AV8R mod 1. Rudder Pedals

[bobbysocks]

moving right along. i had to decide how much travel i wanted for the pedals. i decided 2" ( 52mm ) would work. so with a 15 degree deflection in the rudder pot i plotted it out. pic 1. i am going to go with a very basic and simple design. this after all is an experiment that may not work out at all. if it does....then i will make something more elaborate with real looking pedals.
pic 2. attached connectors to the wires from inside the stick and put the pigtail an connector onto the rudder pot. next mount the pot and rig.

[Robotic Pope]

intresting. How are you going to join the two pedals together so one comes towards you when the other one is pushed?

[SEE]

Whatever you decide you will need to ensure that the rudder mechanism is self centering otherwise you will find that the small rotational movement of the rudder pot will require you to be continually searching for the null point which, in combat, could be quite tiring and a disadvantage I would imagine. You could increase the dead zone by adding a resistor at each end of the pot to help identify a null point and thus increase the rotational angle.

[P-51]

Originally Posted by SEE

Whatever you decide you will need to ensure that the rudder mechanism is self centering otherwise you will find that the small rotational movement of the rudder pot will require you to be continually searching for the null point which, in combat, could be quite tiring and a disadvantage I would imagine. You could increase the dead zone by adding a resistor at each end of the pot to help identify a null point and thus increase the rotational angle.

I vote for some big ass springs!

[bobbysocks]

mini bungee cords. back from the wilds...will be back on this project asap...

[StiC]

First up...sorry for bumping this thread, but I did read the rules first and I think I'm OK.

Second...I'm thinking of starting a similar mod to my T flight HOTAS and I didn't want to start a new thread on the same topic.

Finally..
I was wondering if you completed the mod and how did it turn out? If you didn't finish the mod I was wondering why before I begin mine and fall into the same trap.

StiC

[bobbysocks]

actually i did get the prototype to work but i would have needed to redesign what i had to make it more durable. shortly after that i bought an ace edge flight stick that has a paddle switch for the rudder on the throttle quadrant and never looked back.

were i do do this again ( and someday i may ) i would use either the hindged pedals or a PVC set up...probably opting for the latter. if you want PM me and i will give you my email address.

[StiC]

Here is a quick rendering of what I came up with. There is no scale, I was just jotting down what was in my head. The worm screw and cable are something I thought of for a trim box with a dial.


Now if only I still had access to a fully equipped tool and die room I could whip this up over a weekend.

StiC

[bobbysocks]

looks like you ought to be able to build that using 1 inch PVC. that is something i had considered. i lost interest in my project since i got the ace edge stick...but if the MAC version of world of planes is any good i my revamp my design and have a go at it again.

[StiC]

I was using your PVC idea when planning this. The rest I would have custom made using Teflon, steel, and aluminum. Now it may never get built.

StiC