A real life pilot's first sim experience

What type of pressure feedback do you need? Aren't real rudder pedals
connected in the same way? (One goes forward when the other goes back.)

Yes, but with far more resistance. Because the resistance is so
light, over-controlling is the norm rather than the exception. This
is true with newbies as well as experienced pilots, so it's not just a
personal preference on my part.

Another problem is that the CH pedals actually "slide" back and forth,
rather than going "into" anything. This is a subtle but quite
different feel.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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Jay Honeck writes:

Yes, but with far more resistance. Because the resistance is so
light, over-controlling is the norm rather than the exception. This
is true with newbies as well as experienced pilots, so it's not just a
personal preference on my part.

Do the CH pedals have adjustable resistance? The Saitek pedals do. The
Saitek also has a vaguely noticeable "neutral" position, which is handy
although it apparently is not realistic (from what I understand, there is no
distinct neutral to rudder pedals in most real-life aircraft).

Another problem is that the CH pedals actually "slide" back and forth,
rather than going "into" anything. This is a subtle but quite
different feel.

I should think that it would be small enough to not be too important. The
feel of the controls in real-life aircraft can vary just as much, particularly
from one type of aircraft to another. And in some large aircraft, the
feedback is purely computer-generated, just like that of a PC simulator.

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