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From: Arnt Karlsen <arnt@...>
To: flightgear-users@...
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Car racing pedals in flight gear
On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 21:17:35 +0200, Viktor wrote in message
<CANx-tGiPxfrODdpU+hk5Amh_r2+JCJtR64qcPMOW6Smuvi-ugA@...>:
> > On Oct 7, 2011 8:56 PM, "Rafael Anschau" <rafael.anschau@...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I noticed flight pedals are not very cheap, but there are much
> > cheaper pedals that come with a driver wheel control(for car racing
> > games). Can those pedals be used in flight gear to simulate the
> > rudder ?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rafael
>
> Hi,
>
> Sadly, no. Flight pedals are not independent like the accelerator and
> brake on a car.
..er, in some (rare?) cases they are, e.g. some canard aircraft use one
sided wing tip "brake flaps" "as rudders", "stomp one pedal to yaw that
way, stomp both to slow down."
> They pivot in the middle. When you push one in, the
> other comes out. They also have toe brakes which let you steer by
> braking the left and right main wheel independently. Maybe you could
> simulate just the toe brakes though.
>
> But I defnitely recommend getting proper pedals - twisting the
> joystick will never give you the same control or feel.
>
> Cheers,
> Vik
>
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Hi all,
Very true, "new" PC flight pedals are not cheap.
Depending on the car racing pedals the answer is maybe. You would have to modify your joystick file or create a new joystick file to use the car pedals. One shortcoming is the car pedals are not push/pull like real rudder pedals. Both pedals can be pressed at the same time. You have to train yourself to only depress one pedal at a time. Also there are no toe brakes. But still, something is better than nothing.
Another way to reduce cost is DIY.
Here is one example. "The Five Minute Yoke."
http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1956
Perhaps the "5 minute yoke" could be build as "5 minute pedals?"
I think there was a video of this. But I can't find it at the moment.
Sometime ago I purchased V3 InterAct pedals at a thrift store for $1.99 and a used USB joy stick for another $1.99. I found a diagram of the USB chip in the joy stick on the internet. Using the diagram I rewired the InterAct peddles to use the USB chip.
For under $5.00 I had a working set of USB rudder pedals.
I also had to edit my joystick file to use the InterAct peddles for rudder input.
They have the same shortcomings as other car pedals. They worked just fine till I got something better.
A picture of V3 InterAct pedals from the internet.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/kpsurplus_images/28bcec0ed4cdb9d26bdac5ee6deb1381558886c6.JPG
Another way is to scrounge a used set of pedals. A broken used set is even cheaper.
I found a broken set of ProPedals and repaired them. A likely problem with broken ProPedals is an internal broken wire. The wires are very small and flex every time the pedals are moved. The repair cost is a trip the scrap wire box.
Now I have a nice set of ProPedals for not much money.
Good luck,
Paul B
coulee182@...
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