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Logitech's Flight System G940 turns your living room into a cockpit
Flight simulators are great games, ones that bring realistic flying to you on the cheap, no expensive flight school or airplane purchases required. But no matter how good the software is, if you're using a regular keyboard and mouse setup, you aren't controlling the plane like a real pilot. You need to upgrade your equipment.
The Logitech Flight System G940 includes a joystick, dual throttle and rudder pedals inspired by commercial and military airplanes. You've got over 250 possible programmable button combos that'll let you set it up however you want, and you'll feel like you've taken to the skies in no time. Sure, you still won't be actually flying, but you'll be as close as most people ever get. The G940 drops in September for $300.
By SteelFox at 1:36 PM ON 06/02/09
Looks neat, but when was the last time a really good Flight sim game released, the early 90's? I miss my fight/space sims.
By simmer at 6:27 PM ON 06/02/09
last time? Where have you been? Flight Simulator X came out a year or so ago and is pretty incredible -- unfortunately, though, Microsoft just closed the development office for Flight Sim......but there are others.
By cpd2251 at 7:38 PM ON 06/02/09
Will it work with LONG BOW
By colin9342 at 2:38 AM ON 06/03/09
Works with Talent
By Gruug at 11:55 PM ON 06/05/09
IL-2, FSX, DCS:Black Shark to name a few. Rise of Flight coming in June and a number of other not too far off.
By Skipernicus at 4:20 PM ON 09/08/09
To address the question of "when was the lat time a really good flight simulator released - Flight simulators, unlike other games, are under continuous development. MS-Flight, X-Plane, etc. have been around forever, but they are much different today than they were when initially released.
And of course, there are MANY combat flight titles that are worthwhile.
As far as the price goes - $300 is a reasonable price for current gear - you'd pay $150 for a hotas system and another $100 for pedals - and you wouldn't get force feedback...
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