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Jul 18^th, 2004 at 10:42pm

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I'm a relative newcomer to this hobby. I currently traded up from a Sidewinder FF to a Saitek X45 stick/throttle (and I'm never going back!)

I'm thinking of adding pedals to my configuration, any recomendations?

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Reply #1 - Jul 20^th, 2004 at 12:27pm

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The best pedals out there are made by
CH Products. See here:

http://www.chproducts.com/retail/usb_pro_pedals.html

I have them and flying has been totally great! Not a bad price either!

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Reply #2 - Jul 22^nd, 2004 at 7:46pm

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Can I use them with my Saitek X45 stick?

My first flight in a 172 on August 20, 2004&&&&&&Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right. (P. Drucker) &&&&When all think alike, then no one is thinking. (Walter Lippmann)&&&&Boredom's the problem. And how do you beat Boredom? Adventure!!!&&&&Tyler: You-You'll remember my position, won't you?&&&&Rosie: Sure! Stop by for a drink sometime!&&&&Tyler: Wait! Wait! What is my position?&&&&Rosie: Ehhhh...beats the hell outta me! I just hope I can find my way back home!

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Reply #3 - Jul 26^th, 2004 at 12:04pm

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I've been wondering the same thing. lol

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Reply #4 - Jul 26^th, 2004 at 1:21pm

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Yes they can as far as I know!
You can contact them and ask.
I think I remember seeing a set up with the Pro Pedals and the Saitek. Just don't assign rudder control to the saitek!

http://www.chproducts.com/retail/setups.htm

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Reply #5 - Aug 3^rd, 2004 at 11:47am

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This response may be a little late, but YES. The CH Prod. Pro Pedals work perfectly with the X45. Like Fly2e said, just be sure to unassign the rudder from the Saitek. I don't care much for the See-Saw rudder control on the X45, but it does work wonderfully when assigned to Pan Left/Right. There are times when I'm not using my head tracker and this serves the purpose.

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Reply #6 - Aug 3^rd, 2004 at 3:26pm

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jordanj,

Hi. Sorry I missed the original post of yours..... it happened when I was in Japan and was not able to log in.

Thanks for making it pop up to the top, Skittles.)

Welcome to the "Homebuild Cockpits" forum.

You got some good answers there already from knowledgable people...... Wink

I also use the CH Products pro pedals.... and love them. Well built, a snap to install, and highly functional. The differential toe brakes are a pleasure to have.... particularly if you fly "big iron". My only two criticisms of them are that I wish the spacing between them as a bit wider and more like the spacing for pedals on a "heavy" jet... and that I wish they looked more like real aircraft pedals instead of a "computer peripheral".

BUT..... the next "level" of quality and realism in rudder pedals takes a HUGE price jump from the CH units...... so unless you are "flush"..... CH is the way to go.

If you check on EBay... you can often find a good deal. You can almost always find a "buy it now" peice of about $107.00 USD for the usb units new in a box. But you'll have to add shipping to that.

I got mine at a local place near here (next to the local KASH GA airport) that sold them for about that....with no shipping involved.

Sometimes there are used ones on Ebay too. Watch out for the older gameport interface models that quite oftens show up there..... what you want is the usb ones. They physically look pretty much identical.

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Reply #7 - Aug 5^th, 2004 at 4:12pm

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My only two criticisms of them are that I wish the spacing between them as a bit wider and more like the spacing for pedals on a "heavy" jet... and that I wish they looked more like real aircraft pedals instead of a "computer peripheral".

Didn't you also say once they were too loose? I heard someone say they tied theirs up with bungi(sp) cord.

What do computers and air conditioners have in common?
They both will work perfectly, until you open windows.

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