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rosco914
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Posts: 7
floor mounted flight stick
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June 16, 2009, 09:27:44 PM »
where could I find a good affordable idea for building a floor mounted flight stick?
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Delirium
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Posts: 7276
Re: floor mounted flight stick
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June 16, 2009, 11:57:22 PM »
That is very easily done yourself, just make sure you build a 'box' around the joysticks travel limit. The leverage you attain at that height can cause the stick to snap off at the base quite easily.
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Delirium
80th "Headhunters"
Retired AH Trainer (but still teach the P38 selectively)
I found an air leak in my inflatable sheep and plugged the hole! Honest!
JimmyC
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Posts: 5196
Re: floor mounted flight stick
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June 21, 2009, 08:32:00 AM »
I have my stick clamped to a speaker stand( 2ft approx) ....job done
also have throttle on another stand that is shorter( 1 ft)...double done
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CO 71 "Eagle" Squadron RAF
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Speed55
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Posts: 1263
Re: floor mounted flight stick
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June 21, 2009, 09:02:05 AM »
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Search/Default.aspx?internal=1&src=mic+stand&Search.x=0&Search.y=0&Search=Go
<----Buy one of these and modify it.
This is how i currently have it set.
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"The lord loves a hangin', that's why he gave us necks." - Ren & Stimpy
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Reschke
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Posts: 7724
Re: floor mounted flight stick
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June 23, 2009, 01:02:02 AM »
WOW Speed!!! The things we do for flying cartoon planes.
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Reschke from March 2001 till tour 146
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flatiron1
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Posts: 1682
Re: floor mounted flight stick
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June 23, 2009, 07:46:56 AM »
That's some real fine engineering there Speed.
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Speed55
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Posts: 1263
Re: floor mounted flight stick
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June 23, 2009, 05:16:17 PM »
Thanks, haha, i actually built the whole desk thing just so i could play AH comfortably.
I know i wouldn't have gone through the trouble if this game wasn't electronic crack.
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