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Post by PoorRichard (AKA - The Guido) on Mar 8, 2014 23:57:13 GMT -8
Saw a video on this a while back when it was revealed at some show, but just remembered it. Ships in April but is available for pre-order. Comes with a hefty price tag, but it looks like it's more than worth it. Especially for $199.99 Saitek Pro Flight X-55 Rhino HOTAS |
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Post by hops on Mar 9, 2014 15:44:59 GMT -8
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Post by PoorRichard (AKA - The Guido) on Mar 9, 2014 17:50:25 GMT -8
Fixed the Link. Good catch. Didn't realize the board automatically adds "HTTP" to the beginning of the link if you don't remove it. Think that bit was there twice or something. Didn't catch it.
I would use it all and if we start doing sim battles, a lot of those buttons and switches would be used for sure. I would have more use for them than just War Thunder since I also play Flight Sim X and don't have the space for a proper yoke. Pedals are a must. Twist sticks only get you so far and don't really give the precision of pedals. On that note, buy the Saitek Combat Pedals. I've heard about problems with the plastic ones having calibration problems with War Thunder. That and the metal pedals of the Combat version are more sturdy. The Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS is what I have currently and it does great. I just want something..... more? lol
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Post by PoorRichard (AKA - The Guido) on Mar 9, 2014 18:09:52 GMT -8
And... Here's my next project. Starting it Tuesday and finishing no later than Wednesday. I'm also going to make it more storage friendly by making the bottom support pieces folding. It's for a center stick configuration, not side stick. If my chair had arm rests, i would go for a side configuration. This will allow me to rest my arm on my leg for support. Plus, it'll be more like my future airplane, an RV-6A built my my father and I from 2000-2005.  |
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Post by hops on Mar 9, 2014 21:14:31 GMT -8
Think it was the at the end of the link. Translated to something funny here that their server didn't like. Yea, the combat pedals from Saitek... $200. wow. ouch.
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Post by PoorRichard (AKA - The Guido) on Mar 10, 2014 0:48:39 GMT -8
Maybe that was it for the link. dunno.
Depends on how serious you are into flying games. I would say that I have over $1,000 into software (FSX plus addons) and hardware. Oh, the T.Flight HOTAS has a "slider" on the throttle that can work for rudder. With practice, it works great for that. Used to use that for rudder before I got my pedals. I swear I paid less for mine. Had em for about 2 years now.
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Post by dclxvi on Mar 19, 2014 9:58:40 GMT -8
This has been my joystick for many a year now:  |
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Post by PoorRichard (AKA - The Guido) on Mar 19, 2014 15:39:37 GMT -8
This has been my joystick for many a year now: Unfortunately, that doesn't work well with flight sims. Great for war thunder arcade and realistic battles though. |
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