February 28, 20188 yr Hi guys I have posted this elsewhere (SoH), but I very much value your opinions, so will post it here too… Due to space constraints and other issues, I no longer have the available space for my much loved yoke, pedals and multiple Saitek throttle quadrants:-((( This means I’m looking seriously at flight sticks. More specifically, HOTAS units. I’ve already done a hefty amount of research, and would dearly LOVE to buy the Thrustmaster Warthog. However, because of an increasing disability, using rudder pedals is now also becoming difficult for me. This means that ideally, I need a flight stick with yaw control which sadly, the TM does not have. The only other real option appears to be the Saitek X56. Trouble is, I’ve watched too damn many horror stories on YouTube about both the X55 and the X56. Also, having felt the strength of the spring in a TM stick, I’m concerned its way too stiff for general flight simming, but is instead aimed squarely at the A10 etc in DCSWorld. I was also concerned that the ‘on-off’ flip switches on the TM would not work correctly in P3D, but have since been told that’s not an issue, especially when using FSUIPC. Becoming disabled, and now on a low fixed income, this is going to be a major purchase for me, so any relevant info, advice or recommendations from you guys and gals would be SERIOUSLY appreciated. Cheers! Windows 10 (x64) - X-Plane 11 - M/B: Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero - CPU: i7 7700k (@5.0GHz) - RAM: 32Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200MHz - Video: GTX1080ti - Cooling: Custom water loop (EK 140 Revo D5 pump/res combo, EK EVO CPU block, EK XE360 Rad)
February 28, 20188 yr Thrustmaster T.16000M...has low-noise Hall Effect sensors instead of pots in the aileron and roll axes, a twist-grip rudder axis, and much lighter spring force than the Warthog. It can be swapped to a left-hand version in about 5 min time, too. Very nice stick for $50--I have a sophisticated flight control setup with a PFC-floor mounted yoke and a Warthog as well, but the T.16000M in the left-hand configuration is my favorite for the Airbus. You can also get it together with a matching throttle unit, $100 for the pair on Amazon. Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
February 28, 20188 yr Author 43 minutes ago, w6kd said: Thrustmaster T.16000M...has low-noise Hall Effect sensors instead of pots in the aileron and roll axes, a twist-grip rudder axis, and much lighter spring force than the Warthog. It can be swapped to a left-hand version in about 5 min time, too. Very nice stick for $50--I have a sophisticated flight control setup with a PFC-floor mounted yoke and a Warthog as well, but the T.16000M in the left-hand configuration is my favorite for the Airbus. You can also get it together with a matching throttle unit, $100 for the pair on Amazon. Regards Hi Bob and thanks for the info. How bizarre! I have just today acquired that very same stick, but only the stick without the throttle. I had it given for free by a friend:-) He had that HOTAS but managed to err.... 'break' the throttle in an angry moment of his space sim:-) I'm delighted with the 'feel' of it so far. Now, if I can just find a 'twin' throttle hotas unit from a broken Saitek X56 lol, I'm laughin Windows 10 (x64) - X-Plane 11 - M/B: Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero - CPU: i7 7700k (@5.0GHz) - RAM: 32Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200MHz - Video: GTX1080ti - Cooling: Custom water loop (EK 140 Revo D5 pump/res combo, EK EVO CPU block, EK XE360 Rad)
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