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Re: Driver Station Suggestions

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Originally Posted by monty1540 View Post
It's been a while for me, but my co-driver(s) and I in 2007 and 2008 were all ~6ft plus tall, so our driver station had almost a foot of height to it, to get the joysticks up to a height where my forearms could be horizontal so I had better control. Perhaps not so much of a consideration these days with all the handheld gamepads, but definitely keep ergonomics in mind - the more comfortable (or at least, the less awkward) you can make it to use, the more effectively you'll be able to use it.
Definitely, and it's not just for joysticks. Make sure you can see the computer screen easily, whether it's the driver for a camera image or the coach for diagonatics. (This has at least technically weirder with the 12" limit.)

We haven't used buttons in a while, but our use has varied widely. I think I had 8? big ones laid out linearly, and even another layout would've been weird for me (adjustable, nut weird). For us, there's no logical way to accommodate all these options while also maintaining the qualities we'd like otherwise; so we intend on having a perennial OC while understanding the operator can request a unique one any given year. There are cost, tome, etc limits we set, but within them it's amazing how night of an impact your OC can have on your performance.
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