joysticks

Bando · Post by **Bando** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:25 am

i am looking at getting a new joystick as mine died during the joint ops basic flight school

i wasn thinking of the saitek Cyborg EVO
any one got any experiance with it for il2?

:FI:Sneaky_Russian · Post by **:FI:Sneaky_Russian** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:55 am

14 months down the line and mines still going strong. One small problem is that the throttle will not now stay where you set it , but drops to zero. I guess that could be shimmed up and made stiff again.

All said and done it's had a lot of use.

:FI:Scott · Post by **:FI:Scott** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:24 am

I had one before my X45. the only problem was that the trigger broke. Saitek were very good and sent me a replacement part free of charge even though it was way out of warranty- thats why i stuck with them when I upgraded.

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:06 am

Got an Evo wireless which is fab as long as you invest a AA battery charger and replace the batteries before a long session.

The stick can be a bit temperamental though, as sometimes the MGs or cannons fire without touching the buttons. This is a good reason to keep a wide birth in formations and never follow directly behind. It's rare so not a problemo.

:FI:Sneaky_Russian · Post by **:FI:Sneaky_Russian** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:58 am

:FI:Scott wrote:I had one before my X45. the only problem was that the trigger broke. Saitek were very good and sent me a replacement part free of charge even though it was way out of warranty- thats why i stuck with them when I upgraded.

Was that a Cyborg 3D? The trigger broke on my old one, but I've learned to relax more since then.

It was a bit light on the older models.

Bando · Post by **Bando** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:28 pm

i wanted to get one wiht a seperate throtal and pedals ect but the evo is closer to my budget (student ftl) i had to drop out of joint ops flight school because during areo manuvers test my old logiteck wingman force 3d whent haywire so i think the evo it shall be.

:FI:Scott · Post by **:FI:Scott** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:53 am

:FI:Sneaky_Russian wrote:
:FI:Scott wrote:I had one before my X45. the only problem was that the trigger broke. Saitek were very good and sent me a replacement part free of charge even though it was way out of warranty- thats why i stuck with them when I upgraded.
Was that a Cyborg 3D? The trigger broke on my old one, but I've learned to relax more since then.

It was a bit light on the older models.

Yeah, it was.

I only start relaxing when the beer kicks in.