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Title: Good Sticks
Post by: pimpjoe on December 21, 2001, 12:50:00 AM

im looking for a new stick. any recomendations? im trying to stay uner the $75 mark if its possible.

Title: Good Sticks
Post by: guttboy on December 21, 2001, 07:25:00 AM

Hi Pimpjoe....I personally use the MS Sidewinder Precision Pro.  I came from Air Warrior and really liked the yaw (rudder) on the stick....also the buttons were more than adequate for the configurations I fly with.  I am on my second one...still have the first but I keep one at home and one I take on the road when I travel with the USAF....They both are running fine.

TG12
TIGERS Squadron

Title: Good Sticks
Post by: Maverick on December 22, 2001, 12:09:00 PM

PJ,

Basic stick. A CH Flightstick Pro. It is very rugged and comes with a 3 year warrantee. It can be ordered from Egghead.com. I have had 2 over the last 5 years. The original is STILL being used by my son.

 (http://www.13thtas.com/mav13sig.jpg)

Title: Good Sticks
Post by: Kratzer on December 22, 2001, 04:27:00 PM

Saitek X36/35 stick and throttle, with a good throttle rudder - or you can get the X45, which is basically the same - both should be about at the price you mentioned, and are the best I've used.

http://www.saitek.com/ (http://www.saitek.com/)

Title: Good Sticks
Post by: jpeg on December 22, 2001, 07:17:00 PM

IMO: Saitek sticks break down too soon. It's happened to my two of my friends who fly simulation games. Also some ppl here have posted some similar stories.

I have the MS sidewinder precision pro2 which i find very nice..the throttle is a bit too far back but I got used to it. I bought it for $50 . before that I had a gravis destroyer aftershock. I would be still using that now but it didn't have rudder control.

Title: Good Sticks
Post by: Kratzer on December 22, 2001, 08:04:00 PM

I went through two precision pros in a year before I got my Saitek - and now I've had it for a year and a half.

Title: Good Sticks
Post by: Zaphod on December 24, 2001, 03:29:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Kratzer:
I went through two precision pros in a year before I got my Saitek - and now I've had it for a year and a half.

X36/35 might be nice but stay far far away from the x-45.  I have a month old one which randomly quits responding.  I have yet to find help for that problem in here or with Saitek who seem to not give a **** about the problem in general.  It's a nice $80 dollar paperweight though.

Zaphod

Title: Good Sticks
Post by: -ammo- on December 25, 2001, 01:27:00 PM

I can put a plug in for CH stuff. I have a Combat stick, gameport version, and its been great for the past 3+ years to me. I havent missed too many days of flying in that timeframe either. I have really abused mine and its been good to me.

Title: Good Sticks
Post by: Tyro48 on December 25, 2001, 01:49:00 PM

CH Combat 565 USB very very nice been berry bery good to me