Centerplate or Chairmount for HOTAS?

[mr.john_doe]

Hello,

 

I have a IKEA-Chair and a desk where my computer is on. For working on my PC its ok but when I put my X52 on the desk to fly some rounds it hurts very fast because the stick is to high to fly comfortable. So I search some kind of mount which I can put under my seat to bring my HOTAS (and maybe some panels or tablet) in a good position.

 

I googled a little bit and found a lot of full chair sets which are nice but way to expensive for my current budget. Also I dont have the space for such a big furniture in my living room ...

 

So do you have any tipps which I can use for that?

 

This is what I had found so far:

http://www.playseat.com/shop/eu/de/special-promotion.html

http://wheelstandpro.com/ (to close together?)

 

 

Maybe this?

http://www.rogerdodger.net/diyflightsims/floor_unit.html

Has anyone such a construction?

 

Thanks alot

[johnv2pt0]

Do you have access to some tools? With some basic work and little cash you can make a mount yourself.

 

I made a detachable center mount rig for my TM Warthog. A small piece of plywood cut to fit under the chair, screws, a pipe flange, and some pvc pipe and fittings.

[Raven Morpheus]

Do you have access to some tools? With some basic work and little cash you can make a mount yourself.

 

I made a detachable center mount rig for my TM Warthog. A small piece of plywood cut to fit under the chair, screws, a pipe flange, and some pvc pipe and fittings.

 

 

This is roughly what I was going to suggest. Although I wouldn't go the whole hog (no pun intended) and make a stick extension as you are suggesting.

 

You could stick a piece of plywood under your legs, and screw the X52 stick to it (that's what the two holes at 2 of the corners are for, I used bolts, think they were M4 or M5 size). Pad it a little, one of those gel keyboard hand rests cut up to size would probably work well, and it shouldn't be uncomfortable and it wouldn't move around because you're sitting on it.

 

Don't go spending $/£ on crap like wheelstandpro and playseat when you could build something roughly the same or even better as it'll be bespoke for a fraction of the cost.

Edited September 4, 2014 by Raven Morpheus

[MTFDarkEagle]

Maybe this will inspire you:

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1300889&postcount=1

[cichlidfan]

Another variation on a center mount.

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1926061&postcount=1

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1927601&postcount=13

[mr.john_doe]

Thanks alot. I havn't access to "heavy" tools as I live in a flat without really workspace so everything with metal isn't possible here. I couldn't find any good guides to extend the x52 standard but getting warmer with this pit:

http://www.rogerdodger.net/diyflightsims/floor_unit.html

 

The stick isn't in the center but so I can add a rail for other tools like my pad or mfds. But the next question is where I put this when I am not flying ... Some attachements to the chair s would be smaller ...

[mr.john_doe]

Thanks alot. Thats a hell of a blueprint ;-)

 

I thought about such but yesterday evening I had held my joystick to the position where it would be in front of my desk and realised that with a centerplate I hade to move a good step away from my desk which means I have to move away from my screen to when I want to move my stick forward. So maybe I will use a solution which puts the stick on the right hand. Its not realistic but maybe more confortable. Later, if I want, I can put a panel on this position when I put my stick in the center.

 

But I will do a construction as you suggest for mounting my pad (which shows the mfd) or maybe a litte screen with to replicas of the mfds (but don't know how it will work out :-( )

[Cobry]

The rogerdoger pipes work very well.

 

But if you want something very quick and simple, you can buy 4 angle brackets - 100mmx100mm (or measure how low you would like your stick)

 

 

 

Join two angle brackets together to make an S or a 5 shape like this (but turn 90 degrees):

 

so you end up with something like this :

Angle brackets are normally for mounting shelves and are very cheap.

 

 

Thanks alot! Simple is clever ^^