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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: TinmanX on April 28, 2006, 10:35:58 AM

Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: TinmanX on April 28, 2006, 10:35:58 AM: Is it worth forking out cash on rudder pedals? I've been twist-sticking AH for two years. Is it worth learning a new flight control system? What are the pros and cons?

My head tells me no, my feet tell me yes.
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: Roscoroo on April 28, 2006, 10:56:07 AM: my problem with twisty's is the rudder gets actuated as i moved the stick and or I'd be losing E because of the twisty rudder ....

Now this cost me alot of fights .

W/ Peds i can control the input,, better gain in spiral climbs , maintain more E and actually win a few fights .

Go off line of to the TA and watch ur plane in f-3 mode or watch ur films in f3 and see what happening to your rudder while going thru manuvers.
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: eagl on April 28, 2006, 11:06:59 AM: rudders are definately worth it.
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: 38ruk on April 28, 2006, 12:01:03 PM: Dont bother if your not patience . I switched from a twisty to pedals after about 10 years of twisty and i can honestly say that the pedals have almost gone out the window on certain nights . I do see the promise of the pedals thou , thats what keeps me using them , well that and i paid too much money to back out now hehe . 38
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: Roscoroo on April 28, 2006, 10:05:28 PM: Roo-peds Ver 2...
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/301_1146279561_dcp_0119.jpg)

This set has more travel , steadier pot responce ... no spiking at all

if i curl my toes on the bar i can peddle one footed ....lol

the Bicycle head post and bearings make this set 1000 % smoother then my bushing set . (ver 1)
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: Eagler on April 28, 2006, 10:25:22 PM: yes, get pedals
if you wait until fall / winter 06, you can see what saitek brings to the pedals table .. otherwise its the >$100 usb pro peds the rest of us have been using
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: TinmanX on April 29, 2006, 12:03:13 AM: My wife looked at that photo and I quote;
"That guy needs to wash his jeans"
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: Roscoroo on April 29, 2006, 12:53:39 AM: lol ... come work at my shop cutting,weldin and gridin metal all day .. those are "Clean" compared to what they ussually are for just getting off work.
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on April 29, 2006, 01:49:46 AM: You gonna patent and sell those RooPeds? Price em right and you could make a killing here. :)
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: Bruno on April 29, 2006, 02:38:32 AM: Saitek is coming out with their own set of pedals soon. They should be cheaper (both in price and quality) to ch pro-peds.
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: p38ah on May 24, 2006, 05:34:44 AM: I bought the X52 from Saitek (didn't even realize CH was still around)

I didn't like the twisty stick rudder control so I remapped the stick.

1. Turned twisty stick rudder off
2. Mapped rudder control to the X52 throttle
3. Mapped throttle control to the X52 thumb slide
4. Reversed the action of the slide and throttle controls (seems more natural this way)

I now have very fine rudder control and have no issues with throttle control using the slide. It works well in ground vehicles as well.
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: mentalguy on June 02, 2006, 10:47:55 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Roscoroo
Roo-peds Ver 2...
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/301_1146279561_dcp_0119.jpg)

This set has more travel , steadier pot responce ... no spiking at all

if i curl my toes on the bar i can peddle one footed ....lol

the Bicycle head post and bearings make this set 1000 % smoother then my bushing set . (ver 1)

Have you tried to rig up brakes yet?
Title: Re: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: Silat on June 03, 2006, 07:47:48 PM: Quote
Originally posted by TinmanX
Is it worth forking out cash on rudder pedals? I've been twist-sticking AH for two years. Is it worth learning a new flight control system? What are the pros and cons?

My head tells me no, my feet tell me yes.

Cherry pickers dont need rudder pedals:)
Just kidding bud..

Get them.. You will love them......................... .
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: Krusty on June 04, 2006, 12:19:21 AM: P.S. Those Saitek peds are going to be just as expensive as CH peds. It's better to wait and see what the review say, but not to wait for the lower priced set to show up (because it won't be lower priced!)
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: TinmanX on June 05, 2006, 01:28:53 AM: Silat you git!

Hey, come by Evergreen Aviation one day down in McMinnville, We'll go stare at the WW2 planes together, the wife really isn't interested.
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: Schism on June 05, 2006, 09:28:45 PM: Ahh, I have been thinking of getting peddles too. The twisty seems to jerky for me and hard to control during flight. I have the Saitek ST290 Pro.
Title: Rudder Pedals (a worthwhile purchse?)
Post by: Krusty on June 05, 2006, 10:54:11 PM: On a whim I added the rudder trim keys to my scantily-buttoned joystick. I went into a plane and got speed up then held a vertical zoom. With constant trim input I was able to literally stand on my nose, THEN execute a FLAWLESS hammerhead. This is not possible under normal conditions, as I'm normally looking back, moving my view, and the like. I was literally taking all my time just to trim rudder. With a set of pedals I think I'd learn to love the hammerhead move.

Oh, I did this offline in a P47N, btw.