joystick/hotas mapping convenience or realism?

[gaspuch62]

I'm wondering how people go about this. Do you map things on your stick or throttle that might not be on the sick/throttle in the real aircraft for the sake of convenience, our do you try to simulate the pilots work loss be only mapping what's on the respective controller in the real thing?

[cichlidfan]

Since I have a Warthog (meaning lots of hats, buttons & switches), and I fly a variety of aircraft, realism tends to give way to convenience. In something like the P-51 or the Huey, for example, I have plenty of things mapped to the stick and throttle which are not there in RL.

[Diplocaulus]

Convenience, and even then it's like learning a musical instrument. And how things are mapped is forever an ongoing process, for me at least.

[flashben]

Convenience since I don't have the luxury of a full cockpit with everything labeled.

[Ktulu2]

I make it as close to the real thing as possible. But as I mainly fly A2A (FSX VRS F18E and F15) you have to find a workaround for CMS pannel (for the F15) and RDR scan elevation scan axis.

[Ultra]

Convenience because I simply don't have the money for a complex setup. :cry:

[King_Hrothgar]

Convenience here too.

[golani79]

Mostly for convenience.