VDO games childen: buy Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals

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List Price : $159.95 Price : $124.56

Product Description

Complete your virtual pilot’s controller setup and take flight simulation reality to the next level with the Pro Flight Rudder Pedals. Control the rudder and toe brakes of your aircraft with your feet - just like real pilots. Adjustable, smooth action gives you optimum control and realism, and brings you even closer to the experience of flying a real aircraft.

Self-centring pedals with adjustable damping / Foot rests adjust to fit all sizes and include non-slip materials
Precise rudder and braking control / Tension adjustment - choose resistance to suit the way you fly
Partial metal construction for long life
Saitek¿s powerful Saitek Smart Technology programming software allows gamers to configure their controls to suit their preferred gaming style
Connectivity: USB 2.0 Works with: Windows XP, XP64 and Vista (all versions) Windows 7

Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals Reviews

70 of 73 people found the following review helpful

Great, but use extreme care., January 12, 2008

Nick (CA - USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals (Personal Computers)

After learning the "hard" way, the Rudder Pedals work Great! First (and very importantly) do NOT try to assign any functions to the pedals using your feet! After plugging in the USB connection put them on a flat surface and use your hands when moving the pedals to assign the right and left "Differential Brake" functions, then again using your hands, assign the "Rudder Axis" function.
Secondly, do not get overly exuburent when imputing the right or left "Rudder", if you hit the stops "firmly" the pedals will LOCK-UP! You will then have to remove 20 screws, and carefully re-align the pedals so they "unlock", then have to reinstall the 20 screws! Trust me, I've done it three times (greatly increasing my "expletive deleted" vocabulary in the process!) In spite of the above, they work well. I am a retired corporate pilot and use my flight sim to practice instrument procedures.

74 of 78 people found the following review helpful

Nice but could be a Bit Sturdier, November 16, 2006

P. Scott Pope "Scott Pope" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals (Personal Computers)

As someone new to flight simulators, these were the first rudder pedals I have ever used. My general impression is that they work well but their flimsy construction is disconcerting. As I haven't ever used CH pedals, it is difficult to assess what would be considered sturdy for a consumer product like this. However, the Saitek pedals feel as if they would be damaged by putting any amount of weight on the pedal surface. Not only is the plastic rather thin but the whole apparatus is extremely light. Saitek should have used some inexpensive ballast to rectify the latter problem.

Unfortunately, the light weight means they are not stable when used straight out of the box. With several through holes, the designers are probably suggesting the user mount the base to a heavier object. To use them on carpet, I took a different approach. In each of the eight holes, I mounted a set screw with a flat machined end. These were adjusted with a nut and large washer (for weight... Read more

29 of 34 people found the following review helpful

So, this is how a good one works!, October 13, 2006

D. Bell "Hard to Shop For" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals (Personal Computers)

I won a set of these at the International Flight Sim Convention in Denver this summer. They beat my CH USB Pro pedals hands down. These don't over draw the power on my USB hub like the CH did. I highly recommend them.