Dave317 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I'm in the market for some pedals and quite like the saitek ones. I've never used any rudder pedals before and I can't decide if the combat ones are worth paying the extra £50 for. They look alot nicer but has anyone had any experience of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurius Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Hi there, I own the Saitek combat rudder pedals and I'm fully satisfied with them. Before having them, I had the Saitek Flight rudder pedals but the tension wheel broke after one month and a half. The combat ones seem much more robust. So, if you can, go forward with the Saitek Combat ones. That said, I don't know much about the other products such as those from CH which also produces pedals. From what I know, the pedals are closer to each other but seem to be well appreciated also. Cheers Laurius Asus P8Z68 Deluxe, Intel Core i7-2600K (3.4 GHz), Corsair Vengeance 2x4096 Mo DDR3 1866 MHz, SSD 120 Go Vertex 2, EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0 4Go (04G-P4-2978-KR), TM HOTAS Warthog #03797 (MB replaced), Saitek Combat Pro Rudder, TrackIR 5, TM Cougar MFDs with Lilliput 8" UM 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I own the Combat set as well, which I do like. I have never owned the standard set but from my research, they are identical internally. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deigs Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 They are ok. I like them. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 161 Squadron Australia's DCS Community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTFDarkEagle Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 +1 for the combat pedals. Haven't owned the pro flight pedals, but have tried them. The most significant difference for me: your heel in the pro flight one are on the pedal, but on the combat your heel is on the base instead of on the pedal, which I prefer. Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldridge1960 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Yep, I have the Saitek Combat pedals. The pedal attachments on mine are made of metal. From what I saw on one of the other posts here the internals are the same between the pro and the combat versions. Just the pedal types are different. Birdstrike = Chicken Sandwich! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokitexas Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I am using the regular Saitek Pro Pedals (the un-metal one), and have had no issues. I quite like them. i5 3570k @ 4.3 560ti GTX 2gig 8gig RAM Intel SSD Win7 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 The most significant difference for me: your heel in the pro flight one are on the pedal, but on the combat your heel is on the base instead of on the pedal, which I prefer. I did not realize that. I guess I never really looked at the pics. I do like having my heels on the floor (pedal base) as well. Plus they look cooler under the desk. ;) ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave317 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Thanks guys. Combat ones it is then, they looks soo much better than the normal ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisky One Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I'm using the basic pro flight rudder pedals with my heels on the floor. :P I will get the combat pedals when I'm finishing the pit (in about 1,5 years from now :P ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyroflash Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Combat pedals, they are really comfortable, and more closely represent what you would be dealing with in a real aircraft. e.g. the transition and how I place my feet on them is very similar. Plus like in real aircraft, you don't get the tendency to press the toe brakes when you move the rudders on crosswind landings/TO's (heels not being on the pedals and all). If you aim for the sky, you will never hit the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algerad3 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 cichlidfan I see you have wood in place to keep your pedals from sliding out of place . LOL I have to do the same. At least I now know how to keep my roller chair from sliding back when I tried to add rudders when flying. Never thought about a rug. Cool idea. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] CPIAS FOR Saitek: Saitek Flight instrument panels and X-52 pro mfd scripts for Dcs http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=94174 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Guy Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 cichlidfan I see you have wood in place to keep your pedals from sliding out of place . LOL I have to do the same. At least I now know how to keep my roller chair from sliding back when I tried to add rudders when flying. Never thought about a rug. Cool idea. I use the velcro included with the pedals (very easy to remove from a wooden floor and left no stains, I might add) and a couple of chocks (doorstoppers) for my chair. Works perfectly. Problems setting up switches on the HOTAS Warthog or similar? Tutorial Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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