Thrustmaster T500 RS by “Chunx” Introduction Thrustmaster has been on a roll lately — a seemingly relentless campaign to assume the mantle of leader in the simulation controller industry. In 2010, their new HOTAS Warthog reset the standard for combat flight simulation controllers. In 2011, Thrustmaster is poised to do the same in the racing […]
Continued from Page 3 Saitek ProFlight Panels, Yoke System and TPM Earlier I spoke about the Pro Flight Combat Rudder Pedals. The next piece of hardware the Madcatz team had on display was their amazing Procedure Trainer Cockpit. This trainer setup is a near replica of the cockpit found in the Cessna 172. With the […]
Continued from Page 2 Thrustmaster T500 RS Racing Wheel and Pedals My next order of business was found at the Guillemot booth in the form of a high end racing wheel. However, I found it hard to believe that it is a gaming controller; it appears to be real, straight out of a sports car. […]
Continued from Page 1 Saitek Pro Flight Combat Rudder Pedals First on the agenda was the Madcatz team, who had the Saitek Pro Flight Combat rudder pedals on display. The Pro Flight Combat Rudder Pedals are a close replica of rudder pedals found in the F-16. At first glance the entire set is huge when […]
by Stephanie *Panther* Lessentine If you ask me, January’s got it all mixed up. How am I supposed to get a jump start on these New Year’s resolutions when Vegas wants to drop the temps below freezing and put down three inches of snow? Well this week I got to leave my parka in the […]
Enjoying Classic Simulations Today by adlabs6 Introduction 1994 was a big year for me. I got my first PC in the summer of that year, something I had wanted for a long time. Before that point I did most of my electronic gaming on consoles, and just a bit on my TRS-80. Programming in BASIC […]
Back To Page 3 IL-2: 1946 The next sim I ran through its paces with the HOTAS Warthog was IL-2: 1946. The profile included with the TARGET software was, in my opinion, poorly designed. I realize that each user will have individual preferences for what they assign to their controller, but the pre-made profile wasn’t […]
Back To Page 2 Enemy Engaged: Comanche vs. Hokum First up was the venerable Enemy Engaged: Comanche vs. Hokum. I tested the Warthog with EECH “All-Mods” V1.12 and continue to be impressed with how far EECH has come. Using the full start-up sequence for the helos requires starting the APU, engaging the starter, and then stepping up […]
Back To Page 1 DCS: A-10C Warthog The first thing I did (of course) was to fire up DCS: A-10C Warthog (beta) and see what I could see. As promised, it recognized that I had a Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog installed and it automatically set all of the switches, toggles, and buttons to the proper authentic A-10C […]
by Chris “BeachAV8R” Frishmuth About two weeks ago a FedEx truck worked its way up my driveway. I danced a small jig at the fact that this guy actually knew how to drive his truck and he didn’t take out any of my trendy solar powered driveway lights like “Brown” did. To add to […]
Back To Page 1 Extended Play – The Xbox Wheel Stand Magnum gifted me his Wheel Stand Pro for the Xbox FFB wheel. Although Magnum actually sent me the stand AND his Xbox wheel fully assembled, I took the time to dismount the gear, clean and check all the components, and reassemble it. One thing […]
by “Chunx“ Introduction SimHQ first became acquainted with the Wheel Stand Pro product line when Magnum bought one for his Xbox 360 Force Feedback (FFB) wheel in 2009. The company hails from Poland and puts bread on the table by making parts for the hydraulic systems on constructionequipment. Imagine our surprise when the SimHQ staff happened upon […]
