I'm looking to get some rudder pedals, and budget-wise I'm down to either the Thrustmaster T Flight or the Logitech.

 

Is there a significant difference between the 2?

I had the Logitech combat rudder pedals before and they're ok-ish. The pots go on most of them after a while and they get a bit jittery. Probably needs to be lubricated from time to time too as mine got a bit sticky. Overall they got the job done as pedals.

If not having toe brakes wouldn't be an issue personally I'd save up a bit more and getting something like the VKB T-rudder pedals - great build quality, very accurate and they'll last a long time.

But if you're set on either the Thrustmaster or Logitech I don't think there'd be significant difference between the two. They'll get the job done at a decent price but they probably won't last very long without giving you issues.

I own the (no more available) Saitek combat rudder pedals and they've been working perfectly fine here for (probably around) 10 years or so now. I think Logitech pedals are pretty similar (because afaik Logitech took over Saitek) although they look a bit different. I would never ever spend more money on something basic as pedals... and specially not on those VKB ones that don't even have toe brakes...!!! What's the use of pedals without toe brakes, I'd say...!

I have had the Thrustmaster T Flight pedals that came as part of the Thrustmaster Flight Pack... They are working very well and are connected directly to my throttle.... I have experienced no issues with them and they do the job very well.. and the toe brakes work perfectly...

Edited January 4, 20224 yr by Gadget FPV

As a budget alternative, I suggest VKB T-rudder pedals, the only disadvantage with them is that they have no braking function, but this can be easily solved by braking with a button or axis on your jojstick or yoke, but they are superior mechanically.

2 minutes ago, Ixoye said:

As a budget alternative, I suggest VKB T-rudder pedals, the only disadvantage with them is that they have no braking function, but this can be easily solved by braking with a button or axis on your jojstick or yoke, but they are superior mechanically.

I wouldn't call it a budget alternative but I suppose that depends on the your bank account. 😉 However, the lack of toe brakes makes this an absolute no buy for me... They may be superior mechanically but lack an important feature (for a device that already doesn't have much features 😉 ). I find it odd that people recommend rudder pedals without brakes... But well, to each his own. 😉

Don't get any pedals without toe brakes. Logitech Pro Pedals are what I have now. I like these better than the Thrustmaster Pedals, which are not wide enough in my opinion. 

15 minutes ago, tup61 said:

I wouldn't call it a budget alternative but I suppose that depends on the your bank account. 😉 However, the lack of toe brakes makes this an absolute no buy for me... They may be superior mechanically but lack an important feature (for a device that already doesn't have much features 😉 ). I find it odd that people recommend rudder pedals without brakes... But well, to each his own. 😉

That depend what other gadgets you have, they worked great together with my TH Warthog Hotas, I was using the grey lever axis on the throttle for braking, but I have upgraded to MFG Crosswinds now.

Edited January 4, 20224 yr by Ixoye

24 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

Don't get any pedals without toe brakes. Logitech Pro Pedals are what I have now. I like these better than the Thrustmaster Pedals, which are not wide enough in my opinion. 

I've had my Logitech Pro Pedals for over 10 years. Now I keep a 5 dead zone in the rudder axis, and would feel naked without the toe brakes. (I vaguely remember lubing them about 5 years back)

Edited January 4, 20224 yr by jimcarrel

As for any controller, I look for Hall effect sensor instead of potentiometer. More expensive but more reliability and no need for dead zones.

 Logitech Pro Pedals

^ just a note about these if anyone wants to remove the self centering spring and detent and prefer to fly this way (as some folk do), the firmware has a preset deadzone which can't be removed in any calibration software. It becomes a nuisance when flying helicopters. 

I have a set of CH Pro Pedals - can't complain - they have now reached legal voting age 🙂

 

I would recommend the thrust master over the Logitech personally. I own the Logitech from back when they were saitek. They may be 12 years old but they've probably only been used for 2 out of those 10 and the plastic runners have worn away and they frequently get stuck. A huge pain when there's about 30 tiny screws to undo the thing. The thrust master has metal runners and just feel better quality in my opinion.

2 hours ago, TonyD said:

I have a set of CH Pro Pedals - can't complain - they have now reached legal voting age 🙂

 

I had two pairs (serial then USB) over the years and they were indeed good products. Except that, with age, I had to set a dead zone to avoid erratic fluctuations. 

The other option is to wait until Honeycomb release the Charlies which will hopefully be this year.

I currently have the Saitek Cessna pedals which are ok, just ok, definitely not the best. I have been thinking about replacing them for a while with either the Crosswind MFG V3 or Thrustmaster TPR's but we are talking about the $600 plus range here in Canada. Even though I have the money saved I am having a damned hard time justifying this amount of money on rudder pedals. I mostly fly airliners in MSFS 2020 and the TBM occasionally. I own the Honeycomb Alpha yoke & Bravo throttle and love them, good quality at an affordable price. The market is definitely missing a good mid range rudder pedal right now and if Honeycomb are smart they'd be looking at getting these in production as soon as possible.