Lt_Jaeger

Most probably it will sit in the corner. I still don't know how to integrate it in my current setup. Mounting it will need some deep thinking during a bunch of sleepless nights.

Moving forward, piece for piece. Can't say that I consider plastic the best material for the stem, but at least that way one can simulate detents. Currently printing a new left throttle stem, since it is the third one breaking. I narrowed it down to a wrong printing orientation, since the other one is way more stable.

I must say I'm changing between team pitchfork and team "a fux it". Was totally hyped last winter, now I'm getting just frustrated, because I'm running out of lifetime. F4E is a dream forever for me and since VR is giving me quiet a immersion lately I just want to sit IN that darn thing, NOW.

I will use slightly different Throttle Gates now. The ones I changed resemble more what I see in game, rather than the real thing. I will try them first (currently printing) and then decide if I will prefer them, or the more true to life ones. null

First switches are in, a shift register is stored away as well, but still needs the wiring. Will be tight. Whole thing came apart today to adjust, and reseat everything. Only one broken part so far, already printing again. Need to work on the detents though. The current ones seem to be wrong and don't work very well. That should be hopefully easy to do, just need to adjust the original file. I hope

Depends Once in a while it shuts down properly, in other instances it comes back on and then there are situations where it messes with USB drivers. A reboot of the PC is needed then. Hoping for the update.

I have to agree. Modes and Codes are easy enough to implement, but if you go down with the technical issues inherent with IFF systems.... FRUIT, Garbeling, Cell resolution, Target count spoofing ... are some things that pop up in my mind without thinking too long about it. It is way too long that I had any business with IFFs to be proficent, but I remember there were a huge load of problems involved.

The F-16 is not my cup of tea, but I love the realism you did put into just the startup. Gives me great hope for the upcomming F-4 campaign. Ig it is just as good as S&A I'm a happy camper, but I think, as well as heatblur does with the F-4, you will push boundarys as well. Looking forward to it.

Yeap, I made it myself to add some support. I run the rhino with quiet some power/force and that thing brings a little more stability. I made it adjustable but locked it with a additional screw, because I never did changed the height. Might do so as soon as I get my hands on the F-4 and adjust everything for that beast. So basically a piece of wood cut to length would do the same thing.

I have to remove the rhino also from my desk, I use a monstertech mount and the stick is right where I see him in VR

Now starts the fine tuning and cleaning up.

OK, it will break the bank, but considering how much money I spend on experiments (WH, VKB, MSFFB) I think it is reasonable priced, the Rhino FFB. I will never ever go back to anything else. The hardware is still a little on the hobby side (3D prints and wooden base) - very well done though and taking the maximum possible out of it, I guess, but the software really brings this stick alive. All the options for tuning you got, just great. Yes, I don't need to bring on 25kg of force (I know, not the correct measurement) but the around 5kg ish makes a totally different way of feeling and "flying" the DCS Mods. I almost exclusively use the F-14 and I think I have my profile tuned well. The g something function for example, raises the force you need to apply to the stick with the raise of G. Since then, yes, I need to fight the plane a little more, but no more Over G in yanking the stick, and the feedback is enough to really reproduce a given G thru feeling. No more force needed pinning you to the seat (even so, in reduced form for me, that would be the holy grail), to actually feel how you are doing. The extra effects like guns, control surfaces moving and stuff like that are that much toned down, so that in addition with the jet seat, gives me the best experience for a desktop pilot, without going x deg of freedom motion platform. Worth every penny

Oh, I would also be very much into this, since I adapted already a couple of things for my needs, but it is hard working of stl files (at least for me)

Just finish printing the last parts (I hope). Need to get now on sourcing the other hardware.

That's the same way I printed it. Everything is fine, until like after 1/4 of the bend part. Had no room yet to check files, but hope to do so next week. Must be something with my setup.

I can't, for the life of me, print the flap gear and handle. Three times the print got screwed at almost the same "place". Guess I need to do a mesh repair. No idea why cura has such problems.

18x20cm ish

I will stay with my trusty STM32 and Freejoy. Already use a DIY Throttle and some panels. All of them rund very reliable off the "blue pill". Just there would be no feedback via DCS Bios or something like that, but for sure it safes me from going down an additional rabbit hole of needing to programm stuff. I will safe that for retirement

Don't feel pushed around. I don't care if it is done tomorrow, next week or never. If the latter, I will find a way around it. Just happy you did all the hard construction / cad work already and I can take the cheap route of copying your work.

My printer is back in business, so it's running 24/7 again to print all the files As @ITR1102 mentions above, I find the same files missing. Not sure yet how all this will fall together, but time will tell. One thing I don't like so far, would be the speedbrake switch. I cannot find a momentary one, and I think the switch should be like momentary on - off - on, since the speed brakes are not binary. What I did, I did cut out another's guy's design and inserted it in yours. I need to print an additional stem, hat and will work from there with two momentary tactile switches. To describe what I did, I will attach the STL. Don't judge me, I'm a total noob in construction, and that shows. Right Throttle Quadrant - Cover Plate_alternate Speedbrake.stl Hope you don't mind. Other than that, I keep on printing and start looking for the needed hardware. Thinking of adding an shiftregister board on the right hand grip to minimize cables, but not sure on that one yet.

You get a brand new unit with delivery. I used mine for roughly 2 years extensively before my right FCU battery started to get weak to a point where I would not be able to run a whole mission (2+ hours). Why only the right? Because on the left side I use a panel with switches in the correct position, got sadly no space for that on the right side. Left FCU is still going strong. When I ordered my PointCtrl I ordered a set of spare batterys which I used one from for now. Hope I'm good for another 2 years now. But I guess you will also find replacements somewhere in the net. For a delivery to Germany I had to pay VAT. Cant remember but I believe it was something between 25 to 50 €

Phantom, baby, the phabulous Phantom. Looking very much forward to it.

Did you ever thought about hall sensors for the axis? I have to wait for my printer parts before I can continue. After all pieces are done, I hope I can figure out a way to replace pots with the sensors. Got some pretty cheap ones in my current throttle, but being pretty happy with them.

Thank you for the Video. I'm at a full stop at the moment, due to the fact that my printer broke down. Already switched out the main board, but it seems either a cable or a limit switch is still broken. Have both parts coming in from China as we speak, so I hope I will be back in business soon.