The pad connection was an issue cause the clamp design allows minor movement in the stick especially
The pad connection was an issue cause the clamp design allows minor movement in the stick especially at full deflection.
NI don't.......what? Lol
NThat's literally just an improperly tightened grip fastener
NEven an MCGU on the end of an extension should not have play, even slightly, at any grip fastener in the overall assembly
M@nubbins is right. I have the MCGU with the adapter, too. Given the sheer height of the MCGU, the additional length of the adapter itself, attached to an already tall arm of the Rhino, there is about 150mm of extension from the gimble to the stick. That's plenty of fine control. I, too, would be wary of putting an extension on top of the adapter; if an extension is necessary for your rig, would be preferable to use a Warthog/Virpil compatible extension with the adapter on top. All this being said, while the Rhino is strong at 100 %, I've yet to sense any flex or creaking in the VKB adapter under load. I typically run master gain at about 60 to 65 %, anyway. 100% strength is novel to play with, but can be more distracting than informative in every day flying.
NI did put the 100mm back on top to see how it fared, and the plastic threads of the adapter seem ok. But I am also using pretty much exclusively the metal grip connector. Dunno how the stock vpforce one would fare
N200mm + what rhino has is a lot of extension
VYeah, that's my conclusion too after two collars shearing off. I even reduced overall force (with helo flying I rarely go above 50% deflection) and heavily reduce TelemFFB effects just to reduce the possibility of the vibrations exacerbating the effect.
I think even if just the collar was metal it would have been fine, but anyway I'll dump the extension after reading all your feedback on the topic.
I think even if just the collar was metal it would have been fine, but anyway I'll dump the extension after reading all your feedback on the topic.
DHello everyone, after trying out my 20, 10, 5 and 15 cm (5+10) extensions on my rig, I have to admit that what counts most is (of course) personal comfort. Between the mobility of the stick, my legs, my arm and wrist and all that put together well it's the 10 extension + grip combo that suits me best. No loss of manoeuvrability, in fact quite the opposite! In short, you really have to try out what suits you best.
Ndamn! 2 collars already? Have you experimented with different materials to print in, or nah
VNah, I got ones from Walmis. Don't have printer unfortunately 
NActually overall I think the materials in rhino are fine for force, but the telemffb default strength of effects is bonkers (vibration)
NCan definitely see them doing the plastic parts in, with a long extension
DWith my 10cm exentsion, I haven't noticed any problems with the Rhino joint. Is this also due to the frequent grip changes that some people make? Out of curiosity (ok ok also for a little fear) I printed the 3D part proposed by Walmis in 2 qualities (metal + black resin). I'll let you know how I use them soon 
edit Virpil stuff
edit Virpil stuff
OYea I am going to need a metal collar, I can tell
VHello, does anyone know what the ETA is on the VPC Rhino if I were to preorder today?
Aall I know is that it's very hard to tell right now
Athere are quite a few people lining up, but apparently many of them don't follow through with their orders
Ai would say anywhere from at least 4 months minimum, but probably not more than a year
Athat's my handwavy guess xD
RI think the orders have ticked down 200 spots in a little over a month
GAnyone here has the spitfire on dcs? The pitch axis center position is off, anyone knows how to edit the lua file to fix it?
TThere is a bot you can ping or just search up for the last time someone else pinged it but the “average” is 200 days which is just about 7months from the day you join the list to the day it lands at your door.
As I said there’s a bot that shows the real life numbers and averages
As I said there’s a bot that shows the real life numbers and averages
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Further testing with the VPforce Rhino, force feedback joystick base. Taking off from @TrentonPalmer house in the Kitfox Stage 2 - MSFS2020 and down to Reno airport, testing the software, a deeper dive into the settings plus, a look at the stick choices and what I feel works best.
VPforce: https://vpforcecontrols.com/
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VPforce: https://vpforcecontrols.com/
VPforce Rhino manual: htt...
Nvery nice setup, but is this where the concern about vkb clamp "flexing" comes from? sounds like something is wrong with that particular z-extension, which is a custom design (from the reddit dude who wrapped his MCG Pro in bike tape?), should probably try another design perhaps TM-Rev.C instead of Rev.B-Rev.B or Rev.C-Rev.C
Nusing neok's z-extension design printed out of just normal PLA + walmis' rev.C adapter, there is no problem with flex or play
CBeen a while since I checked - do we have an update on recommeded Rhino and DCS F4 settings from the Heatblur dev who got a Rhino?
WHey, put in an order request, I'll send you a couple of replacement collars 
SNot sure if that was ever asked but if u get the FFB kit for the MFG Crosswind will you be able to add a center detent in the software so you can feel when your rudder is centered?
WIt's possible with the current firmware
SHm you just got closer to be ~400€ richer :MurmKek:
SWhats the current preorder time for the crosswind kit or is there none? (Seems quicker to make than a complete rhino)
DNone at the moment
SWhat modifications would i need to do to my crosswind to mount the ffb kit?
VHey, thanks for the reply I've made a request
I've made a request
V:package: 
RHINO #0622 Has Shipped!
RHINO #0622 Has Shipped!V:package: 
RHINO #0621 Has Shipped!
RHINO #0621 Has Shipped!V:package: RHINO #0623 Has Shipped!
RHINO #0623 Has Shipped!WHiob's mod doesn't require any modifications: https://discord.com/channels/965234441511383080/1255151401542357055
My pending design would require 4 additional holes
My pending design would require 4 additional holes
SHiobs looks like a DIY kit? And "pending" so ur not shipping yet?
SCan you explain a little more how it feels off to you?
GOn the mustang it works fine. But the y axis (pitch) on the spitfire starts at 10% pull, so the plane immediately starts going nose up. And the range on the y axis , if i push the stick it goes 80% from center and if i pull the stick it goes 100% of the range. So if I could change the neutral position on the lua files I think it would solve it. Other people reported pitching problems with the spitfire before, and it was a bug on the module because it went away by it self. Was not double mapping or anything like that.
SOk, and in what situation it started with 10% pull? Airstart?
GAny circumstance. Dark on the ground, airstsrt
GAll
GI managed to center the y axis messing with the "invert y axis" option and then going to the mapping of the pitch "tune center" and inverting again. That way it centers , but its too sensible, but if I add any curve or saturation to make it feel better it goes off center again
GI think the main issue here is the unbalanced pitch axis, it goes 90% pushing the stick but goes 100% when I pull the stick. (Full range of values from center) if I could change that somewhere in the lua files for the spitfire module
GBut I didn't find anything on the default lua in the module to change the values of the pitch axis
SAre you adding curves in DCS? I think that might be your problem. You should be running your axis without any adjustment in DCS
GThe problem only happens with the spitfire module, and other people had the same issue.
GIn the beginning it had the problem even without any curves.