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EHM-0654 Murray:
Here's a topic that is for those of us that like to take our hobby a little more seriously by using additional hardware to simulate the less obvious controls.

Specifically, I would like to solicit opinions on GoFlight panel suppliers within Europe along with online contact details.

To start with, my opinion of the "official" UK supplier of GF hardware, [ RC Simulations ], is that anyone in the UK thinking of buying anything from these people is urged to avoid them; simply put they are hideously overcharging for import products (practically dollars-to-pounds, when the exchange rate on PayPal is $1.86 to £1). On a product like the VMAX yoke, RC want you to pay £500. If you get it direct from VMAX in the States you'll pay $549! Even if you are unlucky enough to get hooked by customs (and there are some simple techniques you can follow to make this less likely) for import duties and VAT, you'll still be saving money. Also, they are very slow in keeping up with GF - the GF ATC panel and rudder pedals have been available for months now (at least 6 months), yet RC still are not listing either of them, even for pre-order.

I give them 1 out of 5.

Anonymous:
i only just got serusly involed in flight sim, i live in the uae, but i flying bak to uk soon for ahoilday. do you know a realy cheap shops that sell hardware? i mean real cheap !!

liam

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EHM-0654 Murray:
Come on folks, I really can't do this thread by myself...

A European shop this time (as recommended by Dimitris Pantoleon on the GoFlight Forum) - [ SimWare ]

Based in Belgium, and according to Dimitris a good supplier. Their prices seem to be fair, and they have some really great looking hardware...

As a treat for all the other Boeing fanboys (and girls) out there - [ A USB 737 throttle quadrant ]! And only €3,100.00

EHM-1365 Benjamin:
Lol, only!

They have a lot of good stuff on there...it is a real shame about the prices (well I suppose they are fair....just that it's way out of my priceband). My wish-list forms...

And for those of you who havn't watched this video....you will be speechless!
http://www.home-cockpit.com/civile/videocockpit.wmv
(File size is rather large - but over 22mins of video)

EHM-0654 Murray:
Only question I have is "is it servo'ed already, or would I have to splash out on a servo set as well to have it do true auto-throttle?"

;D

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