aeliusg Posted September 22, 2016 Posted September 22, 2016 I wonder if we could restrict the OT posts on this thread? Maybe start a new thread on the BRD's (which definitely deserve them). Yeah, sorry, we were just talking offhand since Milan is supposed to be debuting his own jet-style pedal plates. Thread for Baur's is here: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=173100. He is actually active on this forum as well.
Ro_Bert Posted September 26, 2016 Posted September 26, 2016 Hello everyone, I've had my crosswinds for some time now and noticed a minor issue with them. Over long sessions of playing, the center drifts to the left little by little. Running the calibration fixes it for some time, but it happens again. Tested around a bit, and it seems to start happening whenever I push the left pedal to max, the centering point does not stay at 50% but comes back to around 49.5% and the right side does not go to 100% after that. The more times I push the left to max, the more the centerpoint drifts away to the left. Recalibration solves that tho. Maybe a loose magnet or something?
hreich Posted September 26, 2016 Posted September 26, 2016 Hi Ro Bert..please post a solution if you fnd one...or if Milan contacts you [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Pilot from Croatia
Bearfoot Posted September 26, 2016 Posted September 26, 2016 Hello everyone, I've had my crosswinds for some time now and noticed a minor issue with them. Over long sessions of playing, the center drifts to the left little by little. Running the calibration fixes it for some time, but it happens again. Tested around a bit, and it seems to start happening whenever I push the left pedal to max, the centering point does not stay at 50% but comes back to around 49.5% and the right side does not go to 100% after that. The more times I push the left to max, the more the centerpoint drifts away to the left. Recalibration solves that tho. Maybe a loose magnet or something? What cam are you using? I found that with the default cam, cam 6, it would not quite center naturally to dead center, but was a distinct bias: 48/52. Cam 6 has a harder center detent than the other two (4 and 5), and, as I wanted a soft/no center detent anyway, I switched in cam 4. I was expecting less center stability due to the softer detent, but turns out I got more: much more neutral centering naturally.
klem Posted September 26, 2016 Posted September 26, 2016 Hello everyone, I've had my crosswinds for some time now and noticed a minor issue with them. Over long sessions of playing, the center drifts to the left little by little. Running the calibration fixes it for some time, but it happens again. Tested around a bit, and it seems to start happening whenever I push the left pedal to max, the centering point does not stay at 50% but comes back to around 49.5% and the right side does not go to 100% after that. The more times I push the left to max, the more the centerpoint drifts away to the left. Recalibration solves that tho. Maybe a loose magnet or something? What cam are you using? I found that with the default cam, cam 6, it would not quite center naturally to dead center, but was a distinct bias: 48/52. Cam 6 has a harder center detent than the other two (4 and 5), and, as I wanted a soft/no center detent anyway, I switched in cam 4. I was expecting less center stability due to the softer detent, but turns out I got more: much more neutral centering naturally. Also be sure you have enough spring strength on, I recently adjusted mine after a year or so as the spring had relaxed a little. klem 56 RAF 'Firebirds' ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F mobo, i7 8086A @ 5.0 GHz with Corsair H115i watercooling, Gigabyte 2080Ti GAMING OC 11Gb GPU , 32Gb DDR4 RAM, 500Gb and 256Gb SSD SATA III 6Gb/s + 2TB , Pimax 8k Plus VR, TM Warthog Throttle, TM F18 Grip on Virpil WarBRD base, Windows 10 Home 64bit
hansangb Posted September 26, 2016 Posted September 26, 2016 Hey can you post picture of your wheel brakes for office chair? I need to make something similar It's not complicated as I said. But here are the pics. One thing I forgot, I have egrips (egrips.com) on everything I own :D Laptops, phones, Kindle etc. Can't live w/o them! I had some left over, so I stuck it on the bottom of the flange. Not sure if it's doing anything, but in the interest of full disclosure! And in action. Works like a charm for me. hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
klem Posted September 27, 2016 Posted September 27, 2016 If it helps, here's mine. 'Brake Pads'. klem 56 RAF 'Firebirds' ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F mobo, i7 8086A @ 5.0 GHz with Corsair H115i watercooling, Gigabyte 2080Ti GAMING OC 11Gb GPU , 32Gb DDR4 RAM, 500Gb and 256Gb SSD SATA III 6Gb/s + 2TB , Pimax 8k Plus VR, TM Warthog Throttle, TM F18 Grip on Virpil WarBRD base, Windows 10 Home 64bit
