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  • Force Feedback Yoke Kickstarter!

    This is seriously awesome:

    http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...m-control-yoke

    They just picked a super crappy time of year to do it, and their advertising about it sucked. I found it looking at some Saitek threads on AVSim. I doubt they'll make it, but if they do, and this comes in even at the estimated street price of $800, I'll pick one up.
    - Michael
    Check out my cockpit build!

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    Force Feedback Yoke On Kickstarter

    This cool, cost friendly yoke uses magnets to emulate tension on controls. Only a little bit of time to back this!

    http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...m-control-yoke
    [img]http://www.flightsimlabs.com/images/forum/sig_nobumpsnobangs.jpg[/img]

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    • #3
      24 hours left to go to bring in $5000 more. This may actually happen! I'm excited. I'll have to start saving so by the time they do go into production I'll have the cash.

      (I also merged the threads as the title was one word different.)
      - Michael
      Check out my cockpit build!

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      • #4
        it looks like they made it, i skimmed through the thread looking for actual estimated retail, any guess on what that will be? or am i missing it in the kickstart post.

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        • #5
          Woo Hoo! That's awesome!

          From: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/426783-...oke/?p=2883090
          the POST Kickstarter price will be $800+ (considering comparable non FFB yokes from GoFlight/PFC start in that range.) Our materials, components, and assembally costs are roughly $400/unit (at the moment). So once you factor in tooling, certification, packaging, programing, QA, reserves for RMAs, overhead, etc you are totally right the Kickstarter pricing of $550 is actually well below costs.
          I'm excited they made it. $800 will be a chunk of change, but I haven't seen anything close to comparable. It will of course be interesting to hear reviews once these get in peoples hands.
          - Michael
          Check out my cockpit build!

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