Moose Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 What's the recommended HOTAS setup for this helicopter sim?
CyBerkut Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 That depends on a number of variables. Are you particularly cost conscious? Do you want stiff springs, or something lighter? Do you want non-contact (Hall effect) sensors instead of potentiometers? Do you care if it 'looks military'? Do you want to be able to rig up a (lift lever) collective, or are you going to be satisfied with a throttle moving forwards and back? Are you inclined to tinker with / modify your controllers? Are you planning to set them on a desk, attach them to a chair/seat, or ??? Have you checked out the various threads in these forums on HOTAS setups? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] There's no place like 127.0.0.1
Moose Posted January 20, 2009 Author Posted January 20, 2009 Hey, thanks for the suggestion to search it on the forum. Im not a regular to flight sims, but found what I was looking for. Great Sim, this attention to detail is what I really like ! Moose
DTWD Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 I use a Saitek x52 Pro and I am very happy with it. Regards [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Reticuli Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 I use an original X52 with the original dat-using software and my GlovePIE trim management scripts. X65 and X52, Glide, Winx3D, and GlovePIE Profiles http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=reticuli&CatID=miscmisc http://library.avsim.net/register.php X52 + Silicone Grease = JOY stick
4c Hajduk Veljko Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I use X52 pro and Saitek pedals. Thermaltake Kandalf LCS | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R | Etasis ET750 (850W Max) | i7-920 OC to 4.0 GHz | Gigabyte HD5850 | OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 2000 | 2 X 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD in RAID 0 | ASUS VW266H 25.5" | LG Blue Ray 10X burner | TIR 5 | Saitek X-52 Pro | Logitech G930 | Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Tiger27 Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 CH Fighter stick and home made pedals and throttle for me, hoping to make a DIY collective when I can find some time. III/JG11_Tiger
Gael Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 X52 Pro here and happy with it. I think is the best value/cost and will be interesting to see the LEDs and MFD working when PCIP is avaliable.
snake4000 Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 I have the Cougar control stick, not bad, not bad.
Sunjah Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 I am a recent addition to the Saitek X-52Pro world. I am enjoying it so far. It has a little mode dial, so I have 3 modes set up; landing/takeoff, flight, combat. Only a few new controls for takeoff, a bunch for flying and then every button used in combat mode. You can even use pinky as a switch and then double it to 6, but I am using mine as a clutch (once pushed in, command stays until pushed again...only clutch I use). I use it for PANEL Zoom-In during combat mode, and descent in both flight and takeoff/landing mode. Very cool stick, and I'm not sure what PCIP is, but I have all of the different buttons colored differently. You can go green, amber (yellow) or red. 5 buttons can be colored like that; 2 of 3 hat-switches; the mode chooser has its own colors of blue, indigo (purple) and red that can't be altered. The MFD is great, shows you which mode your using, what button is pressed (if you name them all, which I did to) and which profile is loaded. I like it! Remember, on Nov. 4th, vote for Black Shark for President!!!
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