I'd like to present a Warthog among rudder pedals:
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Review/comparison of the two high end, custom made rudder pedals. Recorded with a smart phone, please excuse the shaking and occasional stuttering.
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[01:22] Simped F16/USB [04:58] MFG Crosswind [09:44] PROS over Simped F16/USB [12:14] CONS vs Simped and in general [14:16] DCS, ROF & IL2 Impressions [16:12] SUMMARY
A couple of things I would like to mention:
Inability to adjust pedal width without ordering an extra plate really isn't a con (no pedals have that option), the better headline would be a WISH LIST. Coupled with that are the remarks about toe brakes - an icing on the cake would be a progressive spring here IMO. And last but not least, about the rudder use during takeoff in DCS: P-51D you can see in the video. It is a technique I saw watching this YT video: On Board Mustang Sally. For more information what actually happens during takeoff in a P-51D, you can read comments from a '51 pilot commenting on A2A's P-51D: P-51 tips from a real pilot .
Glad I jumped in and pre-ordered a set myself. The Saitek combat rudders just arent cutting it anymore.
Do you play heli sims at all? I'd be real interested and seeing how these do there.
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No, unfortunately I do not fly any heli sims, but I can't see them being anything else that what I said in the video. They are simply super comfortable, precision wise - second to none, and you can adjust them to your liking almost 100%.
I am very interested in your first (heli) impressions.
It should be very easy to momentarily disable the centering cam for heli sims, by simply unhooking the spring from the cam. But using the smooth center cam with the spring force turned all the way down should be good enough anyway without going for total realism, which in any case would probably require a different design. These pedals would still beat any of the more diffuse commercial models, IMO.
I'm glad you all like It as I worked hard to make it right.
I would like to add biggest con of my pedals - I rarely have time to fly becouse of them :-) Hopefully they will fulfill original purpose - me enjoying IL2 BOS and ROF.
After electronics update pedals now feature a bootloader, I am now running the latest firmwire:
- The problem of high ID is now gone and the pedals will assume the very last ID in line. - Additionally, the pedals now feature auto calibration so that you can just plug them in and go do some flying.
You would be hard pressed to find an issue with these now, and Milan is constantly working on improving them.
