G Stick III Plus

[:FI:Macca]

Has anyone ever tried this?





Looks kinda cool;)

curious how it works with Il-2, LockOn, etc;)

pity the price has 4 digits before the coma....

[:FI:Wardog]

That thing looks horrible Macca. I'll stick with my nice cheep stick and throttle set.
I mean only really geeky people and Stu would have something like that


Kev

[:FI:Macca]

You know, the look is one thing. But what was making me think is the fact that normal joysticks, like the ones we normally use have a very short distance from the handle to the base. In real airplane control stick was way longer, so control is a bit different.

[:FI:Wolfhound]

What next, The computer desk that burst into flames when your hit

[:FI:Macca]

and hot oil gets sprayed on player's face;)

[:FI:Heloego]

Cool!

With the exception of the white buttons ( red, in most helicopters ), the grip is almost an exact copy of the earlier Bell and Sikorsky grips. Many of the WW2 fighters and early jets had a similar design.
The tube is identical to the one in the Eurocopter AS350 series.

USB is the standard, and would most likely work fine in IL-2.

Control might well be more precise, since the stick "throw" is longer. That means a longer movement to get the same response, if modeled correctly.

While $960.00 US seems a bit steep, the real thing would run over $15,000.00. Still, it would take a serious enthusiast to drop the cash for one.

[:FI:Murph]

This sort of thing is probably meant to appeal to those hard core simmers who like building replica cockpits around their PCs.

[:FI:Scott]

If they have got the calibration right it should address the issues short throw sticks inevitably have. should be a real plus for RoF and IL2 in terms of replicating the original 'feel'.