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Unread 25-01-2008, 14:42
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Re: 172's built...a truck!

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Originally Posted by DragonRagnarok View Post
[edit] another idea is to use the pot to constantly read the yoke's angle, and use a USB steering wheel for added truck-iness.
Neat idea for getting steering with minimal components, drives nice. One warning: watch out for the USB steering wheel that runs with the chicklet. It drops in and out of communication without much stiumulus, sometimes with (seemingly) none at all.

Cool drive!

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