A good joystick for training...
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A good joystick for training...
Hello everybody.
I hope you can help me. I have the SkyTest software in order to train facing assessment centres, but some of the tests need a joystick. I have a Logitech force-feedback one, but it was bought in January 2003, and it has stood lots of hours on simulator.
I think the most important feature is that the joystick has an auto-center system, I mean, the stick not moving freely.
I have seen a lot of models on the Internet, but I can not choose one, as the offer is quite high and I do not know which one will be the best for this.
Can you help me??
I hope you can help me. I have the SkyTest software in order to train facing assessment centres, but some of the tests need a joystick. I have a Logitech force-feedback one, but it was bought in January 2003, and it has stood lots of hours on simulator.
I think the most important feature is that the joystick has an auto-center system, I mean, the stick not moving freely.
I have seen a lot of models on the Internet, but I can not choose one, as the offer is quite high and I do not know which one will be the best for this.
Can you help me??
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I don't know about all the assessment centers but for FTE, and I would imagine the rest of them, they use pretty low-end Logitech joysticks.
I wouldn't worry about the kind of joystick you have anyway. I have an old X52 which feels rather different to the Logitech ones they used at FTE but nonetheless I kicked butt in the joystick part of the aptitude testing. Hence, I wouldn't really bother getting a new one.
If you feel that you are a very "mechanical" pilot and it takes some time to adjust from one joystick feel to another, just get a cheap logitech stick with no force feedback or any yaw function.
I wouldn't worry about the kind of joystick you have anyway. I have an old X52 which feels rather different to the Logitech ones they used at FTE but nonetheless I kicked butt in the joystick part of the aptitude testing. Hence, I wouldn't really bother getting a new one.
If you feel that you are a very "mechanical" pilot and it takes some time to adjust from one joystick feel to another, just get a cheap logitech stick with no force feedback or any yaw function.
CTC seems to use the Logitech Attack3 Joystick, almost everyone had one in NZ in their rooms. Very basic with a simple trim function. Self centring and good for use on the G1000 NAV trainer software on your home computer (very useful for initial IFR training between lessons if you're on a G1000 aircraft).
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