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Originally Posted by Chriszuma
you know, you could just cut the main 'stick' part off of the base, and glue a pot inbetween so you can turn it. (are we allowed to modify the joysticks?)
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Yes, you are allowed to modify joysticks. In fact, there are not many rules regarding the OI side of things. There are rules, and you can consult the manual for them, but as long as its not going to catch on fire or hurt anyone, and isn't computer controlled, it's probably legal.
If it works or not... well, there have been lots of really brilliant control ideas that just plain never worked in the end. It's hard to beat a good old fashioned CH flight-stick from a few years ago.
Your idea of hacking up a joystick could work from a legal standpoint and I think a practical standpoint. It might require a bit more work then you might first think though, especially if you wanted a spring return or any sort of damping in it.
My suggestion would be to find a digital 3 axis stick, and simply bypass the internal circuitry. You'll have to wire each pot to one of the 4 analog inputs on any given port, and do the rest in programming. It's a little bit of surgery, and you'll need to make your own connector, but it's nothing terribly complex. I imagine it's already been done.
Interestingly, a lot of the CH joysticks are already 3 axis, with the third being the throttle wheel.
Just make sure that the pots in the joystick you are using are 100k!
-Andy A.