Curiosity Poll - How much did you spent for HOTAS (stick and thruttle)
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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.
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It’s pretty easy to go over $500 if you include rudder pedals and Trackir. Which the majority have.
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I’ve spent way over 500$ with my old and new rig combined.
If a person want to desperately budget cannot spent less than 100$ including some sort of headtrack system, hotas and pedals (you may actually skip pedals for bms, not really fundamental)