Bob1943 Posted September 30, 2022 Posted September 30, 2022 Has anyone discovered a commercially available landing gear lever/handle module that is USB plug & play with DCS?
lesthegrngo Posted September 30, 2022 Posted September 30, 2022 I'm not aware of any; having said that I am happy to share my design which uses 3D printed parts and some simple 2D parts and cheapo bits off Ebay Les
Bob1943 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) Just found this on Etsy, USB plug & play. This might do the trick. Edited October 1, 2022 by Bob1943
Steel Jaw Posted October 1, 2022 Posted October 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Bob1943 said: Just found this on Etsy, USB plug & play. This might do the trick. URL link please. "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, Red Dragon 7800XT/16GB, monitor: GIGABYTE M32QC 32" (31.5" Viewable) QHD 2560 x 1440 (2K) 165Hz.
Bob1943 Posted October 2, 2022 Author Posted October 2, 2022 https://www.etsy.com/listing/1171600472/universal-landing-gear-lever-for-flight 1
EightyDuce Posted January 16, 2023 Posted January 16, 2023 On 10/1/2022 at 11:14 PM, Bob1943 said: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1171600472/universal-landing-gear-lever-for-flight I'd you ever get it? If so, how do you like it. Was looking for something exactly like this, or building one myself for VR purposes. Windows 11 23H2| ASUS X670E-F STRIX | AMD 9800X3D@ 5.6Ghz | G.Skill 64Gb DDR5 6200 28-36-36-38 | RTX 4090 undervolted | MSI MPG A1000G PSU | VKB MCG Ultimate + VKB T-Rudders + WH Throttle | HP Reverb G2 Quest 3 + VD
Bob1943 Posted January 16, 2023 Author Posted January 16, 2023 Never did order it. It looked a little too small. I really wanted a little larger piece of hardware to grab ahold of. Plus, it looked like you had to pull the lever out each time before you moved it up or down. Surprised there are not more hardware options out there for landing gear operation. I'll keep looking and post back if I find anything else.
No1sonuk Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 The pull is a feature on real one's so it doesn't get moved by jolts, etc. Airbus levers also have an electronic interlock. Is there a reason why you can't build what you want?
Bob1943 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 11 hours ago, No1sonuk said: The pull is a feature on real one's so it doesn't get moved by jolts, etc. Airbus levers also have an electronic interlock. Is there a reason why you can't build what you want? Unfortunately, building that type of device doesn't fall within any of my skill sets. Don't recall any of the USAF fighters that I flew back in the late 60s-early 70s (F-111, F-100, A-37) having any type of mechanical lock on the landing gear handle, as far as I remember, it was simply an up & down lever. Don't know if the Gen 4 and up fighters have any kind of mechanical lock on the landing gear lever or not.
Scott-S6 Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Bob1943 said: Unfortunately, building that type of device doesn't fall within any of my skill sets. Don't recall any of the USAF fighters that I flew back in the late 60s-early 70s (F-111, F-100, A-37) having any type of mechanical lock on the landing gear handle, as far as I remember, it was simply an up & down lever. Don't know if the Gen 4 and up fighters have any kind of mechanical lock on the landing gear lever or not. It varies. If you watch the animation in the cockpit you can see that some are pulled out before moving. I also had a look for a lever. Most are 3D printed, even some of the quite expensive ones, and I don't feel this is a good material choice. The only ones I found that weren't were commercial style levers which isn't what I wanted. If you don't want to make something then take a look at the panel from virpil which has a sizable landing gear lever. Might be what you're looking for. Winwing also have a panel with a landing gear lever but it's much smaller. Edited January 18, 2023 by Scott-S6
Bob1943 Posted 23 hours ago Author Posted 23 hours ago (edited) Sorry to Resurrect an old thread, but thought someone might benefit from what I ultimately bought to provide a landing gear lever. This is the Total Controls, Multi-Function Button Box. Not only does it have a gear lever, but also a hook lever for carrier aircraft. Plus all the other programmable buttons, knobs and switches. Works great. Edit: Here is a 2nd picture that shows how I have the box mounted next to my MFDs. Edited 6 minutes ago by Bob1943 1
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