Finished My Rudder (Well Almost Finished)

[gec]

some of know that i have bought Cougar HOTAS recently and since Cougar has no twisting stick i was forced to buy or build the rudder pedals.

being in slight money shortage, decided to try and build one.

before being finally happy with the way they feel i've created three different models following different instructions found on internet.

my first build was inspired by Crash's design that he brought to Duxford last year to show to me (thx m8 u've been of big help to me)

they where good but lacked precision and too short movement

for the second build i've found inspiration on the website that makes cockpit equipment for simmers. it is a helicopter design that looked very interesting and promising

but the felt weird and uncomfortable

in my third build i've used my old MJ16 controller that i have made for my button hub. it has 8 axises so i'll probably use them and make brakes and trim wheels

MJ16 controller

Hall effect potentiometer

Preparation for brakes

they still need some covering but they are very comfortable

[Perfesser]

Too cool gec.

It's the electronics end that frightens me.

I picked a cross country ski machine out of the garbage a while back and was going to use it but in the end never did.

Had really nice aluminum I-beams with sliding foot rests that looked like they were custom made for rudders.

Sort of like this pic.

At least it would have good quality sliders and bushings.

There has to be a lot of Nordic Track Ski Machines out there ready for the garbage.

[gec]

electronics is not so complicated. the easiest way is to take an old joystick, disassemble it and use one of its potentiometers.

[Perfesser]

At the time everything was going from the gameport that I thought was analog input to USB plugs and digital input.

I took a look inside CH pedals at the time and lost my nerve.

Though I would still enjoy the build process I just don't have the time so I'll be following your build with great interest.

[Crash]

Nice job gec The good thing about DIY is you can make the travel and width to suit exactly what you need. Nice one.

[gec]

Nice job gec The good thing about DIY is you can make the travel and width to suit exactly what you need. Nice one.

Exactly!

Also there is nothing that can beat the feeling of building something with your own hands.