Ideal joystick for Falcon BMS and Track IR…is it worth getting?
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X65F cost me $599. They are a lot cheaper than that now though. Cougar I can’t recall now, I think 350 - 400? Prices vary, Ive seen one go for $80 and another over $1000… mine has a mod which cost about the same as the stick in it so theres that too.
I was under the impression the delan clip was just the clip, and you still need a sensor to go with it - be that an appropriate webcam without an IR filter, or a TIR.
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@cns - I personally use the X-55 Rhino…paid less than $200.
Ditto… great value and options.
I’d skip the X52…X55 is around the same price but gives you more realism.
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Delan sells kits with a modded cam too. Tje reason it says ir filter removed is because The clip sends out IR light And normal cams have a filter removing that. So you need to remove that filter in order to get The cam to see ir light.
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for those here who dont have the Cougar, what do you use and how much was it? and i’m sold on Track IR, but i’ll have a look at Delan Engineering.
I use a T.Flight HOTAS X and the EDTracker Pro. The former cost me 40 euros and the latter 75 euros (but it can cost a lot less if you build it by yourself). The TrackIR is a better performer than the EDTracker, since it is a 6-axes device instead of a 3-axes one, but it requires good light conditions which are not easy to achieve when your computer is in the living room, unlike the EDTracker that works in a very different way.
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I also use a T. Flight HOTAS X, bought it for 30€ 5 years ago, only has 12 buttons but used with the track ir its enough for me.
Had a bad experience with a X52, the spring got worn out pretty fast, and the plastic parts felt really cheap. wasn’t worth the investment for me. -
Big thumbs up for the DelanClip from me, too. Excellent build quality at a price that can’t be beat.
Cheers, Uwe
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Yip, another delan user here, total setup inc ps3 cam cost me £40, which cant be beat
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ditto!
Very happy delan user + PS3 camera. Never tried TrackIr, but I am very satisfied with my setup. -
Ok so is should look at getting the Delan clip and PS3 eye cam with IR filter removed? as for joystick, still not sure. Like the look of the Cougar, might just go all out and get one, seeing as i’ll be saving some money getting the Delan clip instead of Track IR.
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Thats cheap, very cheap for a Cougar badger, only problem for me at the moment is i had a spam e-mail earlier and i wont go into it, but i had to cancel my bank card. So now i need to wait for my bank to send me another card which will be about a week. I quickly got to a cashpoint, took out £200 to last me for the next week or so till i get my new card. F****** internet scamming c**** sitting there at their computers trying to empty your bank accounts…you just wish you could track them down and by law, be allowed to have 10 mins with them in a room, belt in one hand.
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I’m on the verge of deciding what to get…X52 Pro. Some people like it, some dont, but i noticed a comment on a review for the X52 Pro saying “whatever you do, dont get the X52”…but the X52 Pro seems to be worth it. The review was very positive for the X52 Pro, the review was done by FlightSimReviews and the guy gave it 5/5. What are peoples thoughts on the Pro?
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I’ve had both the X52 and the X52 Pro …. I prefer the pro.
In both cases the slider tended to be a little jittery. May or may not matter depending what you map to it. Cleaning the pot would probably fix it.
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What is the slider? have to admit im a complete newbie to joysticks.
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What is the slider? have to admit im a complete newbie to joysticks.
It’s a …. … slider … on the throttle. Look at pics of and X52/X52 Pro. Check some of the profiles in the Saitek sub-forum (https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?52-Saitek) to see how different people apply it in BMS.
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X52 is a great stick to cut your teeth with! As for track IR, I have not used it until only two weeks ago….am blown away from the perspective it gives me. Definitely a must have if you want to hit the ground running. Totally changed my flight(and experience) all round. But I did learn the craft without it, so like some have said, start with a stick.
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Ultimate Saitek HOTAS = X65
That plus TrackIR 5 pro and you are pretty much future proof … for a while.