Condor Joystick/Rudder

As much as it pains me to part with my vintage Thrustmaster F16 FLCS,
throttle, and rudders, I think it's time to move into the 21st century and
get a USB setup. What is the current consensus on what joystick/rudder
combo to go with??

Thanks

Pete

Saitek yoke and rudder. Works well in Condor, FS9, FSX, X-Plane. I've had mine for 3 years are so and use it a lot. No issues.

Hi Peter,

I sell the Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick and CH Pro Pedals. Customers
seem very happy with them. I use them and I'm happy with them.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/condor.htm

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

"Peter von Tresckow" wrote in message
...

As much as it pains me to part with my vintage Thrustmaster F16 FLCS,
throttle, and rudders, I think it's time to move into the 21st century and
get a USB setup. What is the current consensus on what joystick/rudder
combo to go with??

Thanks

Pete

On Jan 7, 7:31*pm, "Paul Remde" wrote:
Hi Peter,

I sell the Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick and CH Pro Pedals. *Customers
seem very happy with them. *I use them and I'm happy with them.http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/condor.htm

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

"Peter von Tresckow" *wrote in ...

As much as it pains me to part with my vintage Thrustmaster F16 FLCS,
throttle, and rudders, I think it's time to move into the 21st century and
get a USB setup. What is the current consensus on what joystick/rudder
combo to go with??

Thanks

Pete

I have the same as Paul; happy with both. The stick isn't force
feedback, if that is important to you.

Dan

On Monday, January 7, 2013 6:51:06 PM UTC-7, Dan Daly wrote:
On Jan 7, 7:31*pm, "Paul Remde" wrote:

Hi Peter,



I sell the Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick and CH Pro Pedals. *Customers

seem very happy with them. *I use them and I'm happy with them.http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/condor.htm



Best Regards,



Paul Remde

Cumulus Soaring, Inc.



"Peter von Tresckow" *wrote in ...



As much as it pains me to part with my vintage Thrustmaster F16 FLCS,

throttle, and rudders, I think it's time to move into the 21st century and

get a USB setup. What is the current consensus on what joystick/rudder

combo to go with??



Thanks



Pete



I have the same as Paul; happy with both. The stick isn't force

feedback, if that is important to you.



Dan

I've been using the Logitech "Extreme 3D Pro" for several years (Since I found it in a discount bin for $15.) I decided pedals were too much hassle so I learned to use the twist grip for rudder. This works so well (for me) that I'm sometimes discomfited by simulators with a pedal set-up.

Pete,

I use a Sidewinder 2 Force Feedback stick and Saitek Pro Flight Rudder
Pedals. The Sidewinder has been the best stick I have ever used and gives
the most "feel" to the glider. They haven't been made in almost 10 years,
but are pretty cheap on Ebay.

Daniel Sazhin

At 21:35 07 January 2013, Peter von Tresckow wrote:
As much as it pains me to part with my vintage Thrustmaster F16 FLCS,
throttle, and rudders, I think it's time to move into the 21st century
and
get a USB setup. What is the current consensus on what joystick/rudder
combo to go with??

Thanks

Pete

I second Daniel's recommendation. They offer a wonderful "feel" to the Condor glider - almost lifelike.

-John

On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:49:25 AM UTC-5, Daniel Sazhin wrote:
Pete,

I use a Sidewinder 2 Force Feedback stick and Saitek Pro Flight Rudder
Pedals. The Sidewinder has been the best stick I have ever used and gives
the most "feel" to the glider. They haven't been made in almost 10 years,
but are pretty cheap on Ebay.

Daniel Sazhin

I use a Sidewinder 2 Force Feedback stick and Saitek Pro Flight Rudder
Pedals. The Sidewinder has been the best stick I have ever used and gives
the most "feel" to the glider. They haven't been made in almost 10 years,
but are pretty cheap on Ebay.

Daniel Sazhin

Daniel,
What does Force Feeback mean? Does it have little motors inside the
stick?
Is this feature supported by Condor?

On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 1:01:39 PM UTC-5, soartech wrote:
I use a Sidewinder 2 Force Feedback stick and Saitek Pro Flight Rudder

Pedals. The Sidewinder has been the best stick I have ever used and gives

the most "feel" to the glider. They haven't been made in almost 10 years,

but are pretty cheap on Ebay.



Daniel Sazhin



Daniel,

What does Force Feeback mean? Does it have little motors inside the

stick?

Is this feature supported by Condor?

Yes and yes. Force feedback tries to make the stick respond to stick forces in the plane. It is usually pretty good, however I have not found it to really make a huge difference. I prefer the Saitek X-52 Pro because it is very smooth and has a good bit more stick travel (Vs. the Logitech joystick) which makes it feel more precise to me. Try some out and find what you think feels right and remember to join us on US Nightly Soaring every day (except Monday) at 9PM eastern. http://gliderracing.com/pub/

JP

I have a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 joystick. Unfortunately, after upgrading to Windows 7, the force feedback part doesn't work anymore. Now it just slops around with no tactile center. I haven't been able to give ground instruction on a flight simulator since this upgrade. This is terribly disappointing since the operating system upgrade was done by Microsoft, and the hardware made obsolete by the same company now makes it more or less useless.

What I would really like is a force feedback joystick that closely represents the style of control column you see in real life gliders. Something that doesn't sit on a table, but is positioned on a chair, and be grabbed in the customary fashion that a normal flight control stick is grasped. And something with a mini-throttle built in that I could use as a trim-tab. I don't need all those 85 buttons and control hat that all the modern joysticks have.