THE HOTAS WARTHOG STICK

The HOTAS Warthog was probably the 1st of its kind to come with the base and the grip of the stick detached so obviously you will need to attach these two before using it.

Thrustmaster has used a heavy metal plate (over 3Kg total weight) for the base of the stick (231mm in length and 272mm in width) on which they clearly state that this is a replica of the A-10C HOTAS.

Aside the 3D magnetic technology the base of the stick uses a 5 coil spring system for increased realism.

As you can all see the plate sits on 4 rubber feet which unfortunately come off quite easily (suggest using stronger glue if you encounter it as well).

The A-10C grip is made out of metal almost entirely (most buttons are made out of plastic).

To attach the grip onto the base just put it on and turn the grey piece clockwise.

As mentioned earlier the stick has a total of 19 buttons and switches starting with the forward metal dual trigger and a left side push button/switch.

At the top we find another push button, 8-way “point of view” hat, two 8-way hats and a single 4-way hat with another push button.

Another push button is located on the right top of the stick whereas at the base we find two pinkie push buttons (one has a paddle addon in front of it).