Thrustmaster F/A-18C Stick Add On

[NEVO]

Here we go, review

FlightSim.Com - Review: HOTAS F/A-18C Hornet Grip

[aggressorblue]

Wow, 3 pages of review and not one mention of the elephant in the room: the price.

Ralfi's Alley - Review of Thrustmaster F/A-18C Grip HOTAS

[chipwich]

Pre-orderd. I realize that as much as I “want” it, living with 4 women dictates that I “need” it as much as any man.

[PaulRix]

I’m a little bit torn. I would certainly like the Hornet grip, but I’m thinking the VirPil MongoosT-50 CM2 might be the better option for me. The main thing I like about it is the hand brake, which is useful for the Russian aircraft and the Spitfire.

I’m also likely to be buying the Honeycomb yoke and throttle because I seem to be sinking a lot of time and money into X-Plane these days. That would probably be the best investment for me, all things considered. We will see though.

[Navynuke99]

@PaulRix

I’m also likely to be buying the Honeycomb yoke and throttle

Oh, I just looked that up, and now I’m wondering about compatibility of that throttle with IL-2 as well.

[Phantom88]

The Great thing about this Grip is it will serve three modules…
F/A-18
AV-8B
F-15E
They all use this grip…not sure about the earlier Sea Harriers that RAZBAM have said are planned?

[Franze]

Nope, the Sea Harriers use a completely different stick:

[Phantom88]

Thank You

[aggressorblue]

“Man, I regret buying too much sim hardware” ~No one. Ever.

Do the right thing, buy them all, and report back on your findings.

Its for science.

[Phantom88]

Just got mine delivered from Amazon…Very Excited!!!

[chipwich]

An update:

[Clutch]

Yeah that’s one of my only two reservations about it. Since I have both the Hornet and Harrier I’m really tempted to get it, but it’s nearly 60% the cost of an entire Warthog HOTAS for the single stick, sans base.

I’m also curious if it has any additional functionality over the Warthog stick, or if it’s simply a shape/ergonomics difference.

[NEVO]

@Clutch this is suposedly from TM press release :

@aggressorblue

19 action buttons, including a realistic 2-step trigger and one 8-direction “Point of View” hat switch. The same number of inputs as the HOTAS Warthog control stick.

[sobek]

@Clutch

I’m also curious if it has any additional functionality over the Warthog stick, or if it’s simply a shape/ergonomics difference.

The HOTAS philosophy works best when your controller layout matches the actual HOTAS layout. It makes it much easier to learn when you don’t have an additional layer of what-button-is-what-on-the-actual-HOTAS to think about.

I’m not keen on having to transfer the Viper throttle functions to the TMHW throttle, but I’m even less keen on shelling out for an F-16 replica.

[Clutch]

Unless you have previous muscle memory from having used a certain stick/layout prior, a HOTAS program that fits your physical HOTAS the closest you can get to the real thing (with some personal additions or changes) shouldn’t really make a difference.

[chipwich]

Who cares about ergonomics, functionality, and compatibility? I bought it because it’s…

[chipwich]

The package is smaller, but heavier than I expected.

[RedBravo65]

I bet you are configuring it right now aren’t you? I have mine arriving a day earlier than expected. Supposed to be delivered on Sunday now. Can’t wait.