control questions

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control questions

Postby rosschris10 » Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:42 pm

hi there i am knew to fs2004 after a large gap

i used to have a joystick but for the life of me i cannot find it anywhere

i have a steering wheel for my ps3 driving games its has a usb port so works on pc's as well

its this wheel here http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... 129212.htm which is a thrustmaster wheel with pedal

a few years ago when i has fs98 i used a steering wheel to control the plane can i use the one i have just now for fs2004
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Re: control questions

Postby Fozzer » Fri Jun 21, 2013 2:17 am

rosschris10 wrote:hi there I am new to fs2004 after a large gap.

I used to have a joystick but for the life of me I cannot find it anywhere.

I have a steering wheel for my ps3 driving games, it has a usb port so works on pc's as well.

Its this wheel here; http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... 129212.htm which is a thrustmaster wheel with pedal

a few years ago when I has fs98. I used a steering wheel to control the plane. Can I use the one I have just now for fs2004


As I reminded you before... ;) ....

You will require a joystick suitable for a Flight Simulator.....eg a TWIST Joystick....>>>>

http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/fly5.html

This is important/vital to control the RUDDER on an aircraft.

A "Yoke and Pedals" arrangement is a much more expensive alternative.

Paul... :mrgreen: ...!

Some examples:...Just make sure it has both Rudder and Throttle functions!...>>>

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_nos ... =Joysticks
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Re: control questions

Postby Hagar » Fri Jun 21, 2013 2:29 am

Not sure how a steering wheel would work as it only has one axis (ailerons). You need at least two (aileron & elevator) to control an aeroplane.
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Re: control questions

Postby Fozzer » Fri Jun 21, 2013 2:49 am

Hagar wrote:Not sure how a steering wheel would work as it only has one axis (ailerons). You need at least two (aileron & elevator) to control an aeroplane.



As Hagar explains...

You will need a "Flight Joystick" to control the following aircraft movements:

Ailerons....(Banking) move stick left/right.
Elevators...(Increase/decrease altitude) move stick forward/backward.
Rudder...(Coordinated banking/turns) twist stick left/right.

Throttle(s) ...engine speed/thrust.

...and a parachute, for difficult situations...

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Re: control questions

Postby rosschris10 » Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:25 am

they joystick i had before was not a full flight one i usd the keys on the keyboard to control the rudder

as for the wheel what i done before was i used the steerign wheel to turn the plane left right as for the up and down i used the pedals to control the accent/decent

the throtles were used by using the flap gears on the wheel

its alright i will just used the wheel as before thanks
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