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Hey. I was just wondering what you pro pilots out their use to fly helicopters? I like to use mouse and such. Is a joystick any good? Whats the best method? Just wondering

Mouse is best for helicopters

Joystick all the way for me, I can pull of so many moves that I wouldnt have been able to do with mouse+keyboard.

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I use mouse for everything, would use a joystick for jets if i had a proper one

Mouse and keyboard.

I can't stand flying helicopters with a joystick, especially the throttle control.

Jets on the other hand I don't mind, except for strafing.

I have a joystick and I fly with mouse + keyboard

My joystick power is set around 10-15% for helicopter and I don't touch anything else

And when you want to land, you just don't have to hold the S Key

i Use a Mouse and keyboard, i'd use a joystick if there were realistic flight physics but that cant be helped.

For helicopters, mouse and keyboard all the way.

For jets, joystick when flying and mouse for strafing.

never used joystick in PR. But in BF2 joystick is good for jets. Everything other mouse.

I got a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro two years ago (very nice joystick, and cheap; like $30-40) and I used it to fly jets only, but people kept persuading me to use the joystick for helicopters too.

I was resistant at first, since I was used to flying the helos with a mouse and keyboard, but I practiced with the joystick for a while.
It took a long time, but I eventually realized that the joystick just worked better with me for the helicopters. More control, smoother turns and evasive maneuvers (flips, barrel rolls) and easier navigation of a landing zone before setting down.

It's all about personal preference, and using the mouse and keyboard for choppers can be just as effective, but if you have a good joystick but don't use it for choppers, I highly recommend trying it out; it gives you far more freedom of movement than you might think.

I have an old joystick the Pitch commands don't respond. I can turn while taxiing in a jet, but I can't take off. So I'm sticking with keyboard+ mouse.

(I only flew back in Training and now sometimes COOP mode anyway)

I use the keyboard exclusively. (Arrow and WSAD keys) I'm not one to brag but I'm defiantly not a noob pilot.

What I can't stand with flying is that you can be a f**king pro at it and when you crash/shot down. (and it happens to the best of us) Everyone always says you suck. /rant

But yeah, Keyboard/Mouse is your best bet.

Always used the keyboard only. Never used the mouse for any aircraft except to look around.

This could almost do with a poll. See if anyone flies with mouse only (using side/scroll buttons for throttle/rudder), or uses an Xbox/PS style controller.

havoc1482 wrote:What I can't stand with flying is that you can be a f**king pro at it and when you crash/shot down. (and it happens to the best of us) Everyone always says you suck. /rant

Yep, one of the unfortunate traits of the PR community.

good responses guys! to get even deeper, whats your mouse sensitivity??

What settings you guys use for mouse control? I always feel I'm gonna flip or something.

Keyboard only, feel like I have better control over the chopper than with keyboard and mouse.

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same, keyboard only, love it <3

Joystick all the way, gives me complete control and i love to handle choppers of the throttle.

Naruto-kun wrote:Joystick all the way, gives me complete control and i love to handle choppers of the throttle.

I'd like to handle your chopper's throttle...

But yea, Joystick makes me feel all warm and gooey inside. I like the warm and gooey sensation, and thus fore I use joystick on Hueys, Apaches, and havoks.

Everything else is too touchy for the eloquence of the joystick, so I am forced to resort to barbarian means to fly the LB, BH, Cow, etc. (mouse).
I don't use arrow keys because I find them less appealing than a dead salmon in a wooden mug filled with mud-AIDs frothy water with a heaping plate of poor hiker's feet. Strictly in my own opinion, of course.