warmachine79 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Hey guys, I currently have a single rig for sim racing and I fly on the desk. I want to build/buy a dual rig. Requirement: some solution that allows to have both rudder pedals (Winwing Orion) and racing pedals (Fanatec Clubsport Pedals V3) without having to switch around something. Of course, the wheel will be in the center, thus the Flightstick (Winwing F16EX) will be on the right and the throttle (Virpil CM3) will be on the left. I also want something where I can place mouse and keyboard and both platforms need to be movable. And in case you think I am not complicated enough, the seat should be in a lying position for racing (so Formula seating, not GT3 like a truck driver). I am also fine with the seat being in that position for flying, though. Currently, I have this seat and it would be great if I could use it for the rig or get a comparable one when it comes to the lying position (in particular with regard to the comfortable hip flexion angle): null
Aapje Posted February 15 Posted February 15 The F-16 has a strongly reclined seat, so such a seating position is fairly accurate for that plane at least. Anyway, my advice would be: Get a rig based on 8020 aluminium bars that work with t-nuts. This is very popular because it gives immense flexibility on how the frame is set up and what you attach to it, and where. This is extra important if you want to have a dual setup. It's best to get advice from simracing sources, like the simracing subreddit, since you want a formula-style setup. Simracers can also give advice on side-mounting stuff, since they are used to mounting shifters and handbrakes there. These rigs also tend to be quite affordable for what you get and you are not locked into a brand. Brands like Simlab and Advancedsimracing are popular, but what options you have depends in part on where you are located (these things are obviously very expensive to ship, so it has to be available locally). Your current seat should mount with no problems. Get the quick release system from QR4Rigs. It seems to be the best designed QR for pedals on the market. They have standard support for a large variety of the most popular racing and rudder pedals. Sim-lab has a keyboard tray and a mousepad plate, that are both designed for 8020 rigs. However, most people seem to forgo the mouse and instead get the Logitech K400 Plus, with an integrated mousepad. Cheap and low quality, but it they prefer it over a mouse. I would suggest using a trackball if you do want to use a mouse, since a regular mouse will vibrate off the rig and with a trackball, you can use a very small plate for it, so it is easier to mount next to a stick. A good future upgrade is to add bass shakers to the system. People tend to think that it adds a lot and it is relatively cheap, especially if you do a DIY-solution. You might want to already put your rig on 'washing machine anti-vibration feet pads' to isolate the rig from the environment.
_Hoss Posted February 16 Posted February 16 NLR has a racing rig that looks just like the NLR FS Pro. It's called the GTtrack https://nextlevelracing.com/products/next-level-racing-gttrack/ they also put out more mounting plates for flight simming that will fit on this platform. Or you could just get a NLRFS pro and adapt it for racing. Sempre Fortis
warmachine79 Posted February 17 Author Posted February 17 (edited) I narrowed it down to that I will use aluminium profiles. This one looks good and it is compatible to aluminium profiles. GT position could be for flying, F1 position for racing. With the pedals in F1 position and the seat in GT position, plenty of space on the floor for rudder. Edited February 17 by warmachine79
Blackrat_UK Posted February 17 Posted February 17 I chased that dream for years, it never worked out for me, now I just fly although still have my racing gear, if you have the room buy a second rig and share the computer between them
GregP Posted February 17 Posted February 17 I too have wrestled with this for years. Right now I have a setup that I'm pretty happy with, but it's not cheap and still requires a lot of room. I bought a large gaming desk and use clamped mounts to attach all my flight sim peripherals to it, with pedals under it, and use a gaming chair as the seat (not shown in the pic, but it's an Andaseat Kaiser 3). For racing, I move the gaming chair aside and push a NLR GTTrack rig up to the desk. The front edge of the rig just about touches my rudder pedals, and rig frame almost touches the furthest-protruding flight sim peripherals.
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