TM Hotas gimbal OK with SAHAJ's green spring

[Bear21]

I'm new to DCS but not to flying and sims. DCS is so good I got back my joy of flying, on it every day now, years before.

 

Based on recommendations from this forum I replaced my old FSX stick (was a lousy one I used for training for the odd airliner test flights) with the TM16000 suite. This was good advice, its feels good and functionality is OK, even if the stick lacks four ways.

 

Then I bought the TW HOTAS as I came to fly the F16 a lot. While the throttle is good, I didn't like the gimbal at all (grip is OK). Lot's of friction and to high stick forces for me. So I got the Virpil Moongose CM2 and WRBRD. They are good.

 

Then, just for fun, I bought the green spring from SAHAJ, just to test if it could improve the TW gimbal. To my preferences, it transforms the TW gimbal.

 

Just flown it and it was soo much better, actually comes close in feel to the three real-life FBW sticks I've flown (two airliners, one fighter). The gimbal friction around zero is still too high but the rest is fine. If you don't have the money for a Virpil or VKB and are not satisfied with the original TW gimbal, replace the original spring with the SAHAJ green spring. It's much lighter and it gives a realistic feel to the stick.

Edited January 24, 2020 by Bear21