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Topic: which joystick-throttle combo to get???
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SPIKE14
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Member # 1125
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posted 03-26-2000 03:49 PM
    
Yup, I have the exact same HOTAS and Mine was the shelf demo from a Best Buy (stick and throttle) so it was plenty abused when I got it half priced. I added the pedals the same year new. It is now over 5 years old and I have not had one problem to date and I do fly a lot. I can't tell any difference than when it was new. No spiking, no loss of spring tention or broken springs, and no broken buttons. If it dies today I will replace it in kind. Also it is very easy to program using speedkeys by CH.SPIKE out quote:
Originally posted by gbarclay:
Seawolf,You might want to take a look at CH products.
I have had the Fighterstick, Pro throttle and rudders pedals for about a year now with no problems at all.
They have 40 buttons, switches etc that are very easy to program. Gord
Posts: 322 | From: Houston, Texas | Registered: Nov 1999 | IP: Logged
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Buggy Loop
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Member # 3136
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posted 03-26-2000 04:17 PM
I got the CH F-16 fighterstick, i didnt want the force feedback one, less buttons  and they break often after a while.
My throttle is the CH pro throttle, like the fighterstick, you got TONS of buttons that you can make macros and such.
Rudder pedal, well you guessed, CH again =)They sell their joystick cheaper than Thrustmaster, and they are REALLY good in my opinion.
I had to order mine cause most pc seller dont order it cause of the price.
Stick cost me 140 $ in canada, 1 year ago
Throttle cost me 110 $
pedal cost me 70 $ expensive, but if your an hardcore simer, you want those =)
Posts: 249 | From: Quebec | Registered: Feb 2000 | IP: Logged
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Two-Six
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Member # 3280
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posted 03-26-2000 04:58 PM
I have got a CH products Pro throttle, Fighter stick, and pro-pedals, there great, but just a little tempramental, but I do have a programmable keyboard as well.
I had to upgrade my bios to change the keyboard timings or something, but they work really well now, and can be programmed easilly. I live in the UK, and CH have only a few distributers here, and these cheeky scampsters charge almost twice the price people in the USA pay. My parents went on holiday, so I got them to bring em back for me. CH should take note, they would sell a lot more equipment if they asked these rip-off to lower their prices here.
Posts: 89 | From: Berkshire | Registered: Feb 2000 | IP: Logged
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Hawk_28
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Member # 2235
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posted 03-27-2000 09:39 AM
Seawolf:Yes, CH products is a sure way to go, I use to have a TM Topgun, but it has problems, firts a loose wire (i had to open it, to fix it), after that the pich became inestable, a friend has a CH stick, 4 years old, and he has no problems, my TM was 6 months old.
Posts: 156 | From: El Salvador | Registered: Jan 2000 | IP: Logged
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Moorthane
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Member # 1890
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posted 03-27-2000 09:55 AM
You can order CH Products from Buy.com if you want to order them online. Not sure whether the prices are good or not. Have not really compared.
http://www.buy.com/comp/mfg.asp?mfgid=1233 ------------------
Moorthane Accidents are only unexplained probabilities
Posts: 41 | From: Lawrenceville, GA USA | Registered: Jan 2000 | IP: Logged
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Datajack
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Member # 1437
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posted 03-28-2000 04:01 PM
Seawolf,CH is good, but I use Suncom. It is cheaper and much easier to program. In fact, you can program it on the fly, while your gaming. I've posted many times on this. Please do a search on Datajack or Suncom in this forum. You'll find a very detailed description on the entire HOTAS by me. You can get them BOTH for $92.00. The HOTAS is made up of:
F15E Talon stick and the SFS Throttle. Please take a look at these before you
decide to buy. Again, do a search and you'll find everything you need. Check out www.suncominc.com Datajack
Posts: 483 | From: Miami Fl, USA | Registered: Dec 1999 | IP: Logged
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