Hotas setup for the upcoming Cliffs of Dover

[blampars]

Well I finally got my fighterstick today. Had originally ordered it on the 9th of feb, so it took waaay more time than I'm used to waiting.
I now have my full CH Hotas setup.

I only had an hour to mess around with the stick, but I'm happy with it so far. The movement is something that I'm going to have to get used to as far as the x/y axis being independent of each other compared to your "traditional" stick.
The other thing is it's huuuuge. My hand can't sit on the joystick hand rest at the bottom and my thumb reach to the top buttons without lifting my hand up slightly. Not TOO much of a problem considering what those keys are mapped to currently.

The response from the stick in IL2 compared to my old stick brings on a whole new level as far as flying goes. Where my old stick would make my plane bank/dive/climb at the slightest movement, this stick needs a bit more movement to get the same effect. After joy riding around getting a feel for the new stick, I completely smashed my landing gear and skidded to a halt on the runway when landing.

I guess I need more flight time with the new stick

[JAMF]

Dunno if this has been posted in this thread, but if still looking for more info on programmable HOTAS options:

http://www.simhq.com/_technology2/technology_094a.html

[Royraiden]

Originally Posted by JAMF

Dunno if this has been posted in this thread, but if still looking for more info on programmable HOTAS options:

http://www.simhq.com/_technology2/technology_094a.html

Good read.

[ghodan]

I still dont have my CH stuff.
I have to wait about 1 more week.
This friday it will be 2 full weeks ago that i ordered the CH setup.

[Royraiden]

Originally Posted by ghodan

I still dont have my CH stuff.
I have to wait about 1 more week.
This friday it will be 2 full weeks ago that i ordered the CH setup.

Do you have at least a tracking number?

[ghodan]

What tracking nr?
It has not even been send yet! hahahahaha

It took them 1 week to respond to my order.
If i did not call to chase them maybe longer.
Then it took them 3 days to figure out what the correct amount of payment should be.
And now one of the CH products is not on stock (or all the CH stuff i ordered? They did not give stock info at all) and is delaying the order to be send.

[Royraiden]

Wow,bad deal then.I bought my stuff from Marvgolden from the US and they were a pleasure to deal with.I sent an email regarding the shipping method and 5 mins later one of their employees actually called me to explain how it would be shipped and to clarify some stuff for me.Great customer service.

[Royraiden]

Originally Posted by blampars

Well I finally got my fighterstick today. Had originally ordered it on the 9th of feb, so it took waaay more time than I'm used to waiting.
I now have my full CH Hotas setup.

I only had an hour to mess around with the stick, but I'm happy with it so far. The movement is something that I'm going to have to get used to as far as the x/y axis being independent of each other compared to your "traditional" stick.
The other thing is it's huuuuge. My hand can't sit on the joystick hand rest at the bottom and my thumb reach to the top buttons without lifting my hand up slightly. Not TOO much of a problem considering what those keys are mapped to currently.

The response from the stick in IL2 compared to my old stick brings on a whole new level as far as flying goes. Where my old stick would make my plane bank/dive/climb at the slightest movement, this stick needs a bit more movement to get the same effect. After joy riding around getting a feel for the new stick, I completely smashed my landing gear and skidded to a halt on the runway when landing.

I guess I need more flight time with the new stick

Nice to know that you like it.I got used to it right away,apart from the buttons movement,this stick is perfect for me.Just called UPS the rest of my gear should be here tomorrow.

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

Originally Posted by blampars

Well I finally got my fighterstick today. Had originally ordered it on the 9th of feb, so it took waaay more time than I'm used to waiting.
I now have my full CH Hotas setup.

I only had an hour to mess around with the stick, but I'm happy with it so far. The movement is something that I'm going to have to get used to as far as the x/y axis being independent of each other compared to your "traditional" stick.
The other thing is it's huuuuge. My hand can't sit on the joystick hand rest at the bottom and my thumb reach to the top buttons without lifting my hand up slightly. Not TOO much of a problem considering what those keys are mapped to currently.

The response from the stick in IL2 compared to my old stick brings on a whole new level as far as flying goes. Where my old stick would make my plane bank/dive/climb at the slightest movement, this stick needs a bit more movement to get the same effect. After joy riding around getting a feel for the new stick, I completely smashed my landing gear and skidded to a halt on the runway when landing.

I guess I need more flight time with the new stick

hi Blampars,glad your enjoying your gear,can you explain about how the trottle moves as in CH Pro Throttle is the only throttle that slides in a horizontal plane instead of rotating about an axis. so does it push/slide forward rather than move in an arc like the x52? thanks

[blampars]

Yeah, it slides forward and backward and doesn't arc. It's flat.
It's got a nice medium-light resistance to it when you move it. I like it, it feels good to me. But I have never had a throttle before this one so I can't speak of the comparison between it and the x-52 throttle exactly.

If you're coming from x52, it might be quite odd sensation compared to an arcing throttle but besides personal preference I dont see it being an issue in usability/functionality.

-b