Finally retiring my old CH Rudder Pedals and looking for new pedals

[sobe]

I have an old set of CH Rudder Pedals that I have enjoyed for many years.  Unfortunately, I cannot seem to get them to calibrate properly so the time has come to retire them.

I am looking at the “big” 3 in pedals.  MFG, Virpil and VKB.  I mainly fly jets but am looking forward to the Apache so I would like pedals that I could use for both types of flying. 

One person posted this about the big 3:

VKB T-Rudders cheap but no toe-brakes "per se", but not critical if you are only into jets and helos
MFG Crosswinds amazing quality, most likely a 10/10 product, 11/10 with the damper
Virpil ACE middle ground between the VKB and MFG regarding both quality and price tag

My own research would tend to agree with the above.  I have a TM throttle but a Virpil joystick so I might favor the Virpil except for all of the glowing reviews about MFG. 

When I do buy, I plan to get some of the optional stuff at the same time to avoid the hassle of waiting for a shipment to arrive and the somewhat high shipping costs for small parts.  For example, if I got the MFG pedals, I would probably order the package deal that they have and at the same time, get the extra cost damper. 

Of course, every time I look at the websites of the above sellers, the pedals are always out of stock. 

On the MFG Crosswind V3 graphite base, is there just one model with multiple footrests or are there different models?  On the footrests, I would probably get the Combat/universal footrests. 

Comments and thoughts would be appreciated.

[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

15 hours ago, sobe said:

I have an old set of CH Rudder Pedals that I have enjoyed for many years.  Unfortunately, I cannot seem to get them to calibrate properly so the time has come to retire them.

 

I am looking at the “big” 3 in pedals.  MFG, Virpil and VKB.  I mainly fly jets but am looking forward to the Apache so I would like pedals that I could use for both types of flying. 

 

One person posted this about the big 3:

 

VKB T-Rudders cheap but no toe-brakes "per se", but not critical if you are only into jets and helos
MFG Crosswinds amazing quality, most likely a 10/10 product, 11/10 with the damper
Virpil ACE middle ground between the VKB and MFG regarding both quality and price tag

My own research would tend to agree with the above.  I have a TM throttle but a Virpil joystick so I might favor the Virpil except for all of the glowing reviews about MFG. 

 

When I do buy, I plan to get some of the optional stuff at the same time to avoid the hassle of waiting for a shipment to arrive and the somewhat high shipping costs for small parts.  For example, if I got the MFG pedals, I would probably order the package deal that they have and at the same time, get the extra cost damper. 

 

Of course, every time I look at the websites of the above sellers, the pedals are always out of stock. 

 

On the MFG Crosswind V3 graphite base, is there just one model with multiple footrests or are there different models?  On the footrests, I would probably get the Combat/universal footrests. 

Comments and thoughts would be appreciated.

 

 

Another option is buying hall sensor upgrade kits for your current pedals.

That opinion you quoted sounds lue me lol. I would add VKB only cheap part is the pricetage. Amazing quality and building and engineering.

[MustangSally]

MFG's with the universal pedals and damper. You won't regret it. Excellent quality and great customer service.

I've had mine for 12mths without issue....smooth and accurate!