[Flightgear-devel] Rudder pedals

2003-12-22 Thread Alan King 
http://home.nc.rr.com/alan69/FlightGear/Rudder3/

  Nearing completion on the basic prototype, last pic shows the 
construction best.  Angle was a bit steep for a desk chair, so added 
screws to set the angle.  Will change the cuts instead later.  There are 
eight 1' sections, may just use a single 2 x 6 x 8' instead of project 
boards.  That will cut the cost by $6 or $8.  Rails for $12 and board 
for $4, and only a few other odds and ends and a little cutting and 
drilling will be all that's required for the mechanics.  Feel very good 
even without considering the low cost, and will be rearranged so wood is 
about the only thing showing and can be finished off if desired.  Just a 
bit left to do and then get the electronics working.  Then get the yoke 
finished too.

Alan

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[Flightgear-devel] Rudder Pedals

2002-02-28 Thread Matthew Law 

 Yeah, I haven't yet found a good set of rudder pedals.  The
 Thrustmaster ones I use are adequate, but have a *lot* of slop in the
 center section.  Fine control is difficult to impossible.  And the
 lever arms are just rubbing plastic on plastic, so they're very
 sticky.

 There's a CH Products pedal set that a lot of people like.  I got to
 try them once, but didn't like them much either.  Too close together,
 and the pedals are independantly sprung (not linked into a single
 physical axis), which feels wrong.

 I've thought for a long time about building my own set, but will
 probably never find the time. :(

Check out these: http://www.rcsimulations.com/copy2.htm

They are made here in the UK and are apparently quite well regarded.  Too 
expensive for me though!

As we are OT, can anyone tell me how to get my Saitek Cyborg working with 
SuSE 7.3 Pro/Linux 2.4.x ?? All the sites I have looked at say that it isn't 
supported.  FlightGear crashes whenever I start it with the stick plugged 
into the joystick port 80(

Regards,

Matt.

Maplin Electronics Ltd. 
www.maplin.co.uk 

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