p47 flight instrument set up

[donniedee]

what stick and throttle set ups ar you guys using for the p-47 thunderbolts?  would like as real as poss. thanks

[kablamoman]

Virpil T-50 CM2/3 are pretty good as you can use the split throttle for boost and throttle, and the flap lever axis inboard for the RPM.

[_Hoss]

TM Warthog, Throttle and F/A-18 Stick, Viper Panel, BlackHog A, PTO2, K51 Trim Box, Crosswinds...... way more than needed...

[peachmonkey]

whichever stick you get I recommend to add some curves to the Pitch axis, I run at ~40, some are fine with 10 or less. It gets a lot less twitchy in its pitchy.

[Art-J]

Use whatever stick you want as long as you can add extension to it (to cover your "as real as poss" part). As peach noted above the plane is very pitch-responsive in DCS, so an extension, or pitch axis curve (in case of shorter sticks), or both, come in handy.

As for the throttle quadrant anything which gives you 4 long throw axes will do. A tip - prop lever in DCS Jug is simulated in a peculiar way and does nothing in lower 3/4 of its movement range, only to be hyper-sensitive in remaining part. Thus - long throw physical axis helps a ton in managing RPM more precisely.

I use extended TM Warthog stick and DIY-side-by-side-connected TM Warthog and TM TCA throttle quadrants.

[Stele]

I have a Saitek Throttle Quadrant. If you have access to a 3D printer, you can actually print some P-47 throttle handles that are on Thingiverse