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Unread 09-02-2007, 21:53
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Joystick Exception?
Question: Is it legal to use joysticks different from those supplied in the KOP? Since nobody makes serial joysticks anymore, and the only place to buy them is eBay, wouldn't that mean that they're not "Commonly available" to other teams? And I don't see any sort of exception in the "Operator Interface" section of the rules (or any other, for that matter) does that mean we're limited to USB joysticks or the serial joysticks from the KOP? Thanks in advance for your help!

-Blair

EDIT: What about other Joysticks from eBay? We're thinking of using two Flightsticks and one sidewinder.
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