[simpits-tech] F-16 Cougar - Need Your Feedback!

[Wombat]

Marv,

Fantastic work! Appreciate the extra effort you're making to get 
it as real as possible. I would like the 10 degrees rotation.

Lookig forward to purchasing the base in the coming months. 

Regards,
        Joe

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Marv De Beque <mdebeque@woh.rr.com>
Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 17:59:23 -0500

>All,
>
>I am trying to get a poll from potential buyers of the new base I 
created.
>
>Here is my question to all of you:
>
>The real F-16 stick base has the force transducer inside the base 
rotated 10
>degrees clockwise.  The reason appears to be for pilot ergonomics.
>
>See attached file for a top down view of the rotation.
>
>You can see this in the real thing by looking at the top chrome 
ring where
>the 8 socket head screws are attached to the top neck.  They 
are "twisted"
>10 degrees clockwise.
>
>What this means is that the real stick must be pulled back 
approximately to
>the 6:30 position to bring the nose up level, not strait back.
>
>In your opinion, should I recreate that same 10 degree offset, 
just like the
>real thing or should I straighten the transducer out so it has no 
twist?
>
>Thanks for your response,
>
>Marv
>
>
>