You got it all, Sordid, you lucky rich ....... there's no money where I'm from, so not fancy set up. I've accumulated CH throttle, pedals and joystick over the past 2 years, and two of those were joint gifts from my wife and mother... otherwise I'd never have gotten them
I'm actually rather sad at the CH Fighterstick performance. It seems to have less resolution than the T-16000m, and for some reason appears to have a fairly large deadzone when rolling to the left within IL-2. This is weird, since this really doesn't show up during calibration using Windows or the CH Control Panel. I might have some borked joystick settings, I'll have to check.
Either way, none of the CH products I've gotten so far have terribly high resolution, but perhaps I'm being picky
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Totally agreed about CloD... you need all of those axis, especially if you're flying two-engined planes! Back when it ran at around 15fps and I used to fly it, I'd have throttle, prop-pitch and radiators for the Blennie. I was still missing axis for mixture!
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sluissa: try not to do 3 point landings at first. What people usually do is line up, slow down, drop flaps and gear, then reduce to just above stall speed as you approach runway. You should approach it while pointing the nose at the ground BEFORE the runway. When you're real close, life the nose to the horizon, and the plane should flare slightly, then settle when you cut throttle. Avoid brakes unless you have to, just keep good rudder control (don't forget to unlock tail wheel in case you need to turn).
As far as AI goes, tell them to go land manually