So the Warthog stick & throttle is extremely precise, doesn't need as much frequent calibrating in sim and last much longer than your standard joystick (also cost a lot more). Which will eventually introduce spikes/noise, just like an old worn-out volume control on a radio. The Warthog is an excellent stick, which uses Hall sensors (magnetic field transducer) instead of the old style potentiometers, which are prone to dirt and mechanical wear and tear. Just couldn't get it calibrated well, so I gave up on it. Tried the old X45 with a PVC extension that I made, but the old pots were too worn. I mapped the right half as engine RPM and the left as Collective (reversed axis).Īlso have the switches mapped so that startup is done completely on the unit itself, instead of with mouse and keyboard. I'm using a Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog stick and throttle for Cyclic and Collective. Just thought I'd share this with all of you X-plane users out there looking for a little fun when taking a break from serious practice. Man, this thing is amazing! I have never flown a real helicopter but I'm told that this one is about as close to the real thing as possible on a PC.
The default helicopters in XP9 and 10 were just so much more controllable and even simulated VRS, which was interesting to experience for the first time (wondering what the heck is happening) but I was never motivated enough to actually purchase a pay-ware helo, until recently when I heard of this one, just updated to a new XP11 version. X-plane on the other hand, was impressive from the very first time I tried it.
As a longtime, user of X-Plane, as well as MSFS, the latter always sucked at rotary wing flight.