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Re: Rudder Pedals
« Reply #15 on: September 10, 2012, 01:10:35 PM »
I just got a set of Saitek Pro pedals.... have not had time to hook them up, but hopefully will get to that this week.
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Re: Rudder Pedals
« Reply #16 on: September 13, 2012, 09:40:28 AM »
I've had those saitek pedals for close to 2 years now.  No complaints but I wish it was easier to feel the zero position.  Paid $30 for them after christmas as they were an opened box and not "new".

My cheap backlit saitek keyboard is now about 5 years old and still dishwasher safe.
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Re: Rudder Pedals
« Reply #17 on: September 13, 2012, 10:16:53 AM »
The inners of the CH pedals are a disgrace, wires loose all over the show :old:

Someone posted a pic of the inners and I opened mine up and hotglued the wires so they did not move about.

One of the break inputs had never worked since i bought it, i used a wheel on my throttle for the breaks.

After all said and done the CH range looks 1980's and dull as channel 200 but they last a long time and easy to fix.

If they made stick stick in metal they could charge a lot of money for it :old:

I  have a saitek as well but they rattle like a BMW :)
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Re: Rudder Pedals
« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2012, 10:27:48 AM »
I won a pair of CH Pro Pedals as a door prize at the WarBirds Con down in Raleigh NC back in 2000.  I just replaced them two weeks ago, with another pair of CH Pro Pedals.    :aok

Because I had a few hours instruction in a little Cessna out in RL before I ever flew a computerized flight sim, I've always used pedals on my various computers and flight sims.


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Re: Rudder Pedals
« Reply #19 on: September 14, 2012, 08:03:24 PM »
I got the Saitek Pro Combat pedals and really enjoy them. I am satisfied with them being my first pedals. Sometimes they move on the floor with me but not too bad. I just don't want to screw them down into the carpet...the wife ack would be way worse than any CV ack  :banana:


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Re: Rudder Pedals
« Reply #20 on: September 15, 2012, 05:11:24 AM »
I got the Saitek Pro Combat pedals and really enjoy them. I am satisfied with them being my first pedals. Sometimes they move on the floor with me but not too bad. I just don't want to screw them down into the carpet...the wife ack would be way worse than any CV ack  :banana:

Get speaker spikes and mount them to the pedals. They're designed to penetrate the carpet and stabilize speakers, same should work with pedals.
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Re: Rudder Pedals
« Reply #21 on: September 17, 2012, 04:34:30 AM »
Used a Logitech Pro Twisty since 2008. Got a Saitek Combat Pro, very happy with it. I use a Rodger Doger WWII floor unit. I used the screw holes to mount it to the the "floor Boards"    :old:
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Re: Rudder Pedals
« Reply #22 on: September 17, 2012, 06:23:57 PM »
The speaker spikes are a great idea. I had some velcro and put the hooks on the back of the pedals and it seems to be working good.  :salute


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Re: Rudder Pedals
« Reply #23 on: September 17, 2012, 07:19:06 PM »
VarioPros from Germany have done well for me.

Too bad they stopped making them in July.

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Re: Rudder Pedals
« Reply #24 on: September 17, 2012, 07:42:57 PM »
Too bad they stopped making them in July.

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