CH flight controls

discussed in 455 posts, 1993-2006 · overall tone positive

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Key threads

• Joystick maker surveys gamers on a new high-end stick 1996-04-29 · 50 posts
  JAG Technologies asked gamers what they wanted from a new high-end joystick. Replies covered sturdy hat switches, programmable buttons, freedom from drift, and force feedback, with comparisons of the Sidewinder, Thrustmaster, CH and Suncom sticks. A long tangent followed about the lack of left-handed joysticks and how many people are left-handed.
• Plea for playable sims and DOS vs Windows 95 debate 1997-11-29 · 93 posts
  A poster longed for the playability of the original World Circuit, complaining that new sims demand hardware few people own. The thread became a long argument over whether DOS games run faster than Windows 95 ones and whether DirectInput handled joysticks poorly. A developer said their Windows 95 build ran within 1 fps of DOS, and Jim Sokoloff noted NASCAR 1 was fast in VGA at launch while recalling Windows 95 games breaking other software.
• Faster with a joystick than a new wheel in GPL 1999-04-07 · 26 posts
  A new Thrustmaster T2 owner found he was much faster in GPL with his joystick and pedals. Others said adapting to a wheel takes weeks, while several fast drivers revealed they used joysticks with forward and back for throttle and brake. Tips covered left-foot braking, trail braking and keeping pedals from sliding.
• Bruce Kennewell admits driving GPL with a joystick 2000-11-16 · 35 posts
  Bruce Kennewell confessed to switching from a wheel to a Gravis joystick for GPL for convenience. Others shared their own joystick use, debated whether it was less immersive, and Steve Smith described driving with two joysticks on a Y-cable. Jacques Villeneuve was reported as preferring a joystick.
• Keyboard versus analogue throttle control in Papyrus sims 1996-01-11 · 20 posts
  A keyboard driver asked whether on/off throttle input was hurting him in NASCAR and ICR II. Rick Genter of Papyrus said real IndyCar telemetry from Long Beach showed progressive throttle and frequent simultaneous brake and throttle use, and that the sims ramp digital inputs rather than jumping to full throttle. Others discussed left-foot braking and clutch use, and the original poster later found a CH Flightstick Pro much better.

Busiest threads

• CH Virtual Pilot Pro and driving games (9 posts about it)
• Virtual Pilot w/ ICR?? (6 posts about it)
• CH Vitual Pilot Pro (5 posts about it)
• Joystick maker surveys gamers on a new high-end stick (5 posts about it)
• Virtual Pilot w/ ICR? (4 posts about it)
• T1 - Is it worth the money? (4 posts about it)
• CH Wheel and Pedal Set. (4 posts about it)
• Virtual Pilot wheel no good? (4 posts about it)
• ICR & Joysticks (3 posts about it)
• tried Thrustmaster Pro FCS w/ ICR or WC? (3 posts about it)
• F1GP: Joysticks problems (3 posts about it)
• NASCAR sim on ESPN (3 posts about it)
• NASCAR & CH Foot Pedals???? (3 posts about it)
• Thrustmaster (3 posts about it)
• BEST WHEEL AND PEDALS (3 posts about it)

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Ken Beard · 10 David Spark · 9 Chris Gouch · 8 Ronald Stoehr · 6 Alan Pengelly · 5 Guy Brossea · 5 Michael E. Carver · 5 R. I · 5 Wayne Hutchison · 4 Ramon L. Negron · 4 CHProduc · 4 Uwe Kle · 4 ra.. · 4 Mike Radl · 4 Thomas E. Retkowsk · 4 ttamm · 4 holysmok.. · 4 David Ewing · 4 Mike Rodrigue · 4 Steve Smith · 3

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