psycosteve

Helicopters by their very nature require a different touch then airplanes. Your throttle control and pitch of a helicopter are even more important then on a plane. You have to be real subtle with the controls as they are more unforgiving to use. Your peddle work is going to be really important in mastering a helicopter.

When I was actively doing flight sims in the 90's I had one flight stick, one throttle, one set of paddles, and one wheel type controller so I could fly different types of planes with different configurations of controls within my budget.

Depending on what you have to begin with that can be taken over to the new PC can cut some cost from your build to use in other areas. Also knowing what to buy and when can trim some money off your budget. The case, the peripherals (keyboard, mouse, and other input devices), and possibly the CPU along with the gaming monitors are some of the items you will not have to buy when building a new PC. Doing the quick math that is around 2300 USD which can get you a really powerful rig. For a Ryzen build figure $200 for a Motherboard $700 for a 2080 super GPU 400 for 64GB of 3600mhz ram about 100 for a 1tb M2 SSD and about 500 for a Ryzen CPU. This will leave you with about $400 USD left over for a Power supply or a new gaming monitor. With the right monitor or VR setup, you will be running 144mhz at 4K no problem. It is always cheaper to build your own rig.

I need recomendations as well. I had a Mark 1 stick, throttle and peddle from Thrustmaster and it became worthless with me upgrading my computer system. I loved the F4 phantom style of grip and with me building a gaming PC again (x570mb 32gb 3600mhz ram 2x16gb Ryzen 3900x and a 2080 super )I would like to get back into flying games again. With the HD remake of Tie fighter being announced I want to relive the space combat and want to find a quality setup with a simular feal as what I once had for a new generation.