I am building left handed versions of the CH FighterStick and Pro Throttle. I'm showing pictures of the progress. Check it out if interested:http://www.ch-hangar.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=3152

very cool. I am not left handed, but I have always been puzzled at the lack of options for left handed people.Anyway, I enjoy my CH yoke and throttle, you can set it up any way you like but it can be for both right and left handed people!

I'm right-handed, but I use my left hand for joystick control :). Maybe I'm a little O/T but hey :D

well i AM a lefty...and have always been ###### that you cant find a good quality hotas setup to use with games like Falcon4, LOMAC, etc. I use a yoke which is perfect for MSFS but its leaves me out of the other games...i keep on waiting and hoping but apprently the market for left handed controls is too small...which stinks for me :-)heck, i even have to settle for an ambidextrous mouse (that isnt spelled correctly now is it?, hehe)Dave

I have a Saitek Cyborg 3d stick, which comes with an allen key attached that allows you to move the throttle rotary control and the hand/wrist rest from one side of the stick to the other. It also allows you to tilt the "head", with the upper buttons and hat on it, for more comfortable use.I have a slightly different problem, in that I have stubby fingers which can't reach most of the controls on newer joysticks without moving my entire hand. The Saitek stick again solved that problem wonderfully. It may not be the cheapest joystick on the planet, but it's flippin' useful! ;-)Cheers,Ian P.

>I'm right-handed, but I use my left hand for joystick control>:). Maybe I'm a little O/T but hey :DNo, you are not ;)I am right-handed and also use my left hand for joystick (Saitek Cyborg) - I think it is much more realistic arrangement in a civilian aircraft.Michael J.http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/for...argo_hauler.gifhttp://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6-banner-beta.jpg

>No, you are not ;)>I am right-handed and also use my left hand for joystick>(Saitek Cyborg) - I think it is much more realistic>arrangement in a civilian aircraft.>Same here. I use my Saitek X52 with my left hand. About a year ago I made the "switch". At first it was awkward, but I was able to adjust quickly. After I purchased the CH Throttle Quadrant, it just seemed weird using the left hand for the throttle all the time, and I'm not even a real pilot. The Saitek X52 isn't really setup for the left hand, but it works well enough. I know that Saitek does sell some sticks that are "neutral".

Everybody want to have the sim as ral as it gets. So why should should anyone like to have different set ups for right and left handers? There is not such a thing in real world planes, so why should it be in the sim? In most real world aircraft you use the left hand (or both hands) for the yoke or the stick and the right hand for the throttles assuming you are the PIC. If you are the F/O its the other way round. No matter if you are left or right handed.If you want different cockpit layouts for left anf right handers in aeroplanes, why not also in cars? Think about this and I guess you will realize, that this would not be good idea.Wolfgang

>>In most real world aircraft you use the left hand (or both>hands) for the yoke or the stick and the right hand for the>throttles assuming you are the PIC. If you are the F/O its the>other way round. No matter if you are left or right handed.>Not exactly. If the aircraft is a single seater or tandem (passenger behind the pilot), then it's usually right hand on the stick, and left on the throttle. A stick with buttons, might even have the grip oriented on an angle to fit the right hand wrist angle.If it's side by side seating, then it's usually left hand on the stick, and right hand on the throttle. Or in the case of the Marchetti SF260 and a few homebuilt/experimentals, then it's the right seat where most of the instrumentation is located. And then once again, right hand on the stick, and left on the throttle.My side by side Vans RV6A is set up for the pilot on the left side. The stick, with buttons and hat switch is also angled for the left hand resting on the arm rest.Yet, for flight simming, I prefer my Saitek X45 with a right hand stick & left hand throttle. And BTW, I'm technically left handed, but do many things preferably with my right.....Got all that? :( L.Adamson

That's also not strictly true. A lot of people use the sim for entertainment, not to get as close to reality as they can. I certainly don't consider belting around over the middle of Seattle in an Italian liveried Starfighter at 200' to be aiming at realistic perfection... ;-)Joysticks, specifically, are becoming increasingly complex, with buttons positioned in certain places and hand/wrist rests either moulded as part of or bolted to the stick. In the real world, if an aircraft (Airbus?) has two sticks, they are moulded to fit in the appropriate hand for the pilot on that side of the aircraft. The CH Fighterstick (extreme example, but the same applies to many others) cannot be used in the left hand. It simply doesn't fit. So the P1 of an Airbus can't use the stick in his left hand and the right hand for the throttles.Incidentally, you can get conversions to move the controls on a car from one side to the other. Most commonly, however, cars have controls on both sides of the column and it is a moot point. Ford used to put the turn indicators on the left, GM on the right and vice versa with the windscreen wipers. It caused all sorts of confusion when switching between manufacturers' vehicles!! You can still buy after market components to swap them over.The basic point, however, remains that not everyone wants the stick in their right hand, for whatever reason, and most sticks will not allow you to swap them over.Ian P.(Who flies yokes using his left hand and sticks using his right.)