Whats Best to fly With?

Total_focus_haz · Post by **Total_focus_haz** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:08 pm

Been using Laser mouse and keyboard with most flying in any game and feeling flush with monies i fancy buying some joypads / joysticks for flying and ask for recommendations?

So what do you use and is it good?

or

What is best for buck?

only UK prices please

Cheers

Haz aka The Punisher

MorpheusPT · Post by **MorpheusPT** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:21 pm

If you want a joystick, you have 2 options:

Logitech

or

Saitek

I have a saitek, and they're pretty good, solid and resistent. I have a Saitek Cyborg Pro, i definately recommend it.

AusbilderSchmidt · Post by **AusbilderSchmidt** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:39 pm

If you have the chance to get one of the old juwels from Microsoft Sidewinder Forcefeedback 2, buy it (Ebay). This is one of the best. I dont know why MS stopped producing of it. I saw never a better one.

MorpheusPT · Post by **MorpheusPT** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:55 pm

not bad, but i need a couple of more buttons to be able to do everything on the joysick. Here's my layout:

I don't use the right 3 keys, but you can use them, if you want

Hashey · Post by **Hashey** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:01 pm

I use this handsome looking thing:

It's a Logitech Force 3D Pro.

Hitman47 · Post by **Hitman47** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:01 pm

This is what I use and it is in my opinion the best thing you can get:

Hitman47 · Post by **Hitman47** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:02 pm

we posted the same thing at the same time

this one's a keeper!

MorpheusPT · Post by **MorpheusPT** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:09 pm

not bad! i was going for that one when i bought mine, but that one is a little expensive

BlackOps_Book · Post by **BlackOps_Book** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:16 pm

My personal favorite...It's why I PWN in the skies!

PinkAss · Post by **PinkAss** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:04 pm

AusbilderSchmidt wrote:If you have the chance to get one of the old juwels from Microsoft Sidewinder Forcefeedback 2, buy it (Ebay). This is one of the best. I dont know why MS stopped producing of it. I saw never a better one.

+1

Only down side is that theres no support in Win XP [only drivers] and You have to use 3rd party software which is also not that great :p

Anyway...
Helo > mouse
Jet > joystick

Ramrod64 · Post by **Ramrod64** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:04 pm

without force feedback! Else same joystick hashey and and hitman showed
Joystick LOGITECH EXTREME 3D PRO

Chopper - Joystick
(also single flying/seat switching)
Jet/Bomber - Joystick

But this is no indication for you to do so cause imo everyone should tests with what he can handle best. (to permit a flamewars start like: LoL you are flying a chopper with a stick ROFL and so on...)

PinkAss · Post by **PinkAss** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:25 pm

These Logis are also cool , I only hate that you have to constantly use the other hand to help joystick stay still.

Post by **madcow** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:59 pm

+

I have a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick (the one Ramrod posted) but I don't use it.

MorpheusPT · Post by **MorpheusPT** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:01 pm

wanna sell it to me, madcow?

Hashey · Post by **Hashey** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:03 pm

Hitman47_088 wrote: we posted the same thing at the same time this one's a keeper!

Aye, but that just means we're part of the elites.