On Tuesday 13 December 2005 21:26, Durk Talsma wrote: > The main disadvantage is that they come without force-feedback, but the > advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, IMHO
The problem is that most rudder pedal setups battle as is to stay put. A proper force feedback system that can simulate a total hydraulic failure in a 737 would require both the pedals and your chair to be bolted to the floor and those plastic pedals certainly wouldn't stand up to that sort of force. Even a few kilograms of force would require some proper fixtures. And the cost of servo motors and circuitry put the price up something horrible. Even proper force feedback sticks cost a lot more and I'm not referring to those joysticks that "vibrate" but are also labeled force feedback. I think the imagination is always going to be a lot cheaper. Paul _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
