GT Omega Wheelstand. Cheap dual flight/racing solution

[Juris]

Just wanted to post a few pics of my franken-rig flight and race wheelstand. Its a GT Omega Wheelstand which is about 90 sterling plus the cost of the arms about 10 pounds each which come with mounting plates.

 

I race a lot but also like to fly. I don't have the money or space to create 2 dedicated cockpits for each discipline. For me this does both cheaply and can be packed away in only a couple of minutes when I need to get back to work.

 

If you own a TM Warthog the twin base plate of the Warthog throttle separates and can be sandwiched perfectly onto the shifter plates. When tightened using 4 screws into the throttles mounting holes it is completely solid. Leos new V2 shifter arms should work as well. When you remove the base plate of the Hotas stick 2 of the 4 holes align perfectly with the pre-drilled holes on the GT Omega shifter plates and the original screws can be used. Its rock solid. I've mounted a USB hub underneath the wheel plate with USB extenders permanently attached to the side of the wheelplate mounting allowing the HOTAS to be plugged and unplugged quickly without having to slide under the rig to connect your devices.

 

The arms are both vertically and horizontally adjustable if you want your throttle or stick at different heights and lengths to suit your seating and arm position. The shifter plates can also be mounted on the inside or outside of the mounts (per the pics with the throttle on the outside, stick on the inside). The wheel plate folds out of the way with the removal of 2 screws which I've replaced with hex bolts. Total race to flight or vice versa conversion is 2 minutes, less if you were to use quick release bolts.

Edited July 6, 2014 by Juris

[Juris]

Very nice :)

 

Can you post a photo with the pilot in place?

 

Will do. Gimme a bit as the pilot/flying target just has to pull himself out of a drink induced coma and setup the camera :)

[Juris]

Hey just did a few shots with human barrage balloon on board. Let me know if you need more or different angles etc. Also a few shots of the mounting method for the throttle and stick. Bear in mind the Aeron chair I'm using is extremely wide compared to most so I'd say if you were using a normal office chair there would be a lot more freedom of movement.

 

In these shots the support for the stick is extended more than the throttle which is the reverse of most peoples setup so you could move the joystick arm in and have the throttle further back towards the side of your body if you wish.

Edited July 6, 2014 by Juris

[Tricky11]

Looking good juris...good to see you making use out of my spare wheel... did you manage to get your pedals to work alongside the warthog??? i tried but couldnt get it to work correctly. It seems as though when they are plugged in you can trim the aircraft lol

[Juris]

Looking good juris...good to see you making use out of my spare wheel... did you manage to get your pedals to work alongside the warthog??? i tried but couldnt get it to work correctly. It seems as though when they are plugged in you can trim the aircraft lol

 

Sorry for the amazingly late reply. I've not been around here as of late. Re the pedals I actually haven't tried yet but may give it a go over the next few days. Still drooling over the Slaw Device or Crosswinds though so I may just cave in and go full retard and drop a wad of europes on it to the point I can't afford things like food or rent but who needs those really :)

[Vivoune]

Very interresting! If that can help, I'm using the Crosswind for a year now and they're incredibly smooth, customizable, precise and solid. Not to mention the creator is reactive, reachable and keeps on working on the hardware and firmware. A no brainer imho. Feel free to ask me any question you might have on it.

 

 

I've been searching for such a foldable stand setup for some time that would allow for a combo racing and flight sim installation to be ready or folded away in a minute of two. The GT Omega looks right according to you, sadly it seems impossible to acquire one these days, is it out of production? I've also noticed the next level wheel stand which looks also really great

 

It even comes with a specific flight sim gear option on their official website. It's a bit on the pricey side in comparison but looks to do the job too. I just can't cope with the other wobbly regular wheel stand that have a bar in the middle and am not ready to dedicate the kind of space a true full cockpit requires.

Edited November 29, 2014 by Vivoune

[harf4ng]

Sorry to undig a one year old topic, but I'm considering buying this wheel stand to be able to either race or fly, and I have a few questions.

 

1. Can you put the MFG crosswind in? The wheel stand dimension says 46 cm, which seems a bit narrow for the MFG.

 

2. How do you handle the change between racing pedals, and rudders?

 

3. Do you think I could mount saitek X55 hotas on those shifter mounts?

 

Thanks