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so you may have seen licensed video on the site Tech X 55 but I think it's time for me to have a little me time with the large and in charge warthog a tent HOTAS from Thrustmaster if I'm lucky I may even get to take this hose test joystick set up to play with in a cockpit fractal design listens and the define r5 case was made with feedback from you the PC community so click here to learn more after spending extensive time with an arrangement of joysticks the main difference I've found with the Warthog a10 is that it lacks any and all toy like feeling every other joystick or HOTAS combo setup I tried either felt too light resulting in it flopping around or I could easily feel the cheap plastic construction neither of which were true with the a10 which is probably as it should be considering this thing is 550 canadian dollars let's start with the joystick excel the sheer weight of this thing is phenomenal at 3 kilograms and in combination with the 4 rubber pads at the bottom even without bolting it to your desk through the included screw holes you'll have a hard time actually making this thing flop around under proper use which is really good in terms of buttons it's got you covered - pinkie push buttons one with a lever one exposed one metal dual trigger 2 standard push buttons one four-way hat that has push functionality - 8 Way hats and 1/8 way point of view hat it has a 16 bit resolution for joystick positions and a 5 coil spring system which they claim will deliver firm linear and fluid tension with no dead zones and I'd have to agree with them moving this joystick around is notably more fluid than any other ones I had used the spring system has just enough tension to help you in making precise movements without overshooting your target and will also help you keep steady through the firmness I mentioned earlier the buttons and the trigger feel real but this may or may not be a good thing for you if you want to get the closest experience to being an actual pilot while in the safety of your own home this is probably for you but if you're just looking to play arcade shooters with fast activating twitch buttons and triggers and whatnot then maybe not the metal trigger feels great but it's heavy and has long travel distance which may be good for you but it's a little slow compared to something like the aviator oh one which has short travel time and light trigger overall same deal with the buttons other joysticks felt more like toys with short travel times and very low force for required to press them down resulting in very quick inputs where with the a-10 it takes a lot more in tension if you shoot someone with the a-10 you meant it I get this as its namesakes suggests the US Air Force approved the hotel as a replica for an actual a-10 warthog for military applications it's probably beneficial to not have hair triggers all over the place for diplomatic reasons and while squeezing the metal trigger of the a-10 may make you feel like a god it will take a little bit more effort than the others next up we have the dual throttles you have one three position switch one position being momentary while the other two are permanent two three position switches with all buttons being permanent one three position switch with to being momentary and one being permanent one standard push button one four-way hat with push button functionality one eight way hat and one mouse hat with push button and three magnetic sensor which basically covers what's on the throttle itself not even just the control panel around it which has a metric ton of included switches and knobs as well the throttles have the option to separate if you want independent engine control and even afterburner support if you want to go that route Mountain the a-10 has that the throttle has 14-bit resolution on each throttle as well and if you missed any of the buttons you can find a list on their website which also happens to include the line realistic pressure on buttons and switches which is essentially reiterating what I brought up before just like the joystick this thing doesn't feel like a toy switches are made of high-quality heavy materials and take some force to move they feel amazingly real but again they can be a little slow when compared to their arcade style competition even the throttle fell under this umbrella it isn't fast and it won't really cater to twitch movements even with the friction dial turned down but it feels smooth it feels real it makes you want to put on a flight jacket some aviators listen to danger zone and drive to the air base on a motorcycle basically it's top gun badass that leaves us with one thing left the software the hardware included is an incredible work of art and thrust masters target command software is like and unfortunately abandoned back road McDonald's which has been mostly reclaimed by the earth it's terrible manipulating this software is tedious and while they do have downloadable profiles many of them still require further input and customization on your own if you're set on buying this HOTAS please note that it will take us some serious time to get it properly set up but the software does seem to be stable so if you have an iron will and are willing to fight with key binding for potentially hours while you kind of learn the ropes you'll have a stable setup in the end I spent the time it sucked but in the end it was definitely worth it flame star citizen and elite dangerous on this thing fill me with the true and pure excitement that I haven't felt in a while it feels real and a small part of you feels like you're actually there once I'm able to properly combine these with a VR setup I hope someone will feed me because I don't know if I'll ever be able to come back out in conclusion if you're looking for a replica if you'll hear something that'll make you feel like you're really flying a fighter jet or a spaceship or if you're just a fan of quality construction the Thrustmaster a-10 warthog HOTAS may be for you although you may have to save up for awhile to afford the hefty but probably deserved 550 canadian dollar price tag this thing is incredibly configurable if you're willing to struggle with it it feels great in hand and has a wonderful hefty weight and tactile feedback the solid build quality and weight will keep it on the table even in a nasty dogfight and in a zombie apocalypse you could probably use it as a melee weapon but it is crazy expensive and you may have a hard time keeping up with the little guys with their twitch tastic hair-trigger setups what do you guys think let me know down below or over on the forum preferably are you looking for something that feels real and has some crazy build quality to it are you looking for more hair triggers and arcade style setups I won't judge don't worry I like this one but I won't judge anyways while you're down below subscribe follow like dislike favorites share all that kind of stuff don't forget to jump over 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