WW f-16 throttle mods anyone?

[BaronVonVaderham]

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone has attempted to modify the winwing f-16 throttle quadrant before?

I’m contemplating 2 mods: 

1) change the “man rng” control, which currently is a barely usable rotary knob combined with an (in my case) unused mini joystick, and convert it into a clickable rotary to resemble the real throttle. Reason for this is that the man rng control is not very usable in the current implementation, unlike the real one and the new TM version.

2) change some of the base control covers, so I can use it more flexibly for different applications, using custom panel labels. The base covers appear to be removable, so by printing some new custom versions, that could be interesting.

Has anyone attempted that before?

[Phantom711]

I understand what you mean, regarding the Man RNG rotary knob.

i have not modified it, but you can find 3D printed or printable replacements for it on the internet. They don‘t look true to the original either but help with the usability of the rotary.

Edited October 12, 2023 by Phantom711

[markturner1960]

Got any links for those buddy?

 

[Phantom711]

i.e. this one…

 

https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1494433288/winwing-f-16ex-viper-gasdrehknopf

 

I know, not very appealing, but probably better with regards to usability…

[markturner1960]

OK< that was the F16 throttle which was not what I was talking about, but thanks. In the meantime, I got a Photoshop wizard buddy of mine to make the enclosed, so feel free to use :