Scytale

Hrmmm I could come around to the T16000m. I don't think the peripheral resolution will be a real problem for me, just a minor annoyance at worst. I see I can essentially get a T16000m + CH throttle for around the same price as an X-52 pro. It seems to me that the 16000m's main advantages are: (a) Reliability (b) Precision (at least in stick handling) © Durability (d) Cheapness With its main cons being (b) Awkward button placement © (minor) peripheral resolution issues I dunno you guys, those are a lot of pros, but then if I get a CH throttle that takes away advantage (d) and increases the layout complexity? Precision as I said isn't overly important to me, so I could drop advantage (a) as well, but... it seems like I could get a good balance, and have the buttons to my heart's desire in the X52-pro. That two-stage trigger - this just tells to my ignorance, but I wasn't under the impression it was essential for operating the 30mm? edit: Oh I see, the first stage is for enabling PAC. I would otherwise have just kept it on (in a show of poor discipline!) if that's what I think it is. That's actually worth thinking about. re-edit: I see that wouldn't have been possible. I'll hit up the existing threads when the time comes, if I don't get a 2-stage trigger.

It is compelling to distinguish between 'idioms' of flow and flight in this manner, makes a lot of sense to me. I'm curious as to how one may draw a control volume excluding subsonic regions around a craft with a bow shock, though I suppose you could ensure that the flow through all the control surfaces are supersonic. This would maybe be equivalent to considering freestream conditions to be the defining ones? Then again, most such discussions don't usually pertain to craft with bow shocks (I imagine) so it's probably a moot point anyway

I find this very encouraging and a good reason to shell out on the X-55, which I've kind of been looking for an excuse to do. As for the software, I'm a glutton for punishment by unintuitive interface so that won't be an issue for me. Uh... new or used? I can get a used X-55 for the price of a new X-52 Pro on amazon, but I'm not always sure if I trust used, especially for products like these...

lol obviously not, but that's still an hilarious picture

Just for the record, all normal gasdynamic shocks have a subsonic downstream in the shock frame, which, if the shock isn't moving relative to the aircraft, is also the aircraft reference frame. The re-entry capsules for the Apollo missions suffered bow shocks on re-entry. So, despite travelling at around Mach 25, I suppose they were transonic? There is no "weak" variant of a normal shock for a given freestream Mach number - normal shocks are normal shocks, and all bow shocks are normal at the apex. Only oblique shocks - that is, shocks with some velocity component in the shock-tangential frame - feature 'strong' and 'weak' variants. edit: I do recognize the meaning and usefulness of the term 'transonic', and that it applies especially around the range 0.8-1.2 Mach. But I think strict application of the "subsonic region" rule is dangerous because it's quite probable that all truly supersonic aircraft feature a subsonic region somewhere on their body, however small. e.g. stagnation points.

Hi all, This is my first post as well - I was going to make a new thread but realized that this one was essentially what I'm after. If it's more appropriate to make a new thread I understand, just let me know. I recently moved and do not have my old equipment with me. There wasn't much anyway, but as my interest in DCS hasn't diminished in the last year I've flown in it, I would like to ramp up my investment in it. Due to budget and space constraints I really can't afford a pedal setup beyond my joystick, and I also can't afford a TM Warthog, though it is an ultimate goal of mine, two years down the track. I previously had a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, and I used a TrackIR 5 a friend lent me. I was reasonably happy with the Logitech, but I want something now with (a) more buttons, and (b) a separate throttle. I'm left-handed but I want to learn to use joysticks right-handed. So here are my constraints: (a) Has twist (b) Has enough buttons that I could operate A-10C HOTAS, or very nearly so. I certainly couldn't do that before. © Is less than USD $200, and the cheaper the better since my budget is quite limited. (d) I'm not a big fan of DIY unless it's super simple. Other remarks: I am not quite as invested in precision flying as in button-functionality. Dual throttle would be nice but not essential, even though I'll be flying the A-10C mostly. Although I own the UH-1H, I don't want to take that on too eagerly because I know pedals will make my life a lot easier. But I still want twist for other jets. This stick should last me about 2 years. Not long after buying this I will procure a TrackIR5 with proclip. Once you've trackedIR, you can't go back. My computer is probably not capable of handling the Rift when it comes out, so I would consider the TrackIR as lasting me 2 years. That's another discussion though. The options I thought I had: I was seriously just tossing up between the X-52 Pro and the X-55. I see nearly universal positivity regarding the X-52 Pro, and mixed comments about the X-55, mostly due to quality control issues. I see from other comments that the TM 16000 comes very highly recommended, which surprised me. If I bought it along with a dedicated throttle (say, CH), could it fill my needs? What do you think? X-52 Pro, X-55, or TM16000 with a dedicated joystick? Or some other option I've stupidly neglected to consider? Thanks, Scytale