BELOW ARE SOME OF THE
MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
(The first two are are
the most repeated.)
Q WILL YOUR CONTROLS WORK WITH MY PENTIUM - INTERGALACTIC 5000 GIGABYTE MAXI
TOWER COMPUTER WITH A G-X-YZ LIGHT SPEED GRAPHICS CARD WITH N- PIZZA CHIP SET
AND
THE LATEST VERSION - OF THE PREVIOUS VERSION -O F THE NEXT VERSION OF THE
WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM ?????
A YES,
even though our controls are very specialised, they still
have to conform to the same industry standard interfaces provided within your computer by
being connected to your USB port just like any other control device from
the most basic tabletop joystick, all the way up to any of the systems we
provide, and then be able to conform to the setup in the windows game control configuration window, just
like a games type joystick. So in short, however up market your computer
might be, (or not ) providing it will run your chosen simulation software and
you can plug in any USB off the shelf games type joystick then, YES it will work with the
any of our controls.
Q Will your controls work with Microsoft Flight Sim "X"and X-plane ?
A It would be commercial suicide to build flight simulation controls that don't work with the major players in the flight sim software market place. It would be akin to manufacturing umbrellas that were not suitable for use in the rain.
Q ARE YOUR CONTROLS SUITABLE FOR HOME USE?
A It is important to understand that our controls are vastly
superior to the all plastic type of game controllers available from the high
street computer stores. And although now being used by many flight sim
enthusiasts world wide, the M.R.V.C and Ranger systems are primarily designed as a serious
training aid and currently in use with professional establishments including
the Royal Air Force, Police, Flying
schools, and other military training centers using both off the shelf, and
dedicated software. The controls will operate with all the popular, flight sim
software so as an enthusiast you can now have this level or control in your
home.
Q WILL YOUR CONTROLS WORK WITH MY MAC
COMPUTER?
A Of course
they will, Mac's are great ! they usually work with anything.
Q IF I ORDER YOUR MRVC CONTROLS. WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST HELI- SIM
SOFTWARE TO USE?
A There is
no one best software package and the position is changing constantly with new
add-on's and
patches arriving all the time. If you want the best all round sim software at
the time of writing then
M.S FLIGHTSIM 2004 Professional or FSX will keep you visually entertained for
hours and help you to understand
the basics of helicopter and fixed wing flight and control.
If you want the best representation of helicopter and
fixed wing flight dynamics with a higher level of control, then at the time
of
writing X-Plane is well out in front of the rest, but you need to be prepared
to download constant updates and changes to the software and you will also have
to work harder to gain control skills.
I would recommend you obtain both then you have all the options.
If you live in the UK you will need the scenery add-ons for MS 2004 and Flight
Sim "X" as the scenery provided takes the visual aspect from a totally
unrecognisable landscape created by
someone at Microsoft who thinks the UK looks like a miniature version of some
flat part of the USA. The scenery add-ons
produce the English countryside
complete with hills and valleys.
As for the UK scenery in X-Plane. Well the version I have in my computer looks
like someone has dumped a huge can of green slime on the landscape and then
jumped on it. ( the sky looks good ) I understand that you can now purchase add-on UK Scenery.
You can obtain information and mail order all the latest upgrades and add-ons
for both products from www.rcsimulations.com
Q IS IT
POSSIBLE USE THE
HELICOPTER CONTROLS TO FLY FIXED WING FLIGHT SIMS?
A Yes
you can use the collective lever as the throttle or replace the collective
lever with our throttle module. The pedals and long shaft stick are common to
both configurations and you can easily change from one type of cockpit to the
other very quickly if you have both modules. You only need one side frame to
mount the throttle and you can mount it on the left or right hand side. You can
also have the collective and the throttle mounted on each side of the floor
frame at the same time and just plug in the one you want to use.
Q CAN I HAVE
A COLLECTIVE LEVER FITTED WITH A TWIST THROTTLE
?
A Our
helicopter twist throttles are available in two versions. The twist throttle only
unit is designed to work with any Helicopter software that supports a
collective throttle as part of it's configurable assignment options.
Our advanced 206 Jet Ranger version throttle is a dedicated full turbine engine control system specifically designed to totally interface with the Do-Do-sim software that you will have to purchase separately as we do not stock, or supply any flight sim software.
Both
the above described throttle units can be supplied as optional extras designed
to fit onto any of our standard helicopter collective levers and have their own
independent USB pre-calibrated control boxes. If
you decide to order one of our control systems we can fit a throttle for you, or
you can purchase one as an add-on later. If you don't have one of our
control systems, you can still use either of the throttle types independently
,but you will have to construct your own up/down collective lever with a 1"
or 25mm open ended steel tube that will allow you to slide, and lock either type
of our throttle units over the end of your lever tube.
Q WILL MY C.H. YOKE WITH YOUR MRVC
PEDALS?
A The
USB pedals are a mated part of the M.R.V.C control system and together with the
long shaft stick make a far more sensitive control package than any of the
other combinations on offer, but unfortunately this is no consolation to anyone
who has already bought other controls as they will positively not connect to
our USB pedals. I did have a look at other yokes including the CH yoke to see
if it might be worth offering a conversion to make them compatible, but decided
that although the electronics in some of these were well up to the job,
mechanically they were just to low quality to be worth the effort. So we
decided to produce our own yoke to the same high performance and quality as the
rest of the MRVC system. see information
page.
(we
can
now
provide
a
special
control
box
that
will allow
direct
connection
of
our
pedals
to
your computer
USB
port)
Q I ALREADY HAVE PEDALS CAN I MATCH THEM TO YOUR LONG
SHAFT STICK?
A You cannot connect directly to the LONG SHAFT stick, but if your pedals have direct USB input you may be able to connect alongside provided you obtain a port blanking connector from us to close off the unused LONG SHAFT pedal socket at the base of the stick.
Q CAN THE MRVC PEDALS BE USED ON THEIR OWN.
A (we can now provide a special control box that will allow direct connection of our pedals to your computer USB port)
Q I WANT TO LEARN TO FLY A MICROLITE. WILL YOUR CONTROLS HELP? AND DO YOU KNOW OF ANY SUITABLE SOFTWARE?
A Yes two both questions. We custom built and installed the first Microlite DUAL CONTROLS for the UK Microlite Flying School at POPHAM airfield. They use a version of MS Flight sim and a readily available Microlite aircraft add-on file for students to use. We have also recently added a set of dedicated two axis"flex-wing trike" controls to out product range.
Q WHAT IS THE COST OF THE MRVC SYSTEM?
A THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE TYPE OF CONFIGURATION YOU CHOSE AND IF YOU NEED ANY EXTRA ADD-ON''S..ALL PRICES, SHIPPING COSTS DELIVERY AND PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM US OR OUR UK DISTRIBUTOR www.rcsimulations.com