I play competitive fighting in star citizen

I use VKB Gunfighters using desk mounts

The advice is always to have arms parallel to the ground but if I do that I can’t pull the stick all the way back because the wrist angle won’t allow it

So my arms are raised roughly 10 degrees upwards

My right shoulder joint is really painful every time I play now

Any suggestions on how to improve the stick position?

Thanks

Super pumped, tried it last night and it feels awesome. Takes some fine tuning but man it is fun once the software is locked in.

Hey,

I was playing fine 14th of october, with my Sol-R4 hotas. I alt f4 the game, turn off my computer and go to bed.

The following morning, I go to play again after Wardogs wiped and now neither the computer or the game register any input from the buttons on grip/stick. The X/Y Axis work just fine.

This means I cannot shoot, flare etc and is just really frustrating as the unit is not even 1month old.

I do not believe it to be a hardware issue, as it happened overnight and nothing moved an inch physically in the time being. Let alone it working just fine when i Alt-F4'ed.

I am not very tech savvy, but I have tried doing this:(Somewhat, I am not very tech savvy so idk if I did it correctly.)

1. Hardware calibration on both base and throttle. (Both base and throttle buttons seem to work/notice input during hardware calibration. but not on windows joy.cpl)
2. reinstalled drivers for the hotas, also deleted them. did this multiple times. (Hopefully correctly.)
3. Reverted windows update that happened the night of the grip breaking. (Hopefully did this correctly.)

Please if any1 can help, I will pay you 50usd

Chair is going soon, but keyboard tray blocks stick in front of chair so maybe one on each side? On top of desk is uncomfortable after a few hours of DCS. Any ideas?

Hi there! About 2 years ago i got a, winwing ursa for my bday, sadly i got it for the left hand, after some time i started using it as a collective, after a while one of the dampeners got extremely loose, figured its probably a ripped thread, i also cant get that screw out, what can i do now?

Retro

I saw a few for sale in my country. And I don't know if it's worth buying one.

Hey everyone!

I recently bought the Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS One Microsoft Flight Simulator Edition, but I find it way too light. Whenever I apply a bit of force to the joystick, the base lifts off or moves around.

I'm also not a big fan of the all-plastic build. It feels a bit cheap.

Do you have any suggestions for keeping it stable, or would you recommend a different model or brand with better build quality?

I mainly play MSFS 2024, but I'm also planning to use it for DCS, War Thunder, Star Citizen, etc.

Thanks in advance for your advice!

I’m curious how other HOTAS pilots are handling map navigation while flying, particularly when flying our boys to CZ/HZ and planning drop-offs.

My setup:
VKB Gladiator NXT EVO
VKB T-Rudder Mk V pedals
VelocityOne Flightdeck throttle

The problem:
Opening the map isn’t an issue. I’ve already got that bound to my stick. The problem is actually navigating it while keeping control of the helicopter.

When I open the map, it initially centers on my helicopter and shows the occupants. But as I continue flying, eventually the list of folks box drops off.

To check control zones, squad markers, requested drop-off locations, or potential landing zones, I need to zoom out, pan around, and zoom back in. Currently, that means taking my hand off the flight controls to use my mouse and scroll wheel.

Not exactly ideal with my setup..

What I’m trying to figure out:
Has anyone successfully mapped mouse movement to an analog stick or hat switch on their equipment to use while in the map?
Can you pan/drag the map and zoom in/out entirely using your stick or throttle?

Are you using software to accomplish this, if so - which?

What configurations have worked best for you?

Ultimately, I’d like to navigate the map without ever taking my hands off the flight controls.

I’m probably going to remove the VKB THQ from the EVO and move the EVO to the right side of the mouse - but, question still stands - I’d like to keep the ability to navigate the map onto either the throttle/stick or both.

I was thinking of doing a bet with my brother where we have to complete challenges on regular games, but using a hotas instead of a controller.

What are some games that would be really stupid to play with a hotas setup?

Title. I finally added Logitech G Pro Flight Rudder Pedals, after dusting off my X24 professional HOTAS (yes for wardogs but I used it for elite dangerous and arma years ago)

The stick and throttle are acceptable (though there are likely better options?) But there is a pronounced 'bump' to move the Pedals away from, and through, neutral making fine adjustments from side to side difficult.

Do other pedals have this.. feature?

been checking every morning and was just able to order

cant wait

is there an easy way for me to mod my X56 toggle switches on the throttle so they hold position instead of resetting to center? i want to flip them, it sends the signal as normal and then hold it's position, then when flipping them off/centering them, it sends the previous signal again.

i.e
Flip up (pulse) > Hold position
Flip Center (Pulse last position)
Flip Down (pulse) > Hold Position

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Hey guys, I will be hosting a training seminar on my Discord this Saturday, Oct 17th at 11am EST. I'll be going over setup procedures for the IRCam XTR as well as going through Opentrack and explaining all of its features and what they do. If you've purchased an IRCam and it hasn't arrived yet, you can still attend or wait until it arrives and attend a training at a later date. I won't be hosting training on a regular schedule, but if you need help just drop a message on my discord or message me directly and I'll get one scheduled with you. My username on discord is Hollywood83.

Try to arrive a few minutes early so we can get started at 11. The training will take place in the tech support channel on my discord.

Also, even if you don't own a IRCam XTR, you are still welcome to attend. The setup portion for the cam will be fairly short, so this will mostly be Opentrack training, and is open to anyone who wants to attend. I'll be sharing my screen and bouncing back and forth between Opentrack and DCS to show the effects of settings changes and how to optimize them, so those principles will still apply if you're using a PSEye cam or your own DIY camera setup.

Here is an invite link to my discord: https://discord.gg/huaVgxvNGy

My early Christmas sale is still running through Sunday the 18th and my etsy shop is located here: rjsimtech.etsy.com. This will be the last sale of 2026, so if you've been wanting to pick up an IRTrackStar or IRCam, now is the time to do it. Lead times will begin extending into 27' fairly soon.