Looking for a throttle

[WreckWren]

My apologies, I have seen pictures of left handed CH Throttles, but upon further research it seems those are custom jobs.

As a fellow lefty with a T.16000m, and having learned to fly with that in my left hand (mouse as throttle & look in right), I made the switch to flying right handed with the CH Throttle.


My reason was that real planes & such generally are configured for a right hander to use, and therefore it would be better to be practised at using that configuration - however you may not have any interest in flight sims in general, so this may not apply to you


EDIT: Also, I really wanted that analogue stick. That thing is awesome for ED.

 

[Prasinus]

I use a Thrust Master T-Flight HOTAS, and only use the Throttle.
You may need to reset you binding to ensure the joystick functions are assigned to the T16000M

The joystick of the T-Flight HOTAS sits behind my monitor and is not used.

I used a Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS initially with ED. Subsequently I replaced the joystick part with a T16000M. As I am short of room on my desk I disconnected the T-Flight joystick from its PCB which I put in a project box - it takes up much less room.
It is an excellent combination. The T16000M is more precise and I have all the buttons I need on the two devices. Thrustmaster should sell just the throttle on its own!

 

[Eldoroth]

Thrustmaster should sell just the throttle on its own!

Right? For the price of the T-Flight HOTAS I even considered buying and not-using the stick, but I have no room for an unused stick around the table.

 

[hookandsling]

No worries. Thanks for explaining.
I play piano so moving hands on the stick should be okay with practice - just seems slightly silly to me that there's so little product support for leftys.. but there you are.

 

[sewerratuk]

No worries. Thanks for explaining.
I play piano so moving hands on the stick should be okay with practice - just seems slightly silly to me that there's so little product support for leftys.. but there you are.

I was toying with the idea of buying a T-Flight HOTAS to practice using it right handed but to be honest the T16000 and VA does everything I need. I have set the throttle to full movement in the options and use a button or VA to reverse. It gives a lot more accuracy and its a lot easier to find zero throttle (obviously).

 

[GW42]

I finally ordered the CH Pro Throttle for 65€ plus shipping (total 82€). Assuming it gets home during the week, I'll try to review it here. To anyone interested, got it here.

I ordered only on Friday for quite a bit more than that . It came into stock at Amazon and was £105 whereas it's usually a bit more than that. There was only 1 in stock so I bit the bullet. Still, everyone I've heard has said build quality is second to none, so hopefully I won't regret it.

I've been using the thrustmaster Hotas X throttle and a Warthog joystick. I got to the stage where I felt the Hotas X didn't have enough buttons and was sticking just a bit too much around the detent in the middle, though not sure how I'll get on with no detent at all. & i've not figured out what I'm going to do about yaw yet either...

 

[Magic Man]

Sorry if I wasn't clear - I want the throttle in my right hand.

So far Googling has only come up with some fairly homebrew looking reverse kits..

Real left handed pilots learn to fly right handed - don't make left hand controls for the real thing...

Warthog throttle is an option - it can be bought separately - heavy duty, great functionality and very versatile.

 

[Siobhan]

Or use 2 sticks... and have one of them as throttle.

 

[Nightbringerx]

As a very happy owner of a CH Throttle Pro, I would recommend reconsidering it.
It may not look as cool as the others, but it lasts!
And the mini joystick is awesome for thrusters.

 

[Martind Forlon]

Its possible to disconnect joystick from Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS? ... I have T16000M and search for some cheap throtle.

 

[Scarmax]

I use a CH pro throttle with the 16000m. Great combo. I second that

Same for me, although I also have a set of Saitek rudder pedals as well. (Twisting a joystick just feels unnatural to me, but I'm also a frequent Bell 407 pilot in X-Plane, so pedals are a must.)

 

[hookandsling]

Done some reading and the next thing I'm going to try is something someone recommended on another thread here - use the slider throttle on the T1600M and assign a button to toggle forward / reverse.

No cost experiment. Will report on the outcome..

 

[WreckWren]

Done some reading and the next thing I'm going to try is something someone recommended on another thread here - use the slider throttle on the T1600M and assign a button to toggle forward / reverse.

No cost experiment. Will report on the outcome..

I did this initially. It works somewhat, but the other benefit of a throttle is being able to bind almost all your functions to the throttle buttons, freeing up your stick for better control.
You can use the base buttons on the T.16000m, but I found that having to look down and reorient myself constantly, coupled with the poor quality buttons (mis-presses and such are prevalent in-game) caused me to go with the mouse wheel as a throttle and some functions bound to the thumb buttons.

The HOTAS setup is far superior to either of these options by a considerable margin, in terms of comfort, control & versatility.

No worries. Thanks for explaining.
I play piano so moving hands on the stick should be okay with practice - just seems slightly silly to me that there's so little product support for leftys.. but there you are.

It did bug me a lot initially as well, but as I did more and more research over the years I found that since high end flight gear is generally only sold to enthusiasts, and flight enthusiasts are after realism, it wouldn't make a lot of sense to make left handed peripherals when no actual aircraft use them.

I don't mean to discourage you from saving money - the CH Throttle is a lot of money, and really any HOTAS setup worth the dough will set you back about the same. You can use existing hardware for free, and you may not want to pursue skills with actual flight gear and techniques (if you don't plan on using rudder pedals this is probably even more relevant). ED is a great game with any setup, and if your goal is fun then whatever setup gives you that is the winner

 

[PGleesonuk]

I use a CH pro throttle with the 16000m. Great combo. I second that

+1 to that

Just upgraded to the CH Pro Throttle (from the T-Flight throttle)
Huge difference, combat is so much easier with all functions accessible on dedicated buttons

 

[Eldoroth]

My CH Pro Throttle arrived yesterday and the first thing I have to say is that thing is big. I seriously did not picture it to be as big as it is, I was expecting something 75% the size or even less.

In terms of performance I'll have to do some more testing, but the amount of buttons in that thing is more than enough to cover all my needs. I also need to adjust to the throttle being forward and backwards altogether, since I used to toggle Forward/Backward in the T16000M. All in all, I can see it's a great purchase. Next step is getting some joystick mounts attached to the table

 

[DNA-Decay]

Saitek Throttle Quad.
Six buttons.
Three levers, each with a "down click" at the bottom of their throw.

Lever 1 throttle.------ Lever 2 nothing. ------- Lever 3 vertical thrust.
click reverse

boost-----SC-----Next Waypoint
FAOFF----HD-----Landing Gear

works for me.