Jafo Jafo

Bought some new kit....

Bought some new kit....

As you may have guessed by now....I'm kinda into Microsoft's FSX [the flight sim] .... because the scope for 'skinning' is pretty much limitless.   All those planes ...all those liveries....;)

But, along with high-end graphic cards, etc. you need input [as Number 5 would say] ....via something half-decent as a throttle and stick.

I've been using the Saitek X52 Pro for a couple of years...

 

 

...but there's another one....and it has a higher number [so must be better] the X65F Pro ....

 

...and the fun thing is....the stick doesn't move.  At all.

It responds to pressure instead .... no moving parts.

Now all I have to do is wait for it to arrive....;)

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The gear arrived yesterday [Friday] and this evening I rigged it up...and took it for a spin.

Works a treat .... the static joystick is a little un-nerving but you get used to it quick enough...;)

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Quoting Jafo, reply 26
the static joystick is a little un-nerving but you get used to it quick enough..
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Oh I'm so glad my joystick has some flexibility. 

I love how it feels to wiggle it side to side and up and down.

Even the missus loves to play with it... and my, has she a strong grip.

Now that can be a bit un-nerving.

Yeah, I sometimes worry about the loss of circulation, her grip is that tight.

It gets to the point when I think I'm gonna have to pry her hand off it before her fingers turn blue...

... and the plastic handle caves in under the pressure of her vice-like grip

She really gets into her games at times... and it's only an inexpensive Logitech thing, but it seems to be coping well with the stress.

And you should hear the language when her character in the game gets killed :-"