Upgrading Flight Stick, any recommendations?

Hi All,

I am currently using a Wingman 3 Flight Stick in my sim, and to be honest its time I upgrade it. The Wingman grinds too much, making a horrible sound that you can feel in the grip, and the accuracy of turning, descending, ascending etc (even when tweaking the null zones) is very poor.

So I am going to buy a new stick, but with so many on the market I feel a little lost.

Was thinking the HOTAS stick due to its all metal build and detachable grip.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thrustmast...4AAOSwyjBW8Iz8

The Airbus needs a decent stick to fly!

Thanks.

Alex

Alex,
A lot of the Pro's like the Logitec Extreme 3D Pro. Supposed the most realistic for Airbus.
Les

Thanks for the heads up, looks quite similar to my wingman, but this stick doesnt have any hall effect sensors which for the price I would of thought. Also it looks a little tricky to hold in the left hand due to the grip appearing to be very right handed. But thanks anyway!

I would take the Logitec Extreme 3D Pro and replace the stick with a replica of the real one as for example available from vier-im-pott.com.

Cheers
Greg

I am using the HOTAS. I like it, though you have to keep in mind the stick is designed for right-handed use. That means that you will have a rocker switch which poke out and you'll have to wrap your left hand around that (assuming you're doing the CPT position). Honestly, it is not such a big issue for me - but may come down to a question of the size of your palm. I think the most fun part was transitioning from flying using the right hand to using the left hand.

Thanks,
Boaz

Hello, I've just received the Logitec Extreme 3D.

Comparing it to the real Airbus sidestick, I feel there still should be some added resistance.

I have a simple solution and it seems to work well -- tighten a cable tie around the rubber part at the base of the sidestick.

Solution solved, and it now feels very similar to the real deal.

Regards.

Hi can you elaborate more on the cable tie trick?

I am assuming that you are trying to add more tension instead of having more slack/movement?

Thanks.

Alex

Yes. Just use a cable tie or a rubber band to tighten the tension at the base. Voila.

Hi

Is it possible, that you can post a pics of your solution?

Thanks
Guido

Its a pretty straight forward solution ---

http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/atta...id=11642&stc=1

Looks really simple. Thanks a lot.

Guido