Anyone using Logitech G25/G27 pedals as rudder controls?

[Yirg]

It's possible[www.jim-melton.com], but I wonder if it's worth the effort (I already own a G27 and am looking to buy a joystick to replace my Xbox360 for this game).

[SilentEd]

Im new to this but for me it isnt worth it. Also got mine connected using a bodnar cable (i unplug my wheel when using my hotas). I just dont use the rudder very often - so the one on my joystick is good enough for me.
I use my pedals for left/right brake. Assigned this ingame without any extra programs and it works just fine.Makes taxiing alot more comfortable.
I think the different springs for gas and clutch (i even modified mine) are also making it hard to get good rudder inputs.

[Yirg]

Thanks, this makes a lot of sense. I think I'll drop this idea. Now I need to figure out if the joystick on Logitech G13 can be used as a throttle (I'm only half-joking ;-)

[Sistermatic™]

I have G27 but it's in a race cockpit so not worth the effort to pull it apart or try to run the joystick from the cockpit.

I can't see it being very effective or natural though because the pressure is different between them. Maybe throttle and clutch pedals?

[Alizona]

I have a G27 and did think about trying this, but I wasn't sure if it was even possible. Thanks for the link! After reading what is involved I think I will pass on it - I'm just too lazy with my gaming these days to bother with doing all that. Still, that's pretty cool how they figured it out.

[Big Ram]

Out of curiosity, is that process you linked to really necessary? I ask because I used the pedals of my Driving Force Pro, which is quite a bit older than the G27, for years without any extra work or software required. Is there something special with newer pedals that prevent them from being recognized as standard axes?

[Sistermatic™]

Originally posted by bastins:

Out of curiosity, is that process you linked to really necessary? I ask because I used the pedals of my Driving Force Pro, which is quite a bit older than the G27, for years without any extra work or software required. Is there something special with newer pedals that prevent them from being recognized as standard axes?

I think it is "complicated".

I'll be corrected if I'm wrong (it's been a while) but memory tells me that G27 pedals plug to the main G27 controller unit using a different connector. It's not a simple case of plugging in USB pedals.

Because mine is mounted to racing cockpit, I'm not about to pull it down to check.

[SilentEd]

Originally posted by bastins:

Out of curiosity, is that process you linked to really necessary? I ask because I used the pedals of my Driving Force Pro, which is quite a bit older than the G27, for years without any extra work or software required. Is there something special with newer pedals that prevent them from being recognized as standard axes?

The problem is that every pedal is recognized as a single axis. Rudder is only 1 axis though.
Logitech profiler allows you to combine brake and gas as far as i remember but not clutch and gas. And i dont know if the "combine axes" works as a rudder - never tried cause i put a hydraulic brake in my pedalset.
And using gas and brake as rudder even with combined axis working - the difference of the springs is just way to much.

[Eriol_Mits]

ah so thats how you get it to work, you use the logitech profile to combine the axis of both peddels. Was thinking about doing this but got stuck setting the axis up in FSUIPC.

If you do this can you still have left break and right break also set to the pedals? I know the Saitek rudder pedals works of three axis, one for each pedal break then the third for rudder?

[Limbo]

I use Act Lab Racing pedals for my rudder. You need to run a virtual driver (PPJOY) on your computer to create a virtual axis and then map the two different axes of your car pedals into a single virtual axis using a program like GLOVEPIE....not easy to setup but well worth it in the long run.