Any other flightstick options for the Xbox 360?

sasquatch · #1 06-23-2009, 05:30 PM

I'm looking to pick up a flightstick really soon for my 360. I know that both the Saitek and the Ace Edge will both work with BOP but I have concerns about both....namely the cost of the Ace Edge and the quality and ergonomics of the Saitek. Other than those, I'm not aware of anything else that's available for the 360.

Anton, can you tell us if any other flightsticks will be available for the Xbox and Birds of Prey? If these are my only options, I'll probably go the Ace Edge route. I just don't want to drop $100 on a used flightstick only to find out that something new is coming available.

Raw Kryptonite · #2 06-23-2009, 05:41 PM

I'd love to hear of some others coming out too. I've got the Aviator and the placement of the buttons on the front faceplate is just plain awkward. Good for lefties I guess, but either way one shoulder button and one stick button are going to be obscured by your hand/arm working the stick. Just not a great layout, although the rest is ok.

Anton Yudintsev · #3 06-23-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sasquatch

Anton, can you tell us if any other flightsticks will be available for the Xbox and Birds of Prey? If these are my only options, I'll probably go the Ace Edge route. I just don't want to drop $100 on a used flightstick only to find out that something new is coming available.

All (Ace Edge and Aviator) flightsticks will be supported.
Ace Edge is better (in my opinion), but it is more expensive.

sasquatch · #4 06-23-2009, 09:01 PM

Thanks Anton! You've helped me make my decision.

guiltyspark · #5 06-23-2009, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Anton Yudintsev

All (Ace Edge and Aviator) flightsticks will be supported.
Ace Edge is better (in my opinion), but it is more expensive.

quick question

does the rudder control on the ace edge map to the throttle thing underneath the handle?

In otherwords all we have to do to control ALL thrust is move the slider up and down?

Anton Yudintsev · #6 06-24-2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by guiltyspark

quick question

does the rudder control on the ace edge map to the throttle thing underneath the handle?

In otherwords all we have to do to control ALL thrust is move the slider up and down?

If I get this correctly, you asking how to control throttle on Ace Edge?
There are 2 items in Ace Edge - on is flightstick (plane controls), the second is throttle.

guiltyspark · #7 06-24-2009, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Anton Yudintsev

If I get this correctly, you asking how to control throttle on Ace Edge?
There are 2 items in Ace Edge - on is flightstick (plane controls), the second is throttle.

no i am asking that on the throttle , that switch underneath is used to control the rudder right?

Roadie · #8 06-24-2009, 04:08 AM

It seems, that the Ace Edge flight stick for the XBox360 has a very large dead zone (digital?). I think, I buy the game for the PS3 by using the T-flight stick Hotas X from Thrustmaster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTW4Dgm29p0

Lashenden · #9 01-10-2010, 04:50 PM

I'm told by another member that there may be a software update coming along so that a wider range of usb joysticks can be used on Xbox 360. Any truth in that, and will my . old, cheap but effective Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick be one of the lucky ones?
Guess it was inevitable that Il2 fans on Xbox would be as demanding as they were on the PC....

InfiniteStates · #10 01-14-2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Lashenden

I'm told by another member that there may be a software update coming along so that a wider range of usb joysticks can be used on Xbox 360. Any truth in that....

If you have a look around the forum, you'll see that the mystical 360 patch is just that: possibly just myth and legend and this stage. There is still optimism for it, but as times moves on, the hope becomes less.