On Tuesday 13 December 2005 13:43, Buchanan, Stuart wrote: > One thing that is obvious is that though I'm familiar with the systems and > even manage to keep my head out of the window (apparently a common problem > with sim-pilots moving to the real world), I have problems with > coordinated flight. Isn't that always the way at first? I've only ever flown gliders a few times so am no expert by any stretch of the imagination, but...
> So, is the FG pedal support/sensitivity good enough on planes like the > c172p for a set of CH pedals to be a worthwhile investment? FG joystick (and therefore rudder pedal) support is really excellent, IMO - you can tune practically any setup to your liking. For myself, fed up with lack of rudder control when flying with an ordinary joystick, I built a set of rudder pedals which pretty much transformed my flying experience in FG. I went out of my way to make decent sized pedals with a reasonable action (not like some of the plans that are floating around on the net which are more like tractor throttle pedals). I have never seen a set of CH pedals in the flesh as it were so I can't say what kind of action they have or how nice they are to use. I can say that having rudder pedals is a big improvement - you get your legs "thinking" instead of just being stuck there uselessly - I can only see that can be a good thing for someone learning to fly IRL. No point in trying to twist the control column to get the rudder to move in most planes :-) Cheers, AJ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
