Made the swing arm from two types of desk mounts from Amazon for like $60. I can mount both or a TM HOTAS ONE combo on it and it will hold them and its steady. First time really messing around with flight Sims and stuff and I got hooked.
A special thanks to Luna Ray for helping illustrate where I should be sitting.
You might have seen the janky MK.I from about 12 hours ago. Well, I played Ace Combat 8 with it and it sucked balls so after taking out the cargo ships and UAV's at the Space Elevator, I started work on the MK.II.
For the "rail" the handle slides on, I've improved it so that it doesn't pop out randomly anymore and just overall a lot more sturdy. The wire now sits deeper in the stick's actual throttle slider thing and connects to the popsicle sticks at a higher place so it's a lot more even. For the handle itself, I'm gonna forgo the handle for now, and just stick to the stick design because the plastic bottle was kinda clunky and not very stable, I might get foam clay or something to mold and sculpt a full handle but for now, this is the finished MK.II Prototype.
For the name, I'm just gonna call this "Project Rocket Pop".
I got a Vkb gladiator to play wardogs, elite dangerous and started on DCS (no modules yet) turns out that without a throttle is kinda hard to play.
I wanted to know recommendations from users since this is my first HOTAS. Do you have any of the mentioned in the title? Any other suggestions in this price range?
Price is important as with all the additional tax+ shipping I will en up paying for 2 and getting 1. (Yay)
ps: VKBs international store is on aliexpress and it already manages taxes and shipping.
edit: a omnithrottle with gnx sem for the additional buttons also looks like a good option. How good are vkb stick modules? Couldn't find user reviews about it.
I ended up buying these after sitting on it for a while, thankfully a lot of people steered me away from the x56. I mostly wanted to ask if the desk mounts are worth it or if I can just let it sit on my desk without is moving around. Also, could I switch to a HOSAS setup with two sticks if I buy the grip conversion kit?
First time buying and using a flight sim, so I don't really know what to expect, any help is greatly appreciated thank you in advance.
Hello! I recently decided to stop torturing myself with my 2x logitech extreme 3d pro HOSAS setup and decided to get me 2 VKB gladiators. But while i was thinking about it the topic of rudder peddals came up.
My budget isnt huge so i was looking at the VKB T-rudder since it had gotten such good reviews and the price was affordable but the lack of toe brakes has me on the fence. I mostly play warthunder sim (where i feel i would get by fine without them) and have been starting to try out DCS and have been looking at other flight sim's aswell. I also dable in the occasional space game like star citizens or ED.
TLDR: are toe brakes a must for some sims or can you get by without them?
Edit: thanks for all the replies. I decided to get the T-rudders since 1: they are more in my budget. The other options are stretching the wallet a bit thin
2: since i fly from a rotating chair i was thinking i might push myself around with rotating pedals and since they go up and down i hope i wont.
3: they take up less space under my desk where i already have other pedals for driving
4: i saw you could emulate differential steering (probably not as good but i think it will work for my purposes) and was thinking about putting the brakes on the twist of the omnithrottle configured left stick so i dont have only on/off brakes
TLDR2: I got the T-rudder
Just got two vkb flight sticks and got the hiking 2 mounts and tbh, I hate them, and my knees hate them more. I've been planning on building myself a new computer desk for awhile now but money has been tight so that's been put off. What Iv been thinking about doing when I build it is to put t track under the desk and mount them there. It would be easy enough to get them out of the way when I need my m&k but I would like one that can just fold under my desk and latch when not needed but that removes alot of movement freedom I feel like would be nice to have. So now I'm just curious as to what other people have come up with to see what all I can do
There is no amazon and official vkb shipment to georgia. Can anyone suggest how to order it for not 2x price. Thanks!
It’s a tire iron I chopped the ends off and drilled holes into. I saw many solutions of people putting stoppers under the wheels, but I felt the best solution was to just couple the rudder pedals to the chair so they can’t slide either.
Ok so this may sound like completely silly question; but I ordered a couple VKB gladiators for Elite/SC/DCS (I’ve been flying with m&k)
Every single setup I’ve seen has the Hotas/hosas mounted on the front lip of the desk and hanging down. Why is this?
I made my desk 35” deep so my lanky arms could rest on them to keep pressure off my shoulders and wrists. I was thinking of just putting the sticks on top of my desk…is this a ok thing or explain to me why people like to put them so low and have to back their chair up really far? Most games I’ll be using m&k for movement + hotas for flight for so I’d like them to be close together.
Anyways just never had a hotas and before I waste money on mounts- was wondering ergonomically if this made sense to simply place them on my desk other left and right of my KB+M?
Thanks!
I know its not necessary to play the game with a joystick and pedals but i love flying in every game I play in, arma, dayz, battlefield, war thunder and now wardogs. if you were to buy a setup what is a good brand to look into?
First of all, thanks to everyone who has commented and given advice on my previous posts. I would like to go virpil aeromax but I simply cannot justify the wait time. I currently have the STECS Max in cart. Would like to hear some opinions on other options. Also, as a noob is the control panel worth buying once and investing in on the max? I cannot find many reviews comparing throttles to each other. TIA
I’m trying to get something together for flight simulator on ps5. I’m not sure which stick to get. I also need a compact stand to use with my couch (I already have a racing setup that takes up too much room, a G29 with an Apex stand). I was looking at this at IKEA, no idea if it will work or not.
Hej,
Check out this OLSERÖD from IKEA.
https://applink.ikea.com/tY8M9r9M4w--40530917--us--en
what do you guys think? would this be a feasible replacement for something like a gladiator?
So my CM4 throttle today and wanted to share a few quick thoughts.
The packaging was a letdown. It showed up in what looked like a shoebox, and the inside was a loose jumble of cardboard inserts with the parts bagged up and rattling around.(note I didn’t touch anything inside just open the flap) Everything seems fine so far and works as far as I can tell, but it was a surprise, especially compared to what I've received from Virpil in the past, and from VKB and others too.
One thing I did notice is the connector for the new xs9-4 pin. It doesn't feel as solid as the ones on previous gear and it's quite wobbly, so I'm a little concerned about long-term durability. Unfortunate.
For context, I'm coming from the original mongoose throttle, which has been awesome. The CM4 is fine, but I'm a bit disappointed with the packaging and connector and I guess the quality(?). I do like the shape and what they've delivered overall, though.
Has anyone else's arrived like this?
Which me luck tonight as I start the trying to land.
I'm extremely torn atm as while the ability to use thrusters without binding them to a hat feels interesting: the sheer loss of buttons feels decidedly annoying.
I fly FAO but mostly as a way to turn my Corsair and Kestrel into the ultimate Rate fighters or to make a rapid uturn/evade missiles. I enjoy having a lot of controls at my disposal so I'm leaning mk2 but I'd like more input
