Tacontrols

Been flying FS for 10 years now. About 6 months ago, I ran across Vatsim, and Squawkbox. I found it because I am a student pilot with mike fright, and needed a place to practice. Having a blast, and it gives siming some purpose. Is it just me, or is this a grossly underadvertised feature?Scott.

Hi Evgeny, Thank you again for the reply, and interest.Unfoutunatly, the company that I work for has pulled the plug on this project, and I have been re-assigned.They are number people. Meaning, they look at how many times this, and other threads have been veiwed, Vrs. intrest level comments back.This is too bad. I enjoyed this, as I am a sim junky like you all are.Anyway, you all have some great products to choose from.Scotty, Out.

Hi Evgeny, Thank you for the reply. They have a 200K size limit on attachments that I was unaware of and these photo's got deleated.As for the 2 Vrs 4 throttle question? That is a good question.Microsoft limits you to 8 available Axis, and in order to do that, somthing else would need to be sacrificed. This is the kind of input that I seek.In this case the proportional brakes could replaced with on-off braking.Would that be preferable?Thanx,Scott.

Thank you again for all of your input, and suggestions.After summing them up from this forum, as well as others, I went back to the drawing board.I am looking at more of a kit form at this point, and the preliminary costing looks like I could be able to offer each component for around the $100 mark..After all, if you have rudders, or a yoke, etc, why get another one right?This line would be mostly steel construction, and for starters would include the following components. 1) Yoke, with hat switch, self centering 2 position rocker, and 2 push buttons. optional rotary dampener.2) Rudder pedals, with dynamic breaking.3) Twin Throttle quadrant, 8 position incremental flaps, gear, speed and park breaks, and reverse thrust.4)USB Control module, with 8 axis, 30 button options, with dedicated ports as well as 2 Aux ports. Double the meat, double the cheese.So you can do whatever you please. Before I go into the prototype phase, I would love your feedback on this. Thank you again in advance. ScottTAControls@aol.com Images over the allowed 200k file size deleted

Hi AVN8tr, :( I could not have said it better myself. That was exactley the product that I wanted to deliver.I have one. Trust me, It is Way cool, Way realistic.I go thru withdrawals if I do not get at least one flight in a day.Thanks Bro,Scott.

Hi chairborne.This was just a fabricated prototype. In a production model, all of the issues with cosmetics could have been corrected.I was confident that I could have offered a quality product for less than Saitek, and CH.Unfortunately, this market research campaign has terminated this project due to lack of interest. It did not gain enough speed to taxi, let alone fly.I cannot justify investing in the tooling, and molds, let alone the USB board designs that would be required to bring such a product to production.But Once again, Thank you for the input. Scott

Hey Chock and Chairborne. Thank you for that input. This is precisely what is need.This thread was previously deleted. I am thankful that whoever reconsidered did, and restored it.Please let me make it clear that I am not spamming, and I have nothing for sale at this time.Me, like most everyone here is a sim junky.Most of us have some real flight time under our belts. Just costs to much to do it for real these days.Like I said originally, I am a product and manufacturing Engineer of 20 years . And as we all know, all of the available controls are ridiculously overpriced.I want to change that. You tell me what you want, and I will try to the best of my ability to give it to you.My goal here (is not) to offer a $1500 Yoke replica in a $30,000 full blown simulator.Just a realistic as possible, control surface that works well, and that we all can afford.ScottTAControlstacontrols@aol.com

Hey Guys and Gals, I am a design engineer for a prominent sporting goods manufacturer.I have also gotten hooked on these crazy flight sims.With the help of some pilot friends of mine, I am in the process of designing a prototype controller consisting of a column style yoke, rudder with toe brakes, and reverse thrust equipped throttle.I started with this design criteria in mind. Rugged aluminum construction, generic, affordable, realistic feeling controls, with upgradability and expandability options. More buttons, switches, trims, force feedback, throttle quadrants, autopilot, etc can be future options.I think I would be able to tool up and offer the base controls for around the price of an existing Cessna style yoke and rudder system.Please take a moment to review the rough demo video and offer some feedback as well as interest levels, if any. Your input is much appreciated. Thank you in advance for your attention.In the mean time, I am having a blast testing this thing.Sincerely, ScottT/A Flight ControlsTAcontrols@aol.com

Hey Guys and Gals, I am a design engineer for a prominent sporting goods manufacturer.I have also gotten hooked on these crazy flight sims.With the help of some pilot friends of mine, I am in the process of designing a prototype controller consisting of a column style yoke, rudder with toe brakes, and reverse thrust equipped throttle.I started with this design criteria in mind. Rugged aluminum construction, generic, affordable, realistic feeling controls, with upgradability and expandability options. More buttons, switches, trims, force feedback, throttle quadrants, autopilot, etc can be future options.I think I would be able to tool up and offer the base controls for around the price of an existing Cessna style yoke and rudder system.Please take a moment to review the rough demo video and offer some feedback as well as interest levels, if any. Your input is much appreciated. If it looks like there is enough potential interest, then the necessary investments will be made to go into production.Thank you in advance for your attention.In the mean time, I am having a blast testing this thing.Sincerely, ScottT/A Flight ControlsTAcontrols@aol.com