Oversensitivity/Best Joystick

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MaXimusMyth

Trainee

Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 26

Asked Sun Jul 17, 2005 3:05 pm

Greetings,

What are your opinions on the best joysticks to use for flightsim? I currently use a WingMan Force feedback stick which I've owned for a long time. However, I've been considering upgrading to a better unit, especially considering that the elevator sensitivity on some of the aircraft is absolutely ridiculous, even with the sensitivity on that axis turned all the way down. I'm aware that certain craft retain higher sensitivities than others, but I find it almost impossible to smoothly pilot, for example, the King Air, the Baron, and some others, due to high elevator sensitivity. A portion of this problem must be related to the design of the stick I've been using. Suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

*envies those that use the fancy, authentic flight columns for the game*

Answer 1 · Sun Jul 17, 2005 3:42 pm

RadarMan

Chief Captain

Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17928 Location: U.S.A

Answered Sun Jul 17, 2005 3:42 pm

See if this helps with the sensitivity problem.

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;841018

As for top joysticks still available on the market at the high end saitek X45 and X52 are considered among the best.
http://www.saitekusa.com/usa/prod/pcgc.asp

I use a MS SideWinder Pro 2 USB that's no longer available.

Radar

Answer 2 · Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:41 am

mako (makonnenl)

First Officer

Joined: Nov 04, 2004 Posts: 136

Answered Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:41 am

RM,
What is desired or best
High sensitive medium sensitive, or low sensitive. I have problem staying on the yellow line.
I have to turn right left, left right and somtimes I have to fully stop my plane. Embarassed 😞

Answer 3 · Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:51 am

Alex (Fire_Emblem_Master)

Chief Captain

Joined: Oct 19, 2003 Posts: 2325 Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Answered Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:51 am

The king air has always been a problem. It's always too sensitive beyond a certrain point. Idea

Answer 4 · Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:15 pm

MaXimusMyth

Trainee

Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 26

Answered Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:15 pm

I don't have rudder or aileron sensitivity issues with any of the aircraft (especially lowering the sensitivity sliders and raising the null zones on all the axes), but the elevator sensitivity is still absurd for a couple planes, particularly the beechcraft line (even after reducing the elevator sensitivity slider to zero). At all speeds and all altitudes, I find myself continuously bobbing the nose up and down.

Answer 5 · Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:12 pm

RadarMan

Chief Captain

Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17928 Location: U.S.A

Answered Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:12 pm

MaXimusMyth,
The only way I feel to judge a settings is whether your comfortable with it or not.
If you cant adjust your stick it may be time to get a new one.
They do slowly wear out or have a built in defect as I just found out about my $40 mouse. After 6 months the left button contacts stop working correctly. Surfing the net I found that I wasn't the only one to have this problem.

Radar

Answer 6 · Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:18 pm

nottobe

Captain

Joined: Jan 17, 2005 Posts: 505 Location: KBOS

Answered Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:18 pm

RadarMan wrote:

MaXimusMyth,
The only way I feel to judge a settings is whether your comfortable with it or not.
If you cant adjust your stick it may be time to get a new one.
They do slowly wear out or have a built in defect as I just found out about my $40 mouse. After 6 months the left button contacts stop working correctly. Surfing the net I found that I wasn't the only one to have this problem.

My SideWinder Pro is perfect even after 2 years use. My sesitivity settings are all at 1/3 from the left, and I have good control of the elevator......
The reason why I dont switch to a yoke is the force feedback. I find the force feedback is excellent for partial motion simulation...... without the motion feedback, I dont feel comfortbable when landing, coz I dont have the feel when the gears tough the pavement.......

Answer 7 · Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:47 pm

Micah

Captain

Joined: Mar 06, 2004 Posts: 512 Location: West Sussex, England

Answered Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:47 pm

SKIP JOYSTICKS AND USE A YOKE, IT IS THE WAY FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in my humble opinion 😀

Micah 😉

Answer 8 · Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:46 pm

Ian Stephens (ianstephens)

Captain

Joined: Feb 22, 2012 Posts: 882

Ian Stephens is an expert on this topic. Read his bio here.

Expert Answered Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:46 pm

I posted an article here reviewing some great joysticks:
https://flyawaysimulation.com/news/4684/

Feel free to comment on the article over there.

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