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Thrustmaster adds new rudder pedals directly to my wish list

by: Dave - posted: 6/19/2018 12:31:00 PM
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I have excellent racing and flight sim controllers, with one notable exception: my rudder pedals are junk. The reason for that is that until recently, junky rudder pedals were all you could get. Their motion is not smooth, they slide around on the floor, the pedals are too close together - the list of faults goes on and on.

Some of the best stuff I own comes from Thrustmaster. It used to be just about everything, but I happened across a good price on a used Fanatec wheel and bought new Fanatec pedals to go with it.  There was nothing wrong with the Thrustmaster racing setup at all, except that Fanatec is a bit better. When I heard the announcement that they had a new set of rudder pedals coming out, I knew two things right away: they were going to cost more then I really want to spend, and that I will eventually buy them anyway.

This is what they announced:

TPR Rudder System


Essentially ripped from the fuselage of an aircraft and made compatible for gaming systems, the TPR Rudder system is a 15-pound steel & aluminum marvel whose precision engineering and use of Thrustmaster’s proprietary PENDUL_R™ technology makes it the first-ever, mass-market pendular rudder systems and instantly becomes one of the most advanced products ever offered to fans of flight sims and flying games.

The TPR Rudder’s unique suspended pendular mechanics combine with minute HEART™* magnetic readings to provide unprecedented precision and fluidity on each of the three axes. In all, no detail has been spared from the chassis to the toe brake, so whether you’re dog-fighting for top gun honors in modern combat jets or warbirds, landing commercial airliners or private jets, or exploring outer space, the TPR Rudder system helps provide total control of your craft right down to the smallest details and adjustments.

I'm sold! Even with a projected street price of $500, I am sold! Thrustmaster will have them on display at the EAA Airventure gathering in Oshokosh, WI in late July and I will be there bright, early, and often trying them out.