Django Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Q1) My choices for HOTAS under about £150, any thoughts on these? £40 Games Power JS285 Flight Control System £90 Thrustmaster T.160000M FCS HOTAS £120 Logitech X52 H.O.T.A.S. £150 Logitech X52 Pro H.O.T.A.S. Q2) What is your own favourite stick and throttle? Regards, Django. | BMS | DCS OB | A-10C II | AV-8B | F-16C | F/A-18C | FC3 | Persian Gulf | Supercarrier | Tacview | XP11 | FF A320 | FF 757 | | I7-9700K + NH-D15 | RTX3080Ti 12GB | DDR4-3200 16GB | Aorus Z390 Ultra | 2X Evo 860 1TB | 850W | Torrent Case | | Warthog HOTAS + CH Pedals | 32" TV 1080p 60Hz | TrackIR5 | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_sukebe Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 None of those mentioned are known for being blemish free on their reliability. Personally I took the view of spend more initially, expecting that it would last longer, so went for a CH combo. At that price point, well I found my son a Speedlink airrow for £50, which seems like a very good VFM bit of kit. System: 9700, 64GB DDR4, 2070S, NVME2, Rift S, Jetseat, Thrustmaster F18 grip, VPC T50 stick base and throttle, CH Throttle, MFG crosswinds, custom button box, Logitech G502 and Marble mouse. Server: i5 2500@3.9Ghz, 1080, 24GB DDR3, SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1330 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 If you do any helicopter flying, the X55/X56 is an excellent option due to the removable springs in the stick. Ryzen 7 5800X3D / Asus Crosshair VI Hero X370 / Corsair H110i / Sapphire Nitro+ 6800XT / 32Gb G.Skill TridentZ 3200 / Samsung 980 Pro M.2 / Virpil Warbrd base + VFX and TM grips / Virpil CM3 Throttle / Saitek Pro Combat pedals / Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDFPilot Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 What kind of planes are you going to pilot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackHammer89 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I picked up the t16000m flight pack off amazon for £153 delivered about 2 weeks ago. It's the pack with the pedals, throttle and stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMJAM Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Save up for the TM Warthog. If not, I had been using a X52 for 10+ yrs. Great for helis and planes. Still, the WH is a amazing piece of gear and worth saving for. Buy once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearbox Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 What aircraft do you intend to fly? The problem with all of these options is that none of them have enough hat switches on the stick to mimic the pitch, CMS, DMS, and TMS switches so if you are doing a modern aircraft you have to mess around with submodes and/or shifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patersonski Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 OP also don’t be afraid to mix and match. If you like a throttle from manufacturer A but a stick from manufacturer B that’s fine. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Rig: i7-6850K, Sapphire 6900XT, 32GB RAM, Asus X99-Pro board. Gear: VPC WarBRD/MongoosT-50 Stick, VPC MongoosMT-50 Throttle, VKB T-Rudders Mk.IV Pedals, HP Reverb G2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 I prefer modern aircraft like A-10, F18, so ideally would like lots of HOTAS switches. Right now I'd probably go for the Thrustmaster T.16000M stick + throttle set. You pay as premium if you get the throttle separately but it does seem like the best budget HOTAS throttle out there. I already have CH rudder pedals. Regards, Django. | BMS | DCS OB | A-10C II | AV-8B | F-16C | F/A-18C | FC3 | Persian Gulf | Supercarrier | Tacview | XP11 | FF A320 | FF 757 | | I7-9700K + NH-D15 | RTX3080Ti 12GB | DDR4-3200 16GB | Aorus Z390 Ultra | 2X Evo 860 1TB | 850W | Torrent Case | | Warthog HOTAS + CH Pedals | 32" TV 1080p 60Hz | TrackIR5 | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ala12Rv-Tundra Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Q1) My choices for HOTAS under about £150, any thoughts on these? £40 Games Power JS285 Flight Control System £90 Thrustmaster T.160000M FCS HOTAS £120 Logitech X52 H.O.T.A.S. £150 Logitech X52 Pro H.O.T.A.S. Q2) What is your own favourite stick and throttle? Q2) I have used Saitek X-45, TM Cougar, TM Warthog. Warthog is my favourite, by far. i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | DIY Collective | Virpil desk mount | VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 3x TM MFDs | 2x bass shakers pedal plate| SIMple SIMpit chair | WinWing TakeOff panel | PointCTRL v2 | Andre JetSeat | Winwing Hornet UFC | Winwing Viper ICP FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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