ausf

I have set my HLs (using DBC and DX6i) to drive with the right stick, throttle and direction, and have all the gun controls on the left. I think I initially did it this was because the Tx's left stick isn't self-centering and I didn't want a runaway with the throttle on the left, but it seems the most natural to me.

Yesterday I was battling my son with my two Tamiyas. I don't get to use them anymore because they do, so this was a rare opportunity for me, but they are set up in the normal Tamiya fashion: throttle and turret on left, direction and gun on right and it was messing me up big time.

There's no right or wrong of course, whatever works for you, but I was curious how most of you guys prefer to set it up.

Buckeye36

My Feedback: (3)

Mine are all set up like yours.

B.A.D.A.S.S.Force

Ever since I first picked up and had started using a game pad controller for console & computer gaming (in the 80's), movement was always controlled with my left hand & left stick or thumb pad on the controllers. Right hand always controlled most the other functions, so I can't escape what feels natural to me holding what more or less ammounts to a big game pad.

I understand some people worrying about not having self-centering on the throttle stick, but I actually like it without that feature! Well, I do so far, though I'm sure a time will come where that will bite me in the a** for having it that way ... LOL

Other than the possible issue with the above, I'm really not sure why more people don't seem to like the way I have mine set up, with throttle & direction on left stick & all other tank functions on right stick. Seems like most, or at least the vast majority like the opposite of this way.


~ Craig ~

Ronan87

Gun/Turret control to the left, Drive on the right. Both stick self centered (ImmortalHobby Turnigy 9x).

Panther F

It's been so long since I have ran with mine (and battled too) that I really forget my set up.

I do know it's vastly different than most here have it.














~ Jeff

YHR

I just copied HL as that was my first tank and I have set up every tank since with Right hand to drive, left for turret control.

Strato50

On all my tanks, movement it's right stick, turret and functions left.

ausf

I didn't expect this. [8D]

I drove Tamiya style until the HLs came along, so I assumed most do as well.

NCKT

Drive on the left stick, centering spring added.

Bagheera

NCKT what radio do you have when you added the spring.

John

Green Amphibian

I drive with self centering left stick and non-centering stick for the turret on the right with my DX6i.

Herman

thecommander

For those like me who used to fly, most of the plane "control" is on the right stick. This has carried over to the tanks. I have set up all my tanks, and everyone that I have sold, to drive on the right joystick and battle with the left. The Tiger I that I sold Herman is the only one I have ever set-up for left joystick driving. Willy uses an even more odd set-up. He devides the driving between the two sticks. I add fire-buttons to everything and self-centering sticks too. If anyone has trouble feel free to sound off and I will try and help you. Simple rubberbands (a longstanding trick of mine at Danville) can work wonders for a short range solution. I've tried them all and in my humble opinion driving on the right stick is the easiest to teach (since 90%+ of us are right handed) and used by 95%+ of the tankers due to greater dexterity. There appears to be no corolation between left handed people and left joystick drivers.

The best advantage to having a majority of the RC tanks out there set-up the same is so that if you loan one out or test drive a buddies, they are all the same. I strongly endorse uniformity and the K I S S principle. But, to each...his own. There is no "wrong" way.

B.A.D.A.S.S.Force

Yes, I agree 100% with uniformity & K.I.S.S. ... so everyone please start setting up all your radios with driving on the left stick & everything else on the right so I can conform, thanks!!!


haha, only kidding of course .... or maybe not


~ Craig ~

thecommander

LOL...there is no wrong way!

NCKT

John,
T4YF, T6YG, T4EXA. All Futaba. I get the self centering springs from the AAF Tank Museum.

NCKT

Also, Just to add to discussion, during the old days of competition at Danville I used to have to drive one of Jame's pershings which he had set-up for driving on the right stick, while my own tank was set-up for left hand drive. It's not THAT big of a deal-entirely possible to do either. I prefer driving on the left because I'm right-handed and my fire button is on the right side.