I would be interested, because I am indeed actually thinking on and off about a custom detent (power to 3D-printing), but I haven't come up with a genius idea so far (afaik)
A little bit of imbalance can be tuned away, by some screws or something. And the motor will easily be able to counter the weight. But I want it to need little to no energy when left alone.
Already took a look at the 3D files and the instruction. The principle is easy. The execution is brilliant. Though I will modify the design a bit to mount it to the outer screws. Because the inner screws hold some cables and you need to open the whole throttle to tidy that up...... and I need a "quick-release" for helo flying. (or hurry the f up with my cyclic).....
what i ask myself is "why leave the waiting line for a product that there are EXCLUSIVELY positive reviews for something that NOONE knows the quality from yet.
similar situation in Simracing market, there are plenty of vendors, but only one provide best performance, mostly due to software. So same thing here, there might be a lot of competitors that does virtually same thing, but software rules them out
Moza is pretty crap smracing company, itβs low tier, I donβt expect anything good from them,. Winwing - not sure, pretty sure they will have pretty bad software, but Chinese are good at copying
I signed up originally for Rhino before I got printer, now as I get more in-depth into it, I would still love original Walmis creation, but DIY is more interesting/appealing to me since the purchase, not because of price or anything, just to be able to learn something new
this project alone has taught me so much that even if I switch at some point to Rhino v2, Iβm going to enclose first one built into plexi box for show off, kudos to everyone involved!
DIYing the Rhino (with help of a kit) learned me so much and gave me so much ideas alreadyβ¦. That experience alone was worth it. And I completely agree - the software quality and support will make or break a great FFB product.
Has anyone here switched from having an extension to just having a grip mounted directly on the Rhino? If so, any observations on what to expect (except maybe higher felt force due to shorter lever)?
I'm asking because I've now broken my second VKB adapter and am thinking of making a metal adapter and just getting rid of the extension entirely.
I think I lost almost half the felt nm when I added a 10cm extension, so if force is a big deal I recommend as little of an extension as possible. that said it's not weak yet by any means really. the extension is to help me get the grip exactly where I want it for comfort, so not using it would require some finagling
About the positioning, I'll move my base a bit upwards to compensate the lack of 20cm extension. I'm more interested to hear from anyone that flies helos has removing the extension resulted in having less precision in the controls? When I flew with the VKB base with cams and springs, having longer lever helped in keeping the grip where I wanted. Now with the FFB, I've only flown with 20cm extension so I don't know how it behaves with just grip and the Rhino. Is it enough or is extension still recommended for flying helos?
Nah, even completely without an extension it has what is comparatively to other sticks a 10cm extension. After adding my extension I have had to dial in the throw range quite a bit cause my fat self is interfering
Yeah, Think I'm running 70% roll and 60% pitch at the moment.. So if I'm loosing anything it's because of that. I might have to modify my seat cushion and figure some way to do a t-slot mount solution so I can adjust height, back and forth position of it to get it just right, I might ideally not need the extension and gain back som range, hopefully.
I've bought the VKB adapter in advance of receiving a Rhino. If the adapter is apt to fail in normal use seems an alternative all-metal unit is needed.
I don't run an extension, but have had no issues with my adapter. My guess is the poor connection design from VKB and long extension put a lot of stress on the adapter. And like Andy said above better for that to break than the actual vkb grip.
Well I have the MCG Ultimate grip which is metal. The issue remains that it would be ideal to have the VKB adapter done in metal as an option. More expensive no doubt but the current adapter is not cheap either.