Yet another case of work getting in the way way of my pretend flying.
Screw that! It gets in the way of me seeing that new and shiny toy!!
So, this thing is pretty neat. I just spent some time flying around in MSFS and with a little tweaking of the settings it was great. It was really nice to feel the controls stiffen as the airspeed increased.
Flying helicopters with this stick is like a whole new experience, not because of the FFB effects, which I feel still need some work, but in the precise control it gives you.
Iāll write some more tomorrow but my initial impression is positive.
I have been playing with the Moza AB9 a bit more today. I flew the DCS F4 for a bit and itās pretty incredible. At very high airspeed, the stick takes quite a lot of effort to move, and it really slackens up when you bleed off that speed. Stall buffet feels pretty good too.
The base itself is quite bulky and heavy. This means that you will definitely need a way to mount it securely. I have used 3M double sided mounting tape to attach the base to the joystick mounting plate because the holes didnāt match. I am guessing SimFab will come out with an appropriate plate at some point, but the tape is doing a great job for now.
At this point I would say that it is well worth considering if you are looking at getting a FFB stick base with the caveat that it isnāt fully baked yet on the software side of things.
Does the Moza stick observe offset center positions from trim (e.g. in the F4) or from force trim (in the helos)?
I have this with my frankenG940pil, but that stick is very sloppy around the centre position so I am looking for something better?
Which stick are you using with the base? Their own or a TM grip, which shares the same connector?
With the DCS F4, when you trim, the stick moves to the new neutral position. It feels very natural when trimming it.
I am using my Virpil MongoosT-50CM2 grip. The only down side right now is that it doesnāt recognize the brake lever as an axis. Hopefully that will come with further software refinements down the road. I am considering buying the Moza grip though. The Virpil grip feels almost too light. For now though, the CM2 grip is doing the job just fine and it has a lot of assignable buttons.
Perfect - thanks for confirming!
Just an FYI concerning the Moza online store. Shortly after I ordered my AB9, I began getting fraudulent emails regarding my PayPal account. The email was a lot more stealthy than the usual false invoices you get from PayPal (another concern). All of the hyperlinks and the sending domain were legitimately paypal.com, but Iāve been looking at both my bank and PayPal account and donāt see anything suspicious. The emails prompted me to call a number to get a refund if the charges on my account were not mine. Sure. Iāll do that the second Tuesday of next week. Wishing that I had purchased through a known good retailer like Microcenter now.
For sure, this could just be coincidence. But the Moza store has some recent posts about credit card fraud from the Moza online store. One example:
https://www.reddit.com/r/moza/comments/1idyxlc/moza_credit_card_fraud_is_still_going_on/
Thanks for sharing. There seems to have been an uptick in scams over the last few months. Iāve not ordered anything online (only Amazon stuff) for some time out of caution.
Handy to know. It is low on the list of my priorities but an AB9 base and MH16 grip are currently my #1 choice for when I replace the Warthog.
There is a local (in this country) distributor that I will buy from. Handy for a number of reasons even if it will cost a little bit more - no import duty & if there are any warranty issues they are responsible.
Overclockers in the UK are a safe way to buy Moza stuff here. Iāve purchased from them and they also provide very good after sales support in my experience.