Author Topic: Who here uses rudder pedals ? (Read 1735 times)

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 27, 2004, 12:22:03 PM »

I just got my rudder pedals a few days ago and let me tell you. I can do things that i though weren't even possible before i got them. I love these thing and they were damn worth every penny. I couldn't use a twisty because i injured my hand a few years ago and i can't use the twisty axis it give me a really funny feeling.

Jackal1 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 27, 2004, 12:44:41 PM »

I`ve had the same CH pedals for many years. Tryed the twisty thingie and found I lost a lot of control.

RTSigma · « **Reply #17 on:** July 27, 2004, 01:36:41 PM »

I haven't TRIED them, so I wouldn't know what it's like. I use a twisty Saitek Evo and it works just fine. I'm not a diehard sim fan yet, but I need a tip, how gunnss has his joystick set up. I have an L shaped desk, with my computer on the bottom part of the L and the joystick on a keyboard stand from the desk about 3-4 inches below the desk.

What do you recommend to make a temporary between the legs joystick holder that can last just a month? (I"m leaving for school and the desks there are easier to modify)

JB73 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2004, 01:57:38 PM »

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Originally posted by RTSigma
I haven't TRIED them, so I wouldn't know what it's like. I use a twisty Saitek Evo and it works just fine. I'm not a diehard sim fan yet, but I need a tip, how gunnss has his joystick set up. I have an L shaped desk, with my computer on the bottom part of the L and the joystick on a keyboard stand from the desk about 3-4 inches below the desk.

What do you recommend to make a temporary between the legs joystick holder that can last just a month? (I"m leaving for school and the desks there are easier to modify)

there was a thread about this...

take a piece of flat wood about 1.5 feet square (the larger the more stable).

in the center mount a bracket from the hardware store that will take a 3" PVC pipe.

get a piece of 3" PVC pipe, about as long as your waist sttting down (the height of the fixture).

make another piece of wood large enough to hold your joystick / throttle and on the bottom put another of the brackets that holds the PVC.

now put them together like a dumbell, the PVC between the 2 boards. the bottom piece can be made so your chail sits on it to stop it from sliding away.

Flyboy · « **Reply #19 on:** July 27, 2004, 02:33:48 PM »

i had a twisti and pedals.

pedals are just more fun

Lazer · « **Reply #20 on:** July 27, 2004, 04:29:41 PM »

Mouse and keyboard is the way to go

RTSigma · « **Reply #21 on:** July 27, 2004, 04:32:21 PM »

Thanks for the help JB73, I'll give that a try, for right now, I'll see if my ma won't mind if I use a hutch or even a small little shelf and 'modify' it.

I'll just dump out her "Precious Moments" and put them in a garbage bag labeled "Ma's Porcelin Stuff lol"

Jackal1 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 27, 2004, 05:05:33 PM »

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Originally posted by RTSigma

I'll just dump out her "Precious Moments" and put them in a garbage bag labeled "Ma's Porcelin Stuff lol"

DUCK! INCOMING! Ma Ack!

Murdr · « **Reply #23 on:** July 27, 2004, 05:40:10 PM »

I use pedals. I have never had CH pedals, but I use racing pedals (they were cheap, and I already had them). Back into AW I used twisty sticks. In AH at least pedals add a much finer detail of control. As far as "feedback" goes, I absoutely cannot fly with shoes on lol.

I have a keyboard/mouse drawer on my desk, leaves the desktop nice and clean for the stick.

Waffle · « **Reply #24 on:** July 27, 2004, 06:15:50 PM »

I used to have the microsaft forcefeedback with twitsy rudder...and I went and got the ful ch setup, munis the throtlle.

Anyway at first I hated the rudders...lol
Couldn't sight anything - way to unstable..then I realized i had combat trim off...lol

Anyway I like em now - took about a month or 2 to get really comfortable with them.

After the first days of Ch suckage and frustration -I tried my microsost stick, and realized that i alway had a little left rudder applied in most combat situations because i was twisting the stick unintentionally.

nopoop · « **Reply #25 on:** July 27, 2004, 07:37:16 PM »

CH pedals. You can't FLY without pedals.

I used to do the real thingy.

Flit · « **Reply #26 on:** July 27, 2004, 07:56:59 PM »

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Originally posted by B17Skull12
I just got my rudder pedals a few days ago and let me tell you. I can do things that i though weren't even possible before i got them. I love these thing and they were damn worth every penny.

This says it all. especially the "I can do things that I thought were'nt even possible before I got them" part.

WldThing · « **Reply #27 on:** July 27, 2004, 08:01:42 PM »

Twisty stick Here.

Frodo · « **Reply #28 on:** July 27, 2004, 08:14:11 PM »

CH Pro Pedals USB.

Can't wear shoes and use them either.

Agree with Fariz, it takes some time to get used to them.

Frodo

Flossy · « **Reply #29 on:** July 28, 2004, 03:48:03 AM »

I've used CH Pro-Pedals since I first started attempting to fly in AW (only gunned bombers and used GVs at first) and have never been able to use a twisty-stick.