So...What did Santa Bring you?

You'll like it. Rudder pedals make a world of difference in crosswind
landings!

Yes, and rudders help takeoffs too. But I use FS to practice instrument
procedures and scan, so while it may feel good to land after an
approach, if I did a good approach, I really don't care whether I crash
afterwards or not.

That said, I do like it. It takes some getting used to though - I had
to adjust the sensitivites and re-train my hands. Also I can't use this
stick in the same casual manner I would use the other one. My first few
approaches were pretty crappy on this stick, but once I got it all
straightened out they got lots better. The rudder helps me make small
course corrections on approach, although the ball jiggles around a lot.
I'm more coordinated with real rudders than with this twist thing (and
that's fine).

One nice feature is that Logitech's driver can send a whole bunch of
commands on one button press, and can also cycle through commands on
each press. This makes radio work much easier - without my hands
leaving the joystick I can tune any radio fairly quickly and easily. In
fact, it would be great if =real= aircraft radios had the capability of
a software interface.

I set the trigger button to cycle through the Mhz and Khz of each radio
of interest (there are two) and two thumb buttons take care of up and
down. Real airplanes have more radios of interest, but it wouldn't take
much (conceptually) to do something similar that would include them all.

At the very least, it would be nice to be able to program the GPS from
the yoke!

And I'm here to tell you that racing the jet truck in an Extra 300
(alongside Patty Wagstaff in HER Extra) is awesome!

No, Jay. It's just a simulation. It's not real. (Smacks Jay around
some). IT'S...NOT...REAL!

Now, get Patty Wagstaff in the Kiwi in person - THAT would be awesome!

Jose
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