Curiosity Poll - How much did you spent for HOTAS (stick and thruttle)
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Used to have issues with She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed and she’d get all pouty and grumpy whenever I’d get a new game or new PC hardware. A long, long time ago, she would even ask why I wasn’t like all the other “normal” guys who’d just play basketball with friends; all her highschool girl friends had boyfriends/partners/husbands who would get together and play every weekend. After quite a few of them ended up separating when they found out that their boyfriend/partner/husband were playing with “different balls” , SWMBO finally learned to appreciate my hobby.
At least with this hobby, every purchase had a tangible product –- I wasn’t spending money on someo ther broad.
At least with this hobby, I may spend 4-6 hours flying, but I was just in the upstairs gaming room and she could check on me anytime.
At least with this hobby, there is a pause button… well, on most games anyway. She soon learned the difference between SP and MP.The downside is that she is now TOO supportive. Sometimes, when I’m itching to get a new bit of kit and I’m not too sure about the “value” of it vs. the monetary cost, her “support” doesn’t help me make up my mind at all. At the moment, I’m considering buying an FSSB or FCC mod and still can’t make up my mind which one to get or to wait for a new version… but I already have clearance for the purchase.
I’ve read this post before and it still makes me smile. We may be geeks, but secretly they are happy we’re in earshot, and not out getting pished.
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Indeed! There are so many memes out there about introducing kids to Magic: The Gathering or Pokemon cards or Yugi Oh or Warhammer 40K so that they won’t have money for women or drugs. I guess the same applies to us!
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I ordered FCC3 over the weekend, so my total has gone up. I really want more hardware buttons and was looking at a hardware ICP solution. Vipercore/ViperPanels’ joint project looks amazing, but it’d be £500+ by the time you get the PCB, ICP face and buttons, switches and USB interface boards.
I have Mike’s ICP kit and spent something around $400 of it, I think…plus the full panel set and all those MILSPEC switches…I quit paying strict attention once I crossed the $12K mark. But I think I’m over $22K and climbing now. Eagerly waiting on Kukki’s rudder pedal set…I’m betting that’s going to be at lest a paycheck. Or two…
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I have Mike’s ICP kit and spent something around $400 of it, I think…plus the full panel set and all those MILSPEC switches…I quit paying strict attention once I crossed the $12K mark. But I think I’m over $22K and climbing now. Eagerly waiting on Kukki’s rudder pedal set…I’m betting that’s going to be at lest a paycheck. Or two…
$22k wow. I earn about £27k a year, so about average. No way I could every splurge that amount of cash on a pit. $22k would about wipe out my savings ha.
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$22k wow. I earn about £27k a year, so about average. No way I could every splurge that amount of cash on a pit. $22k would about wipe out my savings ha.
I’ve only be at it ardently for five years going on six, though…
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Warthog brand new 200€ some years ago.
Spent 45€ some weeks ago on a Cougar that needs lots a love -
@Trilogy
I like your wife’s sense of humor. Shes a keeper.@Ice
When a wife wants you to go to your hobby, um… how do i say this tactfully… unless shes that very rare unselfish and contented lady, its time to check on her hobby.
:shock:@Stevie
Well $22K is all you remember I bet. Ive always assumed that the full 1:1 cockpit boys are putting over $50k in those, not to mention the cost of a room and 1000s of hours of finding parts/planning/building/testing and then some flying.How many of these guys are married for long? These viperpit widows deserve a real medal and much more. That would be more than my wife with 2 kids (one in college) in expensive California could afford.
@Plane
I built my own ICP of my own electronics design, plus real parts, Mikes parts and Arends PCB. It was over $500 but under $1000, and lots of time. Its posted at Viperpits. Funny thing tho, a friend of mine there asked me to help test and fine tune his 3D printed and Adruino ICP ($350) and im using his instead because it was smaller on my desktop. He goes by the name Redneck over there. He does sell them. -
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I’m single. Just me and the dog, so I can spend anything I want. The problem is I always want more than the money I have. Social Security only goes so far.
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HOTAS WARTHOG: 39,000JPN (approximately ATM)
HOTAS COUGAR(JUNK): 3,000JPN (approximately)
TUSBA R1: 4,827JPNTOTAL: 46827JPN
It is about 421USD for today’s rate.
If I include my rudder pedal…MFG CROSSWIND V2: 43,772 JPN
TOTAL: 90,599JPN(about 816 USD)
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about 120-130 euro for saitek x52
not counting:
a broken TIR3w/trackclip pro
and later a logitech g27(250euros) that serves as rudder peddals when not racing… -
@Stevie
Well $22K is all you remember I bet. Ive always assumed that the full 1:1 cockpit boys are putting over $50k in those, not to mention the cost of a room and 1000s of hours of finding parts/planning/building/testing and then some flying.How many of these guys are married for long? These viperpit widows deserve a real medal and much more. That would be more than my wife with 2 kids (one in college) in expensive California could afford.
…sounds reasonable. And yeah, I’m single…I do have a number of female fans of my project though, all young engineers. So I guess I’m a mentor/instigator.
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So, majority spent for ONE (or the last HOTAS) they used now over 500$, which means majority has some kind of FSSB mod.
That is hart to believe, considering we hosted Falcon-Online - with over 4500 members, many of which i got to speak with in the sign-up process for events on TS i.e - and i can´t recall so many having 500$+ sticks
But interesting Poll …and thanks to everyone for participating.
Clean Skies Gents.
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You can spend over $500 for a Warthog now if you don’t shop around.
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You can spend over $500 for a Warthog now if you don’t shop around.
i see what you mean
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…sounds reasonable. And yeah, I’m single…I do have a number of female fans of my project though, all young engineers. So I guess I’m a mentor/instigator.
I can see it now…
Heya sweet young thang, wanna checkout my new cockpit?
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@A.S:
So, majority spent for ONE (or the last HOTAS) they used now over 500$, which means majority has some kind of FSSB mod.
That is hart to believe, considering we hosted Falcon-Online - with over 4500 members, many of which i got to speak with in the sign-up process for events on TS i.e - and i can´t recall so many having 500$+ sticks
But interesting Poll …and thanks to everyone for participating.
Clean Skies Gents.
Well im sure the > $500 category includes not only the force users, but those that interpreted it as a cumulative value over time perhaps?
Still TM Force users easily spend:
Cougar or Warthog: $350-450
Fssb-R1 or FCC3: $350
Other HS mods to TQS: $100
Rudders: $100-$600 (RCS to Slaw or Crosswind or Simped) -
I can see it now…
Heya sweet young thang, wanna checkout my new cockpit?
…you’d be surprised. I certainly am.
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You can spend over $500 for a Warthog now if you don’t shop around.
If you do shop around you can still get Saitek Combat Pro rudder pedals…but you have to be REALLY desperate…
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You can spend over $500 for a Warthog now if you don’t shop around.
My favorite online seller sells the TM WH for £307 which may seem expensive…. but my argument is that it is only expensive if you buy it as a fancy-looking paperweight.