Ro_Bert Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 Hello everyone, I've had my crosswinds for some time now and noticed a minor issue with them. Over long sessions of playing, the center drifts to the left little by little. Running the calibration fixes it for some time, but it happens again. Tested around a bit, and it seems to start happening whenever I push the left pedal to max, the centering point does not stay at 50% but comes back to around 49.5% and the right side does not go to 100% after that. The more times I push the left to max, the more the centerpoint drifts away to the left. Recalibration solves that tho. Maybe a loose magnet or something? The issue seems to be fixed now, dont really know how or why, but anyway. I disassembled the pedals a bit, cleaned most surfaces just for why not(there wasnt much to clean), replaced the heatshrink tube on the magnet(again for no particular reason, "just in case") and took care to tighten the screws equally. Seems to work ok now. My best guess is a loose bolt/screw somewhere. My pedals are around 1 year old, and see a fair bit of use. On another note, i could get the centerpoint to around 40% if i repeatedly pushed the pedals to left and let them go back center, it would add a tiny amount of off-center each time. Still the best purchase ive probably ever done when it comes to hobbies :thumbup:
Deezle Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 I got mine on Wednesday, Shipping only took a week. They are really nice, however I feel that they would be more comfortable for my feet if the pedals didn't have the holes cut in them. Intel 9600K@4.7GHz, Asus Z390, 64GB DDR4, EVGA RTX 3070, Custom Water Cooling, 970 EVO 1TB NVMe 34" UltraWide 3440x1440 Curved Monitor, 21" Touch Screen MFD monitor, TIR5 My Pit Build, Moza AB9 FFB w/WH Grip, TMWH Throttle, MFG Crosswinds W/Combat Pedals/Damper, Custom A-10C panels, Custom Helo Collective, SimShaker with Transducer
klem Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 I got mine on Wednesday, Shipping only took a week. They are really nice, however I feel that they would be more comfortable for my feet if the pedals didn't have the holes cut in them. Was that the choice - pedals or shoes? :megalol: 1 klem 56 RAF 'Firebirds' ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F mobo, i7 8086A @ 5.0 GHz with Corsair H115i watercooling, Gigabyte 2080Ti GAMING OC 11Gb GPU , 32Gb DDR4 RAM, 500Gb and 256Gb SSD SATA III 6Gb/s + 2TB , Pimax 8k Plus VR, TM Warthog Throttle, TM F18 Grip on Virpil WarBRD base, Windows 10 Home 64bit
Bearfoot Posted October 2, 2016 Posted October 2, 2016 I got mine on Wednesday, Shipping only took a week. They are really nice, however I feel that they would be more comfortable for my feet if the pedals didn't have the holes cut in them. Tape/glue these to them: Done. Alternatively, make these part of your standard "flying" kit, along with the flight cap, goggles, and jaunty scarf (you do have a jaunty scarf fro flying don't you?): https://www.overstock.com/Clothing-Shoes/Muk-Luks-Mens-Ragg-Wool-Slipper-Socks-with-Leather-Sole/6190978/product.html 1
rajdary Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) Nice review of the excellent MFG rudder pedals. Thanks Milan! https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2932898#post2932898 Edited October 23, 2016 by rajdary Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Tempered Glass, Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero, Intel i7 7700K @ 4.8, Corsair HX 1000i, Nzxt Kraken 62, 32gb DDR4 3000Mhz Corsair Dominator Platinum, Nvme SSD Samsung 960 Evo 1Tb, Asus Strix OC 1080ti, Philips 43" 4K Monitor + 2 x Dell 24" U2414H, Warthog HOTAS, Track IR 5, Obutto R3volution, Buttkicker Gamer 2, MFG Crosswind pedals, Occulus Rift CV1, Windows 10 Pro.
hughlb Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 Just ordered a pair of these in graphite to replace my G25 racing pedals. I don't think I've seen a peripheral yet, with such an overwhelmingly positive reaction. Looking forward to bolting this into the sim pit! | Windows 10 | I7 4790K @ 4.4ghz | Asus PG348Q | Asus Strix 1080TI | 16GB Corsair Vengeance 2400 DDR3 | Asrock Fatal1ty Z97 | Samsung EVO 850 500GB (x2) | SanDisk 240GB Extreme Pro | Coolermaster Vanguard S 650Watt 80+ | Fractal Design R4 | VirPil T-50 | MFG Crosswind Graphite | KW-908 JetSeat Sim Edition | TrackIR 5 | [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
harf4ng Posted October 28, 2016 Posted October 28, 2016 Still waiting for the combat plates version to buy them... I want those MFG ^^ Flying without pedals is a pain ^^ Wonder how are the new thrustmaster ones ;) Favorite modules : Huey, F-86F, F14 and P-51D Quest 2, RTX 3080, i7 10700K, 16 Gb of RAM, Pro Flight Trainer PUMA helicopter setup, Warthog HOTAS with two force sensitive stick, custom cockpit and a GS-Cobra dynamic seat.
