Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals

[aaron886]

I'm also interested in buying the Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals, but I have a very simple question:

 

I know you need the pedals to steer the plane on the ground (taxiway and runway) or during the landing when you have cross wind and you also brake the plane after the landing. But do you need the pedals also during the flight?

 

Depends on the simulator... if you're talking about Lock On... not really, unless you're doing aerobatics. (Limited use even then.) If you mean A-10C, then you definitely need them and should learn how to keep the aircraft coordinated!

[Weasel]

I definitely mean the A-10C, I imagine that the pedals on Lock On are not as working as on the A-10C simulation.

 

What do you exactly mean with how to keep the aircraft coordinated? I thougt you will keep the aircraft only with the joystick (flightstick) coordinated.

[ZQuickSilverZ]

The answer is it depends. Usually no. However you sometimes use it for short term wind correction (for long term just trim) or certain maneuvers. You use it to keep altitude at extreme bank. You may also use it to make small corrections when strafing. Hope that helps.

[Alterscape]

The rudder pedals (and the rudder) gives you control over your aircraft's yaw axis. You use the rudder to counteract adverse yaw and coordinate your turns (http://www.howcast.com/videos/22907-Rudder-and-Adverse-Yaw). This helps you avoid spins, among other unpleasant things. I'm not sure how much the flight model and typical flight regimes for FC2 or A-10 require you to be aware of this, but, that's what the rudder pedals are helping you do.

[MegOhm_SD]

I have the Saitek Pro Combat Pedals... There are no issues for me. The Toe Brakes are great. Only thing I had to do was loosen Tension...a preference and I put rubber pads (round like you put on furniture legs avail at home depot) on the bottom to keep them from slipping.... I have bamboo flooring the little rubber pads it came with were not enough.

 

Nice construction, the metal pedals are nice

[Ramstein]

Saitek pedals toe brake spring connector broke

Saitek pedals toe brake spring connector broke. The Saitek stick and pedals seem to be very good for about 2 years of easy use. I am in my 50's and am not heavy and do not abuse anyt of my flight sim equipment. I just get sad because the cheap palstic parts just start wearing and breaking starting about 2 years or later... and the average people only has basic hand tols. Besides you can't fix proken plast, only jerry rig stuff to make it last until we can afford new stuff.

 

This morning I went to try my latest new addon, Faliming Cliffs 3 to my DCS series. The right side toe prake, pedal, stuff,, was not returning to the proper position ont he right pedal. I opened them up and found the cheapo plastic part where the return spring hooks just broke off...

 

Three hours later and trying to jerry rig the sring back in any way to help pull the pedal back when you lift your foot after pressing the toe down a smidge...

 

It barely has enough tension now, but when I list my toes on the right pedal it lifts back like it should but slowly, and you can tell the spring has only a tiny bit of pull, If I tried to make it have stroner pull it might cause more damage.

 

The people who make theplastic parts should be ashamed of themselves for such a miserable job of using cheap plastic and cheap design, Making built in short life under easy use. Imagine if I were much heavier and stronger, these parts would disingrate so easy.

 

Saitek... stop (madcatz for a few years now) ,making palstic so crappy! Add two cents worth of plastic to make it stonger over there in countries that pay slave wages! Don't let the customer have parts that break so easy, making the customers think twice about buying Saitek. Whover makes the decsions on quality needs to be fired, period.

 

We spend an average of about $300 to get a flight stick and pedals. An extra two bit for either more plaist or better palstic is better than thousands of angry customers.

 

IMHO

 

IMHO

[airdog]

Edited November 14, 2012 by airdog