Holton181 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 ... TM HOTAS Stick & Throttle (mapping keys) ... Saitek Cessena Footpedals ... I don't own them myself so I'm not sure it's applicable, but remove any springs. And if possible extended the joystick a feet or two. Much better for helicopter flying that way. But not impossible if you don't. Helicopters and Viggen DCS 1.5.7 and OpenBeta Win7 Pro 64bit i7-3820 3.60GHz P9X79 Pro 32GB GTX 670 2GB VG278H + a Dell PFT Lynx TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero.ger Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 actualy i strongly recomend NOT to remove the springs because of the Trim and Autopilot system (i have 2 joystick for helos, a springless for the uh01 and one with springs for ka50 and Gazelle). i use the TM1600 for my Ka50 but you can even steer it with a gamepad :) but as with every plane/helo you have to relearn the musclememory and procedures (especialy since russian philosophy is differen that USAs) 'controlling' the Ka50 feels like a discussion with the Autopilot and trim system about the flight direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thBG_Blackwolf Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Agree with Nero, don't mod anything on your Joystick. Learn to use the trim and autopilot first so you can go head's down in cockpit and go to work. BSD Discord , BSD Website If it doesn't hover, it just sucks and blows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvgWhiteGuy Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Thanks for your feedback, appreciate the various opinions. Perhaps you might enlighten me on what may be a good decent setup for collective and cyclic controls for helos (brands) if I were to be in a spending mood. A couple hundred $$, ¥¥, €€, ₽₽ spent on controls that keep me out of the pub....priceless :thumbup: Another question regarding multiplayer missions; are there missions where a helo is required to do a pickup/dropoff like SAR to move the mission forward while friendly force do overwatch? Asus B85 Pro Gamer - 32GB - Intel® Core i5-4460 CPU - SanDisk SDSSDXPS480G -Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TrackIR5 - TM Warthog HOTAS Stick & Throttle - TM Cougar MFCDs - TM TPR Rudder Pedals - Razer Orbweaver - SoundBlasterX G5 DAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holton181 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Good value for money: https://pro-flight-trainer-com.myshopify.com/ I own a Lynx model, very happy with it. The new Puma looks promising though. Helicopters and Viggen DCS 1.5.7 and OpenBeta Win7 Pro 64bit i7-3820 3.60GHz P9X79 Pro 32GB GTX 670 2GB VG278H + a Dell PFT Lynx TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvgWhiteGuy Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Damn Holton, that's quite a rig!!! Not sure I'm up for that expense right now, not to mention the required renovation of my playroom Anything for the thrifty shopper you know of? Asus B85 Pro Gamer - 32GB - Intel® Core i5-4460 CPU - SanDisk SDSSDXPS480G -Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TrackIR5 - TM Warthog HOTAS Stick & Throttle - TM Cougar MFCDs - TM TPR Rudder Pedals - Razer Orbweaver - SoundBlasterX G5 DAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holton181 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Unfortunately, good helicopter controls doesn't come cheap not even reasonable controls. Too few dedicated heli simmers to keep the pricing down. It does exist rather cheap ones, but according to testimonials not realy usable. The ones I linked to are quite good ones for the money, but not cheap I agree. There are others, higher quality, where you get only one of the three controls for the same price as this one. But as far as I know, many simmers successfully modify their joystick with extentions. Some are easy to modify, others harder. A "full length" cyclic with high resolution for it's axis is the single most important enhancement you can get hardware-wise for helicopters in my opinion, dedicated or modified. A really cheap collective you can get by simply duckttape a stick to your throttle. Obviously you can't use the buttons though... Helicopters and Viggen DCS 1.5.7 and OpenBeta Win7 Pro 64bit i7-3820 3.60GHz P9X79 Pro 32GB GTX 670 2GB VG278H + a Dell PFT Lynx TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastyBaiter Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I've always been satisfied with a normal hotas (x-52, later x-55) just sitting on my desktop. Gives plenty of buttons and don't have to worry about remodeling, just slide the mouse pad off to the side and drop the stick in its place :). System specs: i5-10600k (4.9 GHz), RX 6950XT, 32GB DDR4 3200, NVMe SSD, Reverb G2, WinWing Super Libra/Taurus, CH Pro Pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSS_Sniper Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Go to 2.0 Alpha map, join the F99th server, look up F99th-Cooper. He is the best Ka-50 jock in the game; I met him on the 104th Phoenix group and the old S-77th Aussie server. Ask to fly with him. Most of the S-77th guys transitioned to the F99th. Once I learn the Mirage, I will, too. -+- Cooper has his own YouTube Channel by another username. I recently saw his movie of him hiding behind a high-rise building in his Ka-50. He fired 2 laser guided missiles and locked up a Mirage at low level and too slow and shot it down. The sweet spot is 6K ranging. Different film, different jet, SAME_TOPIC = You obviously haven't met Reaper. He's probably the top Ka50 driver in game given that he has a full home ka50 cockpit, is basically the local SME and shoots down F15's in blueflag on a regular basis. He's authored quite a few tutorials in this subforum as well. I9 9900k @ 5ghz water cooled, 32gb ram, GTX 2080ti, 1tb M.2, 2tb hdd, 1000 watt psu TrackIR 5, TM Warthog Stick and Throttle, CH Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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