 will jump between say 50% to 51% back and forth a little (probabaly potmeter issue). But it's not really a "problem".

The FFB is also STRONG compared to other products I've tried. It really jerks around the table once it gets going. Some people have complained about the trimwheels not having center detent, but there's a visual line on the center to help you center it. I got used to it really fast. Besides, you don't watch the wheel as you trim, you watch the horizon or VSI for response

Trigger is 2step, so If you wanted, you could have the trigger initiate guncam/track recording once you press it, and when you fully press it you will fire guns. It worked in IL-2 1946 for a test Quite cool... Of course, you end up with tons of small tracks in a long dogfight...

The pedals are good. Adjustable friction and nice toe-brakes. Never had any spikes with them Throttle is nice, split-throttle with a spring-loaded pin you can unlock/lock them together for single engine fighters. Personally I use the throttles as mixture/throttle or prop-pitch/throttle. Hat switches allows for speedbrakes or operating bombsights or other stuff. Throttle comes with illuminated buttons on the panel with customizable titles (you can make your own labels for the buttons and put them under a small transperent glass to easier read what the button does )

All in all this is a 6/6 product because of the bang for your buck

First HOTAS I personally own, tried some others, liked this one better. 2 Friends were curious about it and after a brief try they both ordered it online Not had any problems with it at all.

[bongodriver]

Trigger is 2step, so If you wanted, you could have the trigger initiate guncam/track recording once you press it, and when you fully press it you will fire guns. It worked in IL-2 1946 for a test Quite cool... Of course, you end up with tons of small tracks in a long dogfight...

Never thought of that...sounds like a great idea, in terms of guncam footage it's exactly how they worked wasn't it?

[MrFreeze]

Hi,

Here is a good review and comparison of HOTAS available on the market by SIMHQ: http://www.simhq.com/_technology2/technology_094a.html