Overwhelmed with questions. Ill start with one.

[S77th-konkussion]

Right but so you know theres no twist in ch stikcs. Im pretty sure x65 has that feautre, so even tho ch is cheaper, you still have to buy rudders.

 

and it's still cheaper- even with rudders. At least- here in the US.

 

 

 

 

Saitek X65 from Amazon Yes- the X65 does have a force sensing twist rudder.

Edited March 29, 2011 by S77th-konkussion

[jeffyd123]

CH has 9 :D

 

No kidding? 9 Hats? I gotta check out one of these things.

 

thanks

[S77th-konkussion]

Yeah throttle is more of a universal type design. Not really modeled after anything specific. Just a helluva lotta controls. Specifically for DCS A10- it's lacking Split throttles, an "authentic" china hat, boat switch, speedbrake switch. These items all EASILY accounted for- very sensibly.

 

The fighterstick is pretty close to authentic to A10 and F16. It lacks a 2 step trigger, and there is no "Press" function to the CMS button for jammers.

 

Pedals- functional, sturdy, and reliable. That's about it. Ain't pretty. At all.

 

All 3 primary pieces are pretty light to the touch. Not much resistance. Personally- it doesn't bug me at all. I don;t know of any owners off the top that find this to be a bother.

 

 

If I could afford a TMWH- I would get it. Can't touch that throttle setup. If they are serious about quality & support-(this has NOT been consistent over the years) one HELL of a nice gadget.

 

Downers? Well not a lot really unless you consider it's authenticity a weakness when new modules arrive... i.e. do I buy TM's new F18 HOTAS, or F15 HOTAS.. whatever.. These 3 HOTAS don't look the same at all.. but the A10 and F16 Stick are almost identical..

 

9 hats includes the mouse stick/ POV whatever they call it.

[bartleby]

Since this is a thread for quick questions... Is there any way to prevent the current steerpoint from automatically incrementing when I get to it?

I'm thinking about situations when I want to run multiple passes over the same area (eg. CAS for a dug in infantry unit etc). Its just frustrating when it keeps incrementing to the next point when I want to sit on that one.

 

I guess I should be using mark points or something instead...?

 

Go into the flight plan page in the CDU, and press the button for the currently active plan. It should switch from "auto" to "man." Quite useful for setting up a flight plan with various targets.

[Temphage]

Downers? Well not a lot really unless you consider it's authenticity a weakness when new modules arrive... i.e. do I buy TM's new F18 HOTAS, or F15 HOTAS.. whatever.. These 3 HOTAS don't look the same at all.. but the A10 and F16 Stick are almost identical..

 

That's why I'm not getting it, and while the control panels around it are neat, I don't think anything on there is something I generally touch more than once a flight. The autopilot control setting, maybe, but on my CH Throttle I just have a script that cycles through the three AP modes with one button.

 

While the Warthog is nice from a realistic perspective and does have a couple advantages, the excessive number of buttons on the CH throttle as well as the infinitely superior Control Manager software more than likely leave the CH Throttle as the superior product. I literally have more buttons than I know what to do with, I already have every HOTAS command properly bound, and the minor lack of features on the CH Stick (2-stage trigger and Z-axis on CMS) are compensated with a shift functionality, which is pretty necessary anyway (for things like recentering TrackIR).

 

Ultimately it comes down to this: You buy the Warthog not because you want a superior HOTAS setup, but because you want premier immersion first and foremost. What this means is that it's useless for your purposes in other flight sims, since it won't be 'realistic' to use it in those. So, why buy it? I'll stick with the CH setup which was far cheaper and has infinitely more functionality. Sure it's ugly as hell, but to date absolutely nobody has even attempted to mimic the power of the Control Manager. That alone is reason enough to buy one.

 

Also for what it's worth, the F/A-18 and the F-15 use the same stick. Rest assured your F-16-style stick will be just fine (basically, remove the TMS and master mode switch, CMS switch can't tip left and right, and rearrange it and there you have it). The throttle grips, however, are fairly esoteric such to the extent that the TM Warthog throttle would make for a very poor imitation of it.

Edited March 30, 2011 by Temphage

[PlainSight]

In the manual, it says the laser will fire when the LGB is released and will turn off 4 sec after impact, in CONTINUOUS mode.

 

But all i have is latch or auto lase option, with pre-determined lase time. Where do i set this CONTINUOUS automatic lase mode?

[Temphage]

Continuous *might* be if you specify auto-laser, but do not specify a laser time (ie: 0). At least, that seems logical to me.

[S77th-konkussion]

In the manual, it says the laser will fire when the LGB is released and will turn off 4 sec after impact, in CONTINUOUS mode.

 

But all i have is latch or auto lase option, with pre-determined lase time. Where do i set this CONTINUOUS automatic lase mode?

 

I have read where lasing too long can cause inaccuracy.

[jeffyd123]

I have burned out a laser by leaving it on...

 

Thanks for the info about the CH stuff. thats very interesting. I cant believe that I didnt even consider one before i bought my X65.

 

I was thinking about the light touch the CH has... One thing I like about the X65 is you can make it where you have to push on it pretty hard... like 10 pounds of force coming out of a dive. It kind of gives a more immersive feel than a lighter stick i think...

 

I was impressed by TH's quality but i wanted a generic stick for other sims too.

 

Really wish I checked the CH out first.