Thats about 3x longer than my T1600 lasted without issues, rudder axis became problematic just after a year of use.
My T1600 stick lasted A WEEK before the twist axis went bad. It went in the trash.
Thats about 3x longer than my T1600 lasted without issues, rudder axis became problematic just after a year of use.
And imo - dont experiment with Virpil, I bought stick from them to use it with my Thrustmaster base and it was pretty poorly made, felt cheep in comparison and it broke almost instantly. Dont experiment, invest in long term setup from trusty manufacturer.
Im a bit confused on the VKB sticks.
So , is this the base and the stick? I order This and I can kiss my T16000 stick goodbye and keep using my existing throttle?
And whats the difference between the "premium"
I really wish those VKB gladiators would come back into stock...
The Saitek X52 (and this goes for all Saitek branded items that were produced in the period from when they were bought by Madcatz until they were then bought by Logitech) are seemingly a coin toss in terms of quality. Many people "get lucky" and have no issues, but they're seemingly outweighed by those who do. For me, my X52 (bought in 2014 so definitely a Madcatz) was actually fine on the overall until about a month or so ago. Suddenly the throttle refused to go beyond 80% for me, felt like something was stuck in there. Opened it up, and couldn't find an issue, but the issue remained until I removed the detent. Everything's fine now on the throttle, albeit with lack of detent at 75% and 0. The stick, on the other hand, has been pretty problematic with creeping left/right rolling if I wasn't holding the stick. Wasn't all the time, just... occasionally. There's a neodymium magnet mod that apparently helps with it, I tried it and seemed to help for a time, but the issue returned.I have a habit of resting my hand on the stick, and that has in the past destroyed more joysticks than I can count, yet the Saitek X52 has been very sturdy and has not lost any performance over the years.
I have a (bad) habit of resting my hand on the stick, and that has in the past destroyed more joysticks than I can count, yet the Saitek X52 has been very sturdy and has not lost any performance over the years.
Hope this helps.
I ordered a Gladiator-K on 19 July when they came into stock. I've not received it yet, their website says the store is closed until 3 August for annual summer break.
First report I've heard of VIRPIL being trash. Most people love them. DId you get a replacement ?
Don't know if you want to invest $50.00 for legacy capability, but I found this...As far as a "can take a beating" and "never fail" joystick, I posted in another thread, I still have my CH Flightstick 2 button, two axis, throttle wheel joystick from the early '90s. Still works, or would, if I could find a MIDI/Game port to plug it into. Now that joystick took YEARS ( 10 ? ) of serious abuse. But going back to the car analogy, it would be equivalent to a mid 60's chevy wagon with a straight six and a two speed power glide..
Haven't really been interested in a HOTAS setup, but I just ordered one of these...
Hoping it will work in combo with my Extreme 3D Pro
[...]but where do I see these designated Joy numbers on the actual HOTAS controls?.