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    Bearcat99's Avatar Senior Member
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    Get a decent stick setup and pedals at this site for under $200.
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    Originally posted by Bearcat99:
    Get a decent stick setup and pedals at this site for under $200.


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    Originally posted by biggs222:
    Im planning on buying a new joystick (its about damn time too). Im looking for a nice twist rudder kind of stick. Ive been to places like best buy but they were either too generic looking or they had more buttons and switches than I care to deal with.

    Id say my budget is about 150 USD.

    if you guys convince me i may just go all out and get a regular stick and some rudder pedals.
    That is what you want.... For the first year or so of using my HOTAS setup I used one mode only... but as I got more into the sim I started placing more stuff on the stick.
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    CH make the best most durable stuff, bar none.. But for the price going with either of those X52's are great.. Rudder Pedals are pretty much necessary and the cheapest way to get them would be to get a 20 dollar non-ff USB racing wheel.
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    ok i think ill give the pedals a try , but im not crazy about the CH stick.. its too much of a big clunker for me. im used to the smaller slimmer sticks with the throttle built into the base.

    how does the Logitec Attack 3 stick sound?

    and yeah my TIR is already on the way

    EDIT: btw the stick i have now is the old Microsoft sidewinder.
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    Logitech 3D Pro turns into junk too soon for the money, I won't buy any more of their junk.
    For about the same money Saitek has the AV8R that lot of people here love.

    Save money on TIR by using a webcam and something like Freelook (I forget the new one, it
    doesn't even need the IR LEDs, just ask around) and dump that into stick & pedals.

    Twisty stick is functional but a pain in heavy action. X-52 stick can be locked no-twist
    and pedals used. The big things about pedals is don't get ones that are too small and
    force your feet too close and don't get something that will break or wear out quickly.
    IMO, home-made pedals can avoid both problems.

    I like X-52 more for reason that the stick position is read by magnetic sensors. They do
    not need cleaning or replacing like pots do. I have read again and again of people getting
    the CH and then upgrading and/or replacing the pots. How silly considering the price of
    those sticks!

    I used to have an M$ Sidewinder that was optically encoded. When I upgraded in 2001 it
    would not work any longer, I sent it to a friend on old hardware. That stick was always
    precise even though it lacked features. It ran me $45 when Logitech twisty ran $35 but
    it beat the H out of the Logi and of course M$ stopped making them.
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    CH Products FTW! Although I dont think you budget will get you what you need so perhaps an X52 for now. Save some money throw it on ebay and get CH later?

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    Originally posted by TgD Thunderbolt56:
    Toss in another $50 USD and grab a CH Fighterstick and some CH Pro Pedals. For this sim, you will NEVER regret that purchase.
    Not only will you never regret it, you'll never have to buy a stick or pedals ever again. CH stuff is indestructable.

    And there's nothing "klunky" about precision. If you want the most comfortable stick ever created then look at the CH Flightstick Pro It has less buttons and functionality as the Fighterstick, but the thing is completely ambidextrous and soooooo comfortable. Combine it with some pedals and you're set. It's about $30 cheaper than the fighterstick too.
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    if i want the CH pedals do i need to get the CH stick or can i use the Saitek stick with it?... i think i read somewhere that CH products dont jibe with other products, is this true?
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    Originally posted by biggs222:
    if i want the CH pedals do i need to get the CH stick or can i use the Saitek stick with it?... i think i read somewhere that CH products dont jibe with other products, is this true?
    Thats not true, you can use any mix you like. I have CH pedal, saitek X52, and use a saitek Evo Force for my stick and the X52 throttle.
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