MS FS 2004 for Christmas...but the Kings are like some cruel lump of coal in the stocking :-)

Anyone have a suggestion for pedals?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I use the Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 and like it. While I'd
prefer to have a force feedback yoke, I haven't found one that I'd
consider
in the price range of a home system.

I'll "second" this choice. It's a great joystick, with pretty realistic
feedback.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Chris Hoffmann" wrote in message
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Anyone have a suggestion for pedals?

I built my own. One of these days I may actually
finish all the drawings for the various parts and
instructions on how to build them.

My pedals are similar to some of the commercial
offerings but you'll never break mine. All solid wood
and steel construction from easy to get hardware.

I'm thinking about doing force feedback pedals
but I doubt anyone would support them.

I've been looking at making a muti-lever throttle
system but I've been unable to find adequate
electronics and software drivers to make them
work right. I know of several USB gameport adapter
schemes, but none actually work right.

Interesting project. Yes, please post when you get a chance. Thanks!

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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CryptWolf wrote:
I've been looking at making a muti-lever throttle
system but I've been unable to find adequate
electronics and software drivers to make them
work right. I know of several USB gameport adapter
schemes, but none actually work right.

The easy thing to do would be to buy as many $10 USB joysticks as it
takes to get enough channels and cannibalize them (you don't even need
to use their pots as long as you use pots with the same characteristics).
Use an unpowered USB hub if you want to clean up the cabling. Then you've
got more work to configure it, but you only have to do that once.

Heck, come to think of it, there MUST be some A/D-converter-to-HID-on-USB
chips out there. http://www.lvr.com/hidpage.htm looks like a good lead.
No endorsements of Microchip's USB PIC offering, but there is actual
firmware even for a HID device based on the Cypress CY63000. Check out
cypress.com's developer kits under "USB low-speed peripherals".

http://www.cypress.com/cfuploads/sup...gn%20Notes.pdf

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

CH-products are ok. I have both pedals and flight sim yoke.

The pedals also work as toe brakes. I have to duct tape it to the floor as
they do not stay by itself.

http://www.chproducts.com/retail/usb_home.html

Pat Thronson



"Chris Hoffmann" wrote in message
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Anyone have a suggestion for pedals?

I've got these too and use them with MSFS2004 and X-Plane. The yoke and
pedals work great.

Ryan

"Pat Thronson" wrote in message
. ..
CH-products are ok. I have both pedals and flight sim yoke.

The pedals also work as toe brakes. I have to duct tape it to the floor as
they do not stay by itself.

http://www.chproducts.com/retail/usb_home.html

Pat Thronson



"Chris Hoffmann" wrote in message
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Anyone have a suggestion for pedals?