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Post by doylebob on Jan 6, 2010 16:43:48 GMT -5
Hi All (and Happy New Year)! I was wondering what flight controllers people here are using for FS and what their feedback is on their device. I currently use a MS Sidewinder Precision Pro (no feedback)Joystick in FS9. It's okay but I'm thinking of trying something new and was wondering what the good people on here might recommend! Thanks Bob
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Jan 6, 2010 17:28:40 GMT -5
CH Products Flight Sim (Pro?) USB yoke and pedals.
Hope this helps,
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Post by sunny9850 on Jan 6, 2010 20:24:23 GMT -5
CH Products pedals (left over from a combination with their yoke. Saitek ProFlight Yoke and 2 3-lever quadrants.
The Saitek Yoke is a big step up over the CH yoke in my experience. It has a much more solid feel and I have no issues with any of the axis flutter I had with the CH-yoke (admittedly after years of use)
However some people had apparently trouble with the elevator axis actually being manufactured with too tight a tolerance and not always returning to center.
Stefan
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Post by northstar on Jan 6, 2010 22:02:57 GMT -5
Saitek yoke, quadrant, and rudder pedals. The extra quadrant allows me 4 throttle control for propliners and I use the last 2 for props and mixture. My only quible with it is that the spring on the yoke is a little too strong IMHO.
Cheers,
Gary
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Post by Tom McEnteer on Jan 8, 2010 7:07:35 GMT -5
CH products all the way. Yoke, pedals and throttle quad.
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Post by jesse on Jan 8, 2010 7:39:18 GMT -5
Same as Gizmoe....CH all the way; Yoke, Pedals and Throttle Quad.
Jesse
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Post by canuck on Jan 8, 2010 17:21:49 GMT -5
I was CH yoke and pedals and I am now Saitek proflight yoke [including lever quadrant].. I moved to Saitek as my CH was getting worn out and binding.. The Saitek is on roller bearings and I agree that it has a more solid feel to it.. BUT I really like the separate lever quadrant, makes for easier and more accurate setting of power.. Does take a little to get used to it but in the end it is more realistic as you are not reaching around the yoke to manipulate throttle while flying the approach..
Glenn
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Post by doylebob on Jan 11, 2010 20:51:51 GMT -5
Hello and thanks to all for your feedback. I have also done some research on-line (reading reviews) and it seems to me that CH vs Saitek yoke comes down to a matter of personal preference or perhaps luck-of-the-draw?? Some people love one over the other and vice versa. Just when I think I have enough information to choose between the two, I read something to sway me back. Quite frankly, results from all of the reviews I've read have really only confused me! And price is really a non-issue as they're both close enough to make no difference. I was hoping to use the feedback from here as a kind of tie-breaker but as the six responses are evenly split, I find myself no further along! I do have one further question if I may. I don't intend to purchase pedals, at least initially. Do either or both of these yokes require pedals? Thanks for your help. Bob
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Post by sunny9850 on Jan 12, 2010 1:38:37 GMT -5
Neither of them requires them...but of course you do need to come up with another way to deflect that control surface.....unless you fly only jets......then you don't need them I figured this would be another high-wing vs low-wing or Ford vs Chevy debate (Audi vs BMW for my german friends) as to which controller is better. Like I said before my CH-yoke was great until I laid hands on the Saitek Yoke and then compared it's feel to the real yoke in my Saratoga......and then there was no more competition. Stefan
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Post by doylebob on Jan 12, 2010 12:30:04 GMT -5
Thanks Stefan.
I was leaning towards Saitek but now I'm leaning more towards CH for a couple of reasons.
I've read that 1). Saitek has an issue with a center detent on yoke making fine control difficult. 2). CH is plug and play for easy setup but the Saitek setup can be difficult. (I'm not very techie!)
I think my decision now is whether to go with CH Yoke USB or CH ECLIPSE Yoke. Still not very sure though. I'd welcome a good firm push from someone!
Bob
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Post by Johan Dees on Jan 12, 2010 16:39:32 GMT -5
CH is smoother, Saitek combo is cheeper.. but yoke is a bit sturdy.. need grease. haha, with a Saitek your fit for propliners.. I lubricate the think often with vaseline.. never needed with the old CH.
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Post by sunny9850 on Jan 13, 2010 1:54:39 GMT -5
Actually lubricating is not at all recommended for either one of them but specifically Saitek has advised against that. IF you have one of the early "stiff" elevators that I had already mentioned can either contact them for a replacement or open the thing up and increase the bore of the nylon bushing a fraction.
Of course the latter only if the warranty is over.
That also fixes any issue there may be with centering of that axis.
Stefan
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Post by dc6tryer on Jan 13, 2010 9:09:00 GMT -5
Hi, I used to use a Logitech battery Freedom 2.4,but it would keep disconnecting itself just when I was in the middle of something very serious, like trying to land and so I now use a Saitek P880. I still can't land. Andy.
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Post by pung on Jan 13, 2010 10:49:06 GMT -5
Amazing, I've been using a Logitech 2.4 wireless with an XP computer & now a VISTA OS on a quad-core Athlon Processor. The only problem I've had is batteries, because I fly so much. You might have had an issue with your USB receiver, but mine is on my desk, and it has a clear path just in case.
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Post by emfrat on Jan 13, 2010 14:07:54 GMT -5
Actually lubricating is not at all recommended Stefan Hi Stefan - After a dust storm last year, my CH yoke was noticeably stiff. I did not want to put any petroleum-based 'wet' lubricant near it, in case it reacted with the plastic. So I went down to the hardware store and bought a little puffer bottle of powdered graphite, which is a 'dry' lubricant, and that did the trick. ATB MikeW
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