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Offline wooley

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« on: January 10, 2007, 08:06:32 PM »
Hi Folks,

I can spring for either a set of rudder pedals or trackIR - trying to get both would result in terminal wife ack.

Given the choice, what would you go for?

Cheers.
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Offline Hoarach

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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2007, 08:30:45 PM »
Pedals...for planes such as the 38 it helps a lot.  You will progress a lot more with pedals and doing moves before unless you had a twisty stick.  Pedals will take time getting used to but worth it.
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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2007, 08:34:59 PM »
A very personal desicsion. I would say TIR.
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Offline wooley

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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2007, 08:38:50 PM »
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Originally posted by Hoarach
Pedals...for planes such as the 38 it helps a lot.  You will progress a lot more with pedals and doing moves before unless you had a twisty stick.  Pedals will take time getting used to but worth it.


Sorry - I forgot to say I do have a twisty stick - X-52.
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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2007, 09:18:23 PM »
pedals - then set ur X52 twist axis to rudder trim inside AH
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Offline Spatula

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« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2007, 09:44:49 PM »
pedals. IMO, pedals are a must, TIR is a 'nice to have'.
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Offline Speed55

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« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2007, 07:10:30 AM »
Flip a coin.
You'll be real happy with either one.
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« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2007, 08:10:56 AM »
TIR as you already have a rudder it will be a more signifiant change.
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« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2007, 08:30:18 AM »
Pedals!

They are much finer control then the twisty.
And the AH view system via hatswitch is good enough as to not make the TIR really "neccessary". Like Spatula said... TIR is "nice to have".
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« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2007, 08:55:40 AM »
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Pedals!

They are much finer control then the twisty.
And the AH view system via hatswitch is good enough as to not make the TIR really "neccessary". Like Spatula said... TIR is "nice to have".


As an owner of a TIR and ped.

I agree 100% with this.

What good is being able to track target a bit better.? If I cant fine tune the shot for the kill.

Bronk
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Offline Airscrew

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« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2007, 09:18:29 AM »
Pedals.  The pedals can make a real difference in your flying.  I've used the rocker on the x-45 and I've used a twisty stick and the pedals are just better and easier to use.  Once you get some practice with them they become instinctive to use.   TrackIR would be nice but the hatswitch views are pretty good
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« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2007, 03:49:00 PM »
Peds
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« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2007, 03:57:49 PM »
pedals. i have both. used the TIR for about 2 weeks and kept getting dizzy.  its for sale if anyone wants to buy it.
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« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2007, 04:27:32 PM »
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pedals. i have both. used the TIR for about 2 weeks and kept getting dizzy.  its for sale if anyone wants to buy it.



You need to scale that thing.

Out of the box settings are not good.



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Offline wooley

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« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2007, 11:48:34 AM »
Thanks for all the replies folks.

Bought pedals yesterday. I spent most of last night veering off the runway on landing or sticking it on its nose by being a little too heavy on the toe breaks.

In the heat of a fight I'm also still trying to twist rather than use my feet - bit like learning to drive a car if you've been used to riding bikes. I'm also finding it a little counter intuitive - for whatever reason, to yaw left my instinct was to push the right pedal, not the other way around. :confused:

So when you see my plane wobbling around drunkenly, I have all my excuses already lined up.

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