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Milan, you have done the right thing: designed and produced a quality product and focussing on delivering quality within promised delays.

Trying to do too many things at the same time, given limited resources could have gotten you and the community into a much less desirable situation.

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The Combat Style being discussed, are down lower where one's heels rest on the floor. Like the Saitek Combats were.

 

 

 

The regular pedals currently shipping with the Crosswinds, are up a little higher where one raises up the foot and rests the entire foot in the pedal.

 

 

 

you mean like car pedals? but how does rudder work then?

 

 

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you mean like car pedals? but how does rudder work then?

 

 

 

It works the same as the regular pedals, they are still on a slider that moves appropriately. Just the way they are angled and positioning to where one's heels rest on the floor.

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It works the same as the regular pedals, they are still on a slider that moves appropriately. Just the way they are angled and positioning to where one's heels rest on the floor.

 

 

 

Feels like I need to start saving again

 

 

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Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow.

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Feels like I need to start saving again

 

 

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lol same feeling :megalol:

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Received my graphite pedals the other day.

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Received my graphite pedals the other day.

 

and the survey says? ;):lol::pilotfly:

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Lucky!!! see what I did there? :)

 

Jealous of the color....

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Mine will arrive this week!!!! Looking forward to it!

 

 

 

You wont be disappointed!

 

 

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Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow.

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Jealous of the color....

 

Same.

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Lucky!!! see what I did there? :)

 

Jealous of the color....

 

Gotcha.

 

Yeah, the graphite color is really nice. This is the 2nd set I've owned after selling the first set last year. The precision is incredible. I just need to experiment with the soft spring to find the right balance.

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Hmm I would certain be interested in that new soft centering spring, wonder if one can order it by itself? I may contact Milan to find out...

 

did you ever follow-up? curious to hear more about this soft spring.

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I also received mine on the 29th. Just have had a little bit of time setting up and adjusting etc. However I must say they are just great.

 

I also ordered the soft springs, pretty soft with out adjusting the spring tension. Like I said above still adjusting looking for the sweet feel.

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did you ever follow-up? curious to hear more about this soft spring.

 

No it has since slipped my mind. I will drop him a note.

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Just a quick note that Milan is on vacation until August 16th so you may have to wait a bit for your answer.

 

In other news, just got my new set of Crosswind rudders last week and as everyone else that already has a set has been saying... WOW!

 

If anyone is on the fence, don't be. Order them now. They are truly THAT good.

 

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did you ever follow-up? curious to hear more about this soft spring.

 

I got mine with the soft spring. It significantly reduces the return-to-center force. When used with CAM4 and CAM5, the centering force isn't strong enough to return it to exact center unless you really dial in the tension with the front adjustment knob. With CAM6, since it has a hard center point, it's easier to return to the exact center, though sometimes I still find myself shifting the pedals left and right just to make sure.

 

The soft spring is better than the normal spring for helicopter flight because you can be more accurate with small deflections, but personally I still prefer the VKB T-Rudder IV for helicopter flight.

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I always consider dumping my Saitek Combat pedals for these, but given the fact I only fly fast movers I can never rationalize it.

 

The only thing I use the pedals for is steering on then ground, the way the FM's work there's really no use in the air.

 

 

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I use rudder all the time in the air... coordinated turns during navigation/cruising, banking/rolling at high AoA, and minor yaw corrections for gunnery. I would like to have nicer pedals like the MFG Crosswind. I like the idea of relatively weak centering force for helo flying, but I primarily use rudder for fixed wing and need some sort of self centering... perhaps with a damper like some high end pedals use?

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I have the additional soft spring as well.

 

Same experience as Ranma13, it's to light for fixed wing for me.

 

I don't fly any helos yet, but I'm sure they'll be perfect for it.

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2484 on service :thumbup:

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Are people using the Width Adjustment Plates? Or are those generally an unnecessary add-on?

 

 

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Are people using the Width Adjustment Plates? Or are those generally an unnecessary add-on?

 

I got them with mine, however I found the width as they came to be very comfortable and really had no desire to adjust them further out or closer together, so I have never used them.

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FYI as you can see I contacted Milan and here's his detail reply.

 

Message:

 

Many customers and owners of your crosswind rudder pedals, would like an update or progress report on the combat pedals modification. Also can you provide a possible time table for their release. Thanks!

 

 

 

Hi Larry and thank you on your kind note. I hope you are happy with your rudder pedals ( about a year since purchase so far).

 

 

 

I've seen forum posts on DCS forums regarding the delay on combat style pedals...please do forward this mail on the forum.

 

 

 

Resons for delay are many, unfortunately... but it will be done. Let me try to explain some circumstances...

 

 

 

- we can produce combat style on CNC as stated on the forums...but both CNC's are producing current model of rudder pedals. It takes a lot of machining time to produce pedals, and demand is still solid. I though that we will be able to manufacture combat style pedals when demand for the MFG decline a little...but I guess we'll have to start working another shift. Keep in mind that it's easy to produce a few prototypes on CNC...but we have to supply customers with enough units. What's the use of releasing such a new style if it's not available to purchase ?? ... Few months in a row our waiting times for rudder pedals are 30 days or less...which tell you that we can now manage some production time to produce combat style footrests in some quantity

 

 

 

- aside from CNC manufacturing these, we also explored other options...like laser cut and folded sheet metal , heat folded acrylic, or die cast aluminum parts. There are pro's and con's of each manufacturing ( price, aestetics ..) ... and now when we have a larger customer base ( 4500 units sold so far) we might opt for die cast aluminum. On that purpose we will probably sum up pro's and con's ...and provide a survey to our customers to help us decide.

 

 

 

- Many of customers will say ..." sure , nice explanation...but 2 years...huh.."

 

Such a long has passed because I'm the one who is in charge for that development, and I had to do other things in past two years. I was working a lot on customer service ( feedback, ordering, dispatching pedals, customer support) and helping out in production ( supplies, educating CNC operators, refining the production) ... I helped to polish out new software and firmware, updated pedals design with subtle changes, new spring design, introducing new color, warthog extensions ... and it's not just work...I recently got married and moved in to new home, honeymoon and stuff :-) ...other family stuff too...I guess you know how these things go without going too much in my private stuff. I still have to get my simulator "corner" in place which I find crucial to develop and test new stuff.

 

- TIMING

 

 

 

From late August I'll be 100% devoted on combat style footrests...and I'm sure we will have solid news for you at end of September ! Releasing combat style is our top priority and must happen before 2017 end's... even if it means I'll work round the clock :-)

 

P.S. It's not just combat pedals. I'm pretty sure that I'll tune up MFG Crosswinds a bit too, make them a bit more narrow, more stable base of the pedals, already have few concepts. We'll need to redesign package for new variant's since pedals can ship with either current style , or combat, or both. Separate packing for footrests also need to be done etc.

 

 

 

Apologise for delays... I know you all want it "yesterday", but I'll do my best like with the MFG Crosswinds.

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Milan Simundza

 

 

 

Looks like I'm going to have to cancel my Crosswind order and wait for the Combat pedals it seems...I wasn't even aware Milan was working on a Combat set.

 

I guess I can stick it out with my Saitek Combats a bit longer

 

 

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