Rudder Pedals

[DCCBOSS]

How many of you guys use rudder pedals, and if you do how do you think it has helped increase your kill rate since you start using them what type of rudder pedal do you think are the best overall. 

[uptown]

When you first get pedals they'll take some getting used to, so your kill rate will probably go down. I know mine did. But the more you play the better you'll get, so who knows. What I like about pedals the most is it takes rudder and brake controls out of your hand and puts them at your feet where they should be.
I've had Saitek pedals for a couple of years now with no problems at all. But if these ever wear out I'll go with CH products because everyone I've talked to say they last forever..and they're cheaper.
The Saitek pedals have a knob to adjust the tension which was a selling point for me. CH didn't offer that.
Rudder pedals are great and I'll never go back to a twisty stick again. 

[Krusty]

Rudder pedals are great and I'll never go back to a twisty stick again. 

Quoted for truth.


I rammed everything I dove on for over 3 months when I got pedals. Any bomber formation had nothing to fear other than ram damage 

[EDIT: I should clarify: The ramming was unintentional!!!]

That's because I was still learning how to coordinate with them. I've been flying a long time with them now, and I won't go back to twisty if I can help it. It's just so much better (specifically not screwing up X and Y while moving Z, or screwing up Z while moving X and Y)

[Anaxogoras]

When you first get pedals they'll take some getting used to, so your kill rate will probably go down.

Yup.

One of the great things you can do with pedals is making shots when you're really close, say, inside of 100 yards.  At the distance, small movements by the enemy become too great to compensate for in the heat of the moment, unless you can stomp on the rudder when necessary to make your shot.

[captkaos]

I have been flying since the original AcesHigh, and have never used rudder at all.  No twist stick, no pedals, I just fly with a mouse.  It has worked fine for me and I doubt I will ever add rudder.  I am not saying that they help, I just do not devote enough time to spend the money.

[Spatula]

Yup, fly with CH non-pro pedals on a USB converter. Just about always had pedals - cant imagine life without em.

[Wingnutt]

Quoted for truth.


I rammed everything I dove on for over 3 months when I got pedals. Any bomber formation had nothing to fear other than ram damage 

[EDIT: I should clarify: The ramming was unintentional!!!]

That's because I was still learning how to coordinate with them. I've been flying a long time with them now, and I won't go back to twisty if I can help it. It's just so much better (specifically not screwing up X and Y while moving Z, or screwing up Z while moving X and Y)

same here, I started to get outright furious with mine,  I think the pedal learning curve is proportional to how long you have been using a twist stick..   the longer you've been twisting, the longer it will take to get used to pedals..

that said, if you gave me a twisty stick now, i would probably throw it at you.

[fuzeman]

I bought a used set of gameport Pro Pedals way back in AirWarrior and recently modded them to USB. When I got my USB joystick before I modded the rudders I didnt remove them.
I occasionally found myslef with feet on the inoperative pedals wondering why my rudder wasn't working 
Tried a twisty and just couldn't get the hang of them. Pedals all the way for me. That twisty Saitek was canabalized to mod the CH pedals.
Of all the controllers I've had they did take the longest time to get used to them when I first got them though.

[nirvana]

I did when I flew, and they didn't help much at all.  Better than using a twisty though.

[CAP1]

How many of you guys use rudder pedals, and if you do how do you think it has helped increase your kill rate since you start using them what type of rudder pedal do you think are the best overall. 

when i started in here i had a ms sindewinder twisty stick....felt like i wasn't getting enough rudder.......switched to ch stuff...including rudder pedals.......much more precise, more travel, and it feels as if i can do more with them........


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[ink]

rudder pedals are the way to go for sure !!!
i used a saitek evo for 3 years, when i switched to the pedals it was a squeak, but so worth it, my hit % was in the 3% range now its 5-6%, been using them for about 8 months,

get em soooooooooooooooo worth it

[SIK1]

Like others have said get pedals. Yes you are going to have to re-learn how to fly with them, but once you get use to them you will wonder how you ever got along with out them. They add a level of control that you can't get with a twisty, and almost every airplane ever produced has them.

[lyric1]

After buying them & learning how to use them I will never go back to a twisty stick.

[Krusty]

Side note: Don't be intimidated by price. Find a used set!

I'm using CH non-Pro analog pedals that I use with a gameport joystick.*




*= They don't work with MS Prec Pros, the stick I use, so I hard wired them into my second gameport, stick goes into the first! Problem solved.

[Shuffler]

CH Pro Pedals here..... will never go back.