f4l0 Posted October 28, 2016 Posted October 28, 2016 Still waiting for the combat plates version to buy them... I want those MFG ^^ Flying without pedals is a pain ^^ Wonder how are the new thrustmaster ones ;) Me too but I hit the trigger some time ago and will oder the new plates when they are available... f4l0 Developer of Simshaker for Aviators Feel the brrrrttt: [Official] SimShaker for Aviators Forums thread at ED forums SimShaker for Aviators (simshaker-for-aviators.github.io)
dburne Posted October 28, 2016 Posted October 28, 2016 Me too but I hit the trigger some time ago and will oder the new plates when they are available... Same here, have been enjoying these awesome pedals since last Dec, and I will certainly try out the combat plates whenever they do become available. Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero|
f4l0 Posted October 28, 2016 Posted October 28, 2016 I'm still waiting, should be delivered in mid November... f4l0 Developer of Simshaker for Aviators Feel the brrrrttt: [Official] SimShaker for Aviators Forums thread at ED forums SimShaker for Aviators (simshaker-for-aviators.github.io)
macd1102 Posted October 29, 2016 Posted October 29, 2016 mfg crosswinds are worth the wait, once shipped only took a week to arrive in virginia, excellent craftmanship, highly recommend them, i had saiteks before these , no comparison [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel I7 8700k processor overclocked to 5.0, Asus ROG Z370-E , 32 GB G Skill Ripjaw DDR4 2400 ram, Nvidia Geforce 1080 TI , Virpil Constellation Alpha/ Virpil 50 CM2 Base/MFG Crosswinds rudders/TIR 5, Windows 10 64 bit
Need-To-Know Posted October 29, 2016 Posted October 29, 2016 I am very excited and can not wait until mine arrive near the end of November. When my Saitek pedals went out I bought the cheap thrustmaster pedals. They have been a nightmare. First week & 1/2 they were fine then started having stiction problems and after 4 weeks it was really bad (even with super lube). Now one side is either all or nothing. I had to dig out my old old old Microsoft joystick that has a twist handle and use it just to taxi, thrustmaster pedals to brake, and warthog to fly....it is a handful landing. Lol November is going to be like Xmas. Fight to fly, fly to fight, fight to win. Callsign: Need Shu-Ha-Ri
hansangb Posted October 31, 2016 Posted October 31, 2016 Damn...I'd like to see that. Talk about having your hands full :) hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
golani79 Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 After the left toe brake died on my Saiteks and I wasn´t able to find any obvious errors in the wiring etc. I orderd me a pair of MFGs in graphite black today. >> DCS liveries by golani79 <<
hreich Posted November 24, 2016 Posted November 24, 2016 After the left toe brake died on my Saiteks and I wasn´t able to find any obvious errors in the wiring etc. I orderd me a pair of MFGs in graphite black today. Good choice Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Pilot from Croatia
Raz_Specter Posted November 24, 2016 Posted November 24, 2016 I have had the graphite ones for a few months now, they will be the last pedals you will ever buy :) Excellent precision and control within DCS :) ++++++1 Custom built W10 Pro 64Bit, Intel Core i9 9900k, Asus ROG Maximus Code XI Z390, 64GB DDR4 3200 RGB, Samsung 1TB NVme M.2 Drive, Gigabyte AORUS 2080TI, 40" Iiyama Display. Wacom Cintiq Pro 24, HOTAS Virpil T50 Stick / FA-18C TM Stick and Virpil T50 Throttle, MFG Crosswind Graphite Pedals. HP Reverb SPECTER [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Lead Terrain Developer / Texture Artist
Shortcut Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 I have the MFG Crosswinds in graphite being shipped 12/15/16 can't wait. The price of the Crosswinds is them selves is pretty good it's the shipping that hurts but should be worth it. More after the first of the year. 13700K, MSI Z690 D4 Edge wifi, Swiftech H360X3 Cooling with Corsair Water Block, Gigabyte 4090 OC, 64gb Trident Z 3600 CL16, Evga 850W G2 power supply, Moza AB9, Virpil Apha Prime, Winwing Orion 2 Viper, TM Warthog, MFG Crosswinds With Damper, TrackIR 5, HP Reverb 2, Pimax Crystal
Panp Posted December 14, 2016 Posted December 14, 2016 I figured I'd check in after a year and give an update,I posted this last year around this time Well for those of you who are wondering how the Crosswind pedals will last after repeated use, I pretty sure I can give you an answer. I have had these pedals for 2 years now as of this Christmas. SN / 067 I have all the flight sims ROF /IL2 /BOS /COD /MS FS and of coruse DCS, and there are very few evenings where I am not flying one or the other. After 2 years of repeated use I have not had a single issue, they are working now, just like they did right out of the box! Pivot points are still tight and acuracy is still like new. They show no signs of wear other that needing a little dusting. I wish I could say the same for my other hotas and pedals! They are by far the best money I have ever spent for my system and are the best pedals I have ever owned. The reason I can say that is because I have a closet full of pedal from other companys, along with all the other hotas systems ever made. Precission is flawless even at 2 years old and the assembly is very robust. I would not trade, sell them for any price. You cant go wrong with the MFG Crosswind for the price you pay! Best money I ever spent! Panp :cry_2:and as you can see im crying now :cry_2: I got a look at the new graphite colors and really like them !!!!:clap_2: The problem I have is that my pedals are still working like they were when I first bought them. Not a single issue in 3 years of heavy use Pivot points are still tight and acuracy is still like new after 3 years:yes: Precission is still flawless My new years resolution will be to try and wear this set out and talk the wife into a new set, :joystick: aHHH maybe next year or the year after at this rate :thumbup: Panp 1
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