Yes, my girl bought me Saitek rudder pedals :)

[Superluminal_8]

Dunno if its common but last week my right toe brake spring snapped. The bracket it was attched to was cut off. Ah well,they still work. They are almost five years old now.

[David198502]

my girl was nice as well!got ch pedals and the book spitfire on my tail from her.
the pedals are ordered but havent arrived yet.cant wait to put my feet on them.now i use the 8way hat switch on my fighterstick for rudder control.im really interested how it will feel to have actual rudders to control the rudder.
anyway the book is really interesting.although english isnt my mothertongue, i read the first 170 pages on the first day.
nice to have a girlfriend who supports ones interests.

[Bakelit]

Originally Posted by David198502

my girl was nice as well!got ch pedals and the book spitfire on my tail from her.
the pedals are ordered but havent arrived yet.cant wait to put my feet on them.now i use the 8way hat switch on my fighterstick for rudder control.im really interested how it will feel to have actual rudders to control the rudder.
anyway the book is really interesting.although english isnt my mothertongue, i read the first 170 pages on the first day.
nice to have a girlfriend who supports ones interests.

Yes, "Spitfire on my tail" by Steinhilper is a good book. Congratulations to the rudder pedals as well. Take good care of your precious girl. The mentally sane ones are unfortunately very rare.


Gruß,
Bakelit

[Mysticpuma]

I had Saitek Pedals but also had an X-52 Pro. I just couldn't get the hang of them and kept reverting back to the stick twist rudder.

Eventually I got and then modded a Thrustmaster Cougar and had no option but to get Pedals (I'd sold the Saitek pedals)

I bought Simpeds and had a very steep learning curve...but that curve is worth the effort as you will become really used to how they all work together and now I'd never go back to the twist stick.

Seriously, give it time and have some patience and the Pedals will be an integral part of your flying.

Cheers, MP

[Insuber]

what's the best profile? All to 100%?

[KG26_Alpha]

If you want some fun with historical controls..................

Here's Captain Eric Brown's IL2 FB stick settings

For those that have IL2 1946 and CoD, compare the two and see what you think

Pitch 0, 1, 3, 7, 9, 14, 18, 23, 27, 33
Roll 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 17
Yaw 0, 0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16

X=0 1 3 7 9 14 18 23 27 33
Y=0 0 1 2 3 4 6 10 12 17
Z=0 0 1 2 5 6 8 11 14 16

Here's Oleg Maddox's stick settings too.

Roll: 1 3 6 12 21 32 44 61 81 100
Pitch: 1 4 8 15 24 33 44 60 77 100
Yaw: 0 10 19 32 43 54 63 74 86 100

X: 1 3 6 12 21 32 44 61 81 100
Y: 1 4 8 15 24 33 44 60 77 100
Z: 0 10 19 32 43 54 63 74 86 100


How to stick settings >>

http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...p=show&kid=261


Original discussion and interview notes>>

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t.../309109534/p/1





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[K_Freddie]

Originally Posted by Insuber

what's the best profile? All to 100%?

Yep.. dat's dah one maaan.

Let me put it this way... there's very little chance, with a twistie, to put your plane into an intended accelerated stall in the direction of the turn, and out again within 180 degrees rotation, and go in the direction that you intended. This is literally only achievable with rudder pedals, and it's an excellent avoidance tactic.

The stall outside the turn is well known - I forget the name, but it still can put you in the firing line if your opponent is sharp.

[svanen]

Originally Posted by Anders_And

Now its time to getting used to use my feet when "computer flying" !

It is not the same as in the Dash-8?

I have the Simped F-16/C and I do love them, great feeling...

[ElAurens]

I remember when the original post about Eric Brown came up years ago at UBI.

Those stick settings of his are what he did to make the in game Spitfire in IL2 "feel" like a real one in his hands.

Of course if you used those settings online you would get eaten alive.

I doubt they have any validity with the new sim, seeing how differently the aircraft feel/behave compared to IL2.

[TomcatViP]

Originally Posted by Bewolf

Is that so, precision wise? I have been playing with the thought of getting pedals for quite a while now, mainly on the basis of being more precise. That is not the case?

No. Precision is less.

It might be that in a next future when electro-damped components wld be introduced that we get something as precise. But for now a single poor spring can't do the trick with all the muscles we have in the legs.