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Mar 14^th, 2004 at 12:58pm

nick_123 Offline
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can anyone suggest me that which Joystick is the Best for Playing Flight Simulator Games.
Just for Basic flying.

Any Joystick other than "microsoft ForceFeed Back Pro2"

Thankx

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Reply #1 - Mar 14^th, 2004 at 3:53pm

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I like that about the FF Pro... Any way, I would get a Saitek Cyborg 3d Gold (USB). Good, cheap and realiable. For details go to http://www.dxmarket.com/saitek/dir/1.html and to buy it in the UK go to http://www.gameplay.co.uk/ . There you are, Sorted Wink

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Reply #2 - Mar 18^th, 2004 at 5:21pm

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Any Joystick other than "microsoft ForceFeed Back Pro2"

I was planning to buy a joystic and i was thinking of MS joystick, it seems good. Why dont you want to buy it, does it have problems?

I'm trying to land&&This aeroplane of ours gracefully&&But it seems just destined to crash&&(Björk - So Broken)

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Reply #3 - Mar 18^th, 2004 at 5:26pm

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Some people have problems with M$ own joystick for an M$ game. It does not work aswell as the Saitek Evo or Logitech Force 3D. The Force 3D has force feedback the Evo does not, if you were wondering.

I use the Force 3D and think it is an excellent joystick for this Sim and various other programs i use it for.

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Reply #4 - Mar 18^th, 2004 at 9:54pm

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I have used a Logitech Wingman Extreme FF 3D with the sim and it works great. Had one on my other computer before this on.

I have changed to a CH Products usb yoke for most of my flying. I fly GA or heavy metal....not fighters.... so the yoke is more realistic. The only thing is that the FF not being there is a "step backward".

It is amazing how much easier it is to do an approach and landing with the yoke.

If the CH Products yoke incorporated FF it would be THE flight sim controller to have. Hope they eventually come out with one.

I may eventually try to "steal" a FF circuit from the wingman and add it to the CH yoke.

best,

......................john

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Reply #5 - Mar 19^th, 2004 at 8:17pm

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Even though I'm not knowledgeable on the workings of a FF joystick I can't see it being that hard to incorperate into a yoke.
I have used the CH Yoke before and like stated makes flying the sim more realistic. But I'm also waiting for a FF yoke to come along, so in the meantime I use the M$ FF pro. Never had any problems with it, in FS9 but can't get it too work with anything else.
So John if you give it a try and it works let us know!!
That is something I'm willing to try!

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Reply #6 - Mar 24^th, 2004 at 4:56pm