Hi guys,
I want to share my CH Fighterstick mod. I had been flying with pedals. Unfortunately, they were not sprung for return to centre as they were designed for helicopter flight sims. This made them uncomfortable to use in elite.
I originally purchased a €5 knockoff psp analogue controller stick from eBay but the resolution was crap. I quickly ditched that idea. I have a spare Leo Bodnar board so I looked at other options. I have read several times that CH Products build commercial/industrial joysticks. A bit of searching and I found this:
It is a single axis thumbstick with a Hall effect sensor.
I purchased some mouldable plastic called Pollymorph to attach to the Fighterstick.
After a few attempts I came up with this:
Drilled a small hole in the grip and ran the wires to the base
In the base I cut a small slot for the wires
Soldered an old servo extension and inserted the Leo Bodnar board. I did consider cutting the Fighterstick throttle pot and connecting there. That would remove the need for the Bodnar board and requirement for a second USB lead. I don't use the throttle slider as I have the CH throttle. In the end I added the Bodnar as I had it spare.
I closed it all up and tested. Worked great so I went ahead and attached my mould to the stick with hot glue.
The analogue control is very comfortable. I can easily manipulate it with my index finger and still use my trigger finger and thumb for all other buttons and hats
The complete setup. Just waiting on Oculus CV1
I want to share my CH Fighterstick mod. I had been flying with pedals. Unfortunately, they were not sprung for return to centre as they were designed for helicopter flight sims. This made them uncomfortable to use in elite.
I originally purchased a €5 knockoff psp analogue controller stick from eBay but the resolution was crap. I quickly ditched that idea. I have a spare Leo Bodnar board so I looked at other options. I have read several times that CH Products build commercial/industrial joysticks. A bit of searching and I found this:
It is a single axis thumbstick with a Hall effect sensor.
I purchased some mouldable plastic called Pollymorph to attach to the Fighterstick.
After a few attempts I came up with this:
Drilled a small hole in the grip and ran the wires to the base
In the base I cut a small slot for the wires
Soldered an old servo extension and inserted the Leo Bodnar board. I did consider cutting the Fighterstick throttle pot and connecting there. That would remove the need for the Bodnar board and requirement for a second USB lead. I don't use the throttle slider as I have the CH throttle. In the end I added the Bodnar as I had it spare.
I closed it all up and tested. Worked great so I went ahead and attached my mould to the stick with hot glue.
The analogue control is very comfortable. I can easily manipulate it with my index finger and still use my trigger finger and thumb for all other buttons and hats
The complete setup. Just waiting on Oculus CV1
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