Yes I wanted to give you an update: after this discussion I made the big jump....YES, I ordered the Tarmac equipment (190 joystick, base, throttle).
I know it is a lot of bucks (and hopefully my wife doesn't find out so soon
). But on the other hand, if I add it all up.....
I started with the first MFS on MAC and then came the others (anybody remembers "Out of the Sun" on MAC?). After the CFS saga I got hooked with the IL2 saga since the beginning and the sheer visual beauty of this game still remains stunning to me.
About Hardware: I bought them all. Joysticks from Microsoft (two), Logitech (bad luck), Thrustmaster (the first generation for Mac, then the Cougar..all broke down very fast), Simped as a rudder(great, to be recommended) and now I am with the CH equipment (very nice but plastic).
The CH equipment is great but not really giving you the immersion you are looking for....So for a while I was dreaming about the Spitfire set (
http://www.simcontrol.co.uk/offboard.htm) or even a cockpit like the one in the vid starting this thread (I hope that a true devicelink connection will be included into SOW).
Since I am still waiting to win the big price in the lottery, I stepped out of my dreams and used my economies to buy the Tarmac joystick....
I will update you about my experience with it as soon as I will get it!
Cheers,
Eckhart
Ps: As a little footnote, I would have preferred the Tempest joystick instead of the 190 but as my personal hero Pierre Clostermann said so many nice things about the 190...( for the french speaking community a must...his last interview on CD!
http://www.editionsdupekinois.com/we...utique2_1.html)