Need Controller Advice Please?

[Dougal 165]

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!

[Bob Scott 7,720]

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

 

[Dougal 165]

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