This is a sturdy and comfortable flight seat and for its price point in the Australian market is a very affordable buy. It went together relatively easily and certainly looks as though it will be portable should i need that.
I am using Thrustmaster HOTAS and Pedals and found they were not catered for with the mountings as well as i would have liked but found a solution in the end.
My main 'complaint' is to do with the closeness of the footpedal mount and the lack of any option for a centrally mounted joystick.
- The Pedals are too close for my liking and the sliding mounts have very limited depth - I am 6' tall so nothing out of the ordinary. This is not a game-breaker by any means and it is not uncomfortable, more of a preference issue.
- No Central Joystick option. The Specs clearly say 'centrally mounted yoke' and that is true. I am not asking it to do something it never claimed to be able to do, but it feels wierd flying WW1 & WW2 aircraft with a joystick on my right side. It is immersion breaking and has a slight effectiveness impact as well. This is the achillies heel of the unit as it is obviously a driving seat modified to allow for flight sims, but to be a true flight sims cockpit it needs that centralised mount.
I would pay extra for a central mounted add-on for my joystick and if you cannot fly without that central Joystick then this is not for you. However the nearest competitor that can mount centally is a lot more expensive and i was not willing to fork out that sort of cash.
All-in-all this is a decent setup for a limited cost. I fly 10-20 hours a week in it with acceptible comfort.
