August 13, 20196 yr Author 6 minutes ago, HighBypass said: also - Al's review of the TM HOTAS X, apologies, Phil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDvFQb5MNRM&t=2s No that's a different beast altogether, no worries though and thanks for the nod! Phil
August 13, 20196 yr Phil - yes, sorry, I realised that, but I was just making a general comment about centring spring and tension, I falied to explain it clearly. Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
August 13, 20196 yr Author 7 minutes ago, HighBypass said: Phil - yes, sorry, I realised that, but I was just making a general comment about centring spring and tension, I falied to explain it clearly. Hello, As I said earlier, absolutely no worries and thanks for the nod! Phil
August 17, 20196 yr Author On 8/12/2019 at 2:53 PM, w6kd said: What you can do with the Warthog is replace the stock centering spring with one that yields a lighter or heavier feel...or you can add a stick extender, which adds throw distance and increases the mechanical advantage of the stick to, in effect, reduce spring pressure resistance at the stick head. I took up on this idea of extenders and it's completely transformed things, thank so much. I bought a set of 3 extenders for £89 and kept the original spring in place, these allow me to stand the stick on the floor. Now there is still a resistance but far less than before and although the stick still self centers there is no feeling of clicking to the middle. Thanks again for your help. Phil
September 17, 20196 yr On 8/12/2019 at 6:54 AM, scottb613 said: Hi Phil, There are no springs in real aircraft - at least in the SEL GA variety - so when on the ground my yoke sits all the way forward against the stops as the weight of the stabilator forces it there - if I pull it all the way back and let go - it would slam the stops pretty hard... Forces might be less with a true elevator as it's a smaller control surface ? That said once you open the throttle or when you're flying - the wind will force the yoke into a neutral position (pitch and bank) and it will feel very spring like - as it will always want to go back to neutral - providing it's trimmed properly... Regards, Scott FYI, all of this is precisely what the Brunner CLS-E yoke emulates for GA simulations. Fantastic! Forever indebted to the late Michael Greenblatt of FSGS.
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