Here we go, review
Wow, 3 pages of review and not one mention of the elephant in the room: the price.
Pre-orderd. I realize that as much as I āwantā it, living with 4 women dictates that I āneedā it as much as any man.
Iām a little bit torn. I would certainly like the Hornet grip, but Iām 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.
Iām 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.
Oh, I just looked that up, and now Iām wondering about compatibility of that throttle with IL-2 as well.
The Great thing about this Grip is it will serve three modulesā¦
F/A-18
AV-8B
F-15E
They all use this gripā¦not sure about the earlier Sea Harriers that RAZBAM have said are planned?
Thank You
āMan, I regret buying too much sim hardwareā ~No one. Ever.
Do the right thing, buy them all, and report back on your findings.
Its for science.
Yeah thatās one of my only two reservations about it. Since I have both the Hornet and Harrier Iām really tempted to get it, but itās nearly 60% the cost of an entire Warthog HOTAS for the single stick, sans base.
Iām also curious if it has any additional functionality over the Warthog stick, or if itās 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 donāt have an additional layer of what-button-is-what-on-the-actual-HOTAS to think about.
Iām not keen on having to transfer the Viper throttle functions to the TMHW throttle, but Iām even less keen on shelling out for an F-16 replica.
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) shouldnāt really make a difference.
I bet you are configuring it right now arenāt you? I have mine arriving a day earlier than expected. Supposed to be delivered on Sunday now. Canāt wait.