Have you ever used an X65? Or pressure sensitive joystick?

[Braeden108]

If you've ever used an isometric joystick, what did you think of it?

[some1]

Terrible for helicopters, uncomfortable for aircraft with conventional controls.

[Weegie]

You mean a "Force Stick" like the F-16s?

 

I've tried one and they take a while to get used to, but I disagree they are terrible for conventional controlled aircraft. The user just needs time on them as it's a bit different, to fly with.

 

Conventional joystick used by us desk jockey's are generally pretty light and require a force input to move to a given position, this then is followed by a slight relaxation, to hold that position.

 

Force stick requires fixed force input to move and stay at a given position. A force input will move the stick to a given position and stay there.

 

They can be flown with every bit as much accuracy as a regular stick, they achieve the same objective but in a different way that's all. Many will find the force input uncomfortable to maintain so immediately diss them as complete rubbish.

 

At first they feel very odd, but gradually your brain re-calibrates to the force inputs required for given controls deflections

 

I also know that a few virtual aerobatic teams use them

 

I only tried it with an aircraft, helicopters...........no clue.

 

Of course everybody finds these things different and at the end it's subjective.

[RFC Rudel]

x-65 owner for 12 months, and have exanimated 2 others

 

 

love the throttle.

 

 

joy: impossible for arcade games

long learning time......

 

 

Bad assembled electronics on joy.

MUCH better quality than a x55...........

 

 

 

really nice project if think on rebuild the internals of throttle, joy will need a gimbal...........

 

 

buttons quality is a lottery.

 

 

 

 

impossible joy if not attached to 1 ton metal surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD: Saitek try the pro human experience with joy Saitek internals