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I have played DCS with an X52, X65 and a Warthog and if you have the money go for the Warthog. Warthog is so much more precise when it comes to precision flying and adjustments.

 

But its up to your budget but joystick wise its like comparing a Fiat 500 with a Mercedes 63AMG.

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Man speaks the truth. I went from an old Saitek Cyborg Evo joystick w/ twist rudder.

 

Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS

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Rudder Pedals with toe brakes

 

I felt the using the new joystick made DCS feel like an entirely different beast. You have actual super precise control of whatever you want to accomplish.

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I have played DCS with an X52, X65 and a Warthog and if you have the money go for the Warthog. Warthog is so much more precise when it comes to precision flying and adjustments.

 

But its up to your budget but joystick wise its like comparing a Fiat 500 with a Mercedes 63AMG.

 

but for Hotas Warthog MUST have pedals like.. Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals... it is good anough for Hotas?

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Man speaks the truth. I went from an old Saitek Cyborg Evo joystick w/ twist rudder.

 

Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS

TrackIR5

Rudder Pedals with toe brakes

 

I felt the using the new joystick made DCS feel like an entirely different beast. You have actual super precise control of whatever you want to accomplish.

For warthog rudder pedals MUST have? Or without it also ok?

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Satisfied X52 Pro user here. No it's not as good as the Warthog, but it's not even close to the same price and doesn't need separate rudder pedals.

 

It may not be carved from hardened unobtanium, forged for a million years in a distant star, but mine has lasted 8 years so far and is still in great condition.

 

And unlike the G940, it's still being made.

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It may not be carved from hardened unobtanium, forged for a million years in a distant star, but mine has lasted 8 years so far and is still in great condition.

 

Ok that is the funniest comment I have seen in a while!

Not often that you can pull Avatar AND Middle-Earth references into a flight sim post...

 

LOL

AWESOME

 

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Anybody have experience with this two sticks? What is more better for Mi8 ?:huh:

Greetings buddy!

I have both and Warthog is a better HOTAS than X52.

BUT...i have found that the stick of x52 [especially modded] is much better for flying helos

especially the T16000

if you have money go for Warthog its gonna give you good feeling and good quality over control!

or get the x55 rhino cheaper and nice option

you can adjust the feeling curve movement which is good for both helos and planes!

The option is yours!

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The warthog is very precise, but with choppers it is even better with an extension to give you the ultimate control.

 

extension is better with planes too.... funny that.

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my setup is a X52 and Saitek Rudder Pedals with toebrakes, i don't have the warthog, i don't know if it works with the warthog, you can use differt profiles for the stick, so i did the most keycommands via the X52 Profiler, so i different profiles for every modul in DCS, in addition with the Pinkie switch on the stick you can perfectly double your knobs, so you can use one button on your stick in 2 different ways. Example: i used the a-knob for trim and with pinkie and A it is disengage trim. If you need help with setting up, please send me a PM. Importend you have to use Saitek driver 6 not 7, because 7 is bugging, and the comment from Saitek itself: you have life with this problem. :-(

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