Recommened Flight Pedals?

[Saxman]

One of the guys in my squad rigged a set out of an old joystick.

[Latrobe]

Sounds like Saitek is the way to go. Would be a good match too for my Saitek X52 controller. 

[chewiex]

The Saitek peds are way cheaper than the CH peds as well. Saving for a set myself.

Good luck Latrobe. 

[Roscoroo]

Roo-peds
Up past 5 yrs now and still working.. 

[Dawger]

A twisty stick provides much better fine control of the rudder than any set of pedal ever could. I wish real airplanes had twisty sticks now.

[SIK1]

A twisty stick provides much better fine control of the rudder than any set of pedal ever could. I wish real airplanes had twisty sticks now.

Not even close.

Pedals give much better control than does a twisty stick. With pedals you don't get any inadvertent input of the rudder when moving the stick like you do with a twisty. There is greater travel in a set of pedals compared to a twisty stick so a more finite control with the peds.

[PFactorDave]

A twisty stick provides much better fine control of the rudder than any set of pedal ever could. I wish real airplanes had twisty sticks now.

 

You're kidding...  Right?

[Dawger]

No...I'm not kidding.

I've got over 10,000 in real airplanes including aerobatics.

And I've got about the same amount flying virtual airplanes using both rudder pedals and twisty sticks.

The twisty stick far exceeds the rudder pedal for fine control. Of course, I fly with everything at 100% sensitivity and only need my fingertips.

A bit of pressure gives me full rudder versus moving my foot and trying to achieve precision. No contest.

If you fly with a death grip, white knuckles glowing then a twisty stick isn't going to work well.

I wish real airplanes had twisty sticks. What would be even better (Both real world and virtual)  is a rotating axis on the throttle that worked the rudder but I haven't seen anything like that available.

Your feet are for walking and kicking stuff.

I realize folks like the immersion of rudder pedals. I do to but it really isn't a contest when it comes to precise control.

[Lusche]

And there are players that prefer a mouse over any joystick

But for 99% of all people, pedals will allow for much more precise control and much less unwanted cross-controlling.

When I went from twisty to pedals after almost a decade, it was like opening the door to a new level...

[RATTFINK]

When I went from twisty to pedals after almost a decade, it was like opening the door to a new level...

Same here.

[Lye-El]

Yes you can. SIMPED pedals, made in Germany

I tried to find a pair of those a year or two ago. As I recall the maker of those had died and the whole production process was on hold. I have not checked since to see if they finally started up production again. They were definitely a top notch product.