Finally finished my (mostly) 3D-printed linear throttle.

The aim was to have a throttle with linear movement and an F-16-style grip, as I really like the ergonomics of it.

The grip is from Thrustmaster TQS throttle and slightly modified, top rotary was replaced with encoder, thumb slider buttons with Alps RKJXM HAT switches and thumb analog stick with controller style joystick. 

The base was designed in Fusion and 3D printed, some parts several times, while I refined the design. The longest print was over 30 hours.

The end result is a monster with 8 analog inputs and 90 buttons in total, including 7 single and 2 dual encoders.

The electronics are based on STM32F103C8 board powered by Freejoy.

Hoping someone might be able to help me here, a few years ago I built some pedals that I downloaded online, and eventually replaced them with Virpil pedals. I’m now looking to go back to the original ones as I’m getting better at DIY stuff but I can’t find the design anywhere.

The pedals were more or less a copy of the UH1 mechanism, mounted inside an extruded aluminium frame with a raised floor to make everything the right height. If anyone knows what I’m on about and can point me in the right direction that’d be absolutely magic

Edit: im also fairly sure I found them on Helisimmer.com but I can’t find any trace of them there anymore