R.C Simulations
The latest version long shaft USB Joystick / Cyclic
Due to the increasing demand for our range of control systems by both professional and home users alike, we are now, having torestructure and expand our manufacturing facilities in order to raise our output. We intend to complete this process by the end of April or before. .
During this time the completion of existing orders will take priority. We will still be able to take new orders but delivery dates will not be quoteduntil the manufacturing improvements are completed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to new customers during this time, but the increased production facilities will enable us to process and deliver our systems within a much shorter period.
Bill Trezise…………SIMCONTROL
The long shaft
is the most advanced example of PC simulator control hardware available anywhere.
It combines the mechanical
engineering design
experience of COPY CAT controls with the latest state of the art E.V.O Joystick
from Saitek to produce a Hybrid stick that will open up new levels of control
beyond the range of conventional short sticks. The conversion of the E.V.O
is not just a stick with an extended shaft to make it look more like the ones
found in some light aircraft, or like a helicopter cyclic stick, it is a totally
new integrated mechanism which extends the stick’s original mechanical
performance far beyond that of ordinary tabletop joysticks.
The original stick i can be adjusted for left or right hand use, and has a
full compliment of buttons and switches. All of these features remain functional
within the long shaft conversion. The stick slides and locks into position
on the main frame, plugs into your USB port and is ready to use.
Short stick verses long stick
Without going too deeply into control physics, short sticks encourage you to
use a wrist action only,(Good for flying fast response combat sims) whereas,
long floor mounted types encourage you to use both wrist and forearm (Good
for helicopters, gliders, and some light aircraft.)
The problem is, you can’t just extend the length of a standard short
joystick without some sort of transitional joint to give the correct mechanical
ratio. Without this mechanism you just end up with a stick that has to move
a much greater distance in any direction in order to get a response. ( the
exact opposite of what you need to control your helicopter sim). The converted
E.V.O long shaft achieves fine control by translating small hand movements
of the stick into higher ratio inputs by direct mechanical conversion. On the
long shaft, we have made this facility adjustable. This combined with the user
option to turn off the self-centering springs, will give you the ultimate helicopter
cyclic control. (Turn the centering spring back on, set the stick to standard,
and it’s ready to fly conventional fixed wing sims.)
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