My unit hasn’t even arrived yet and I had the EXACT same thought based on reports of too little resistance …and I already have them around…they cost nothing. Love to see it really works. Sincere thanks!!
I used those little felt or spongy rubber bumpers used for kitchen/bath cabinets. No need to cut or shape them, I stuck them one the side of the stick and the feedback feel it much better. Thanks for the suggestion.
Great advice, now I think I'm gonna buy it! Also, perfect video, both in the amount of information, story behind the solution, and length of the video in general! Thank you. I'm subscribing!
I think this a great mod. I used a black felt tip pen ( e.g. sharpie) to make the felt pads black after I cut them and before fitting them. That way the pads blend in with the plastic imho. Thank you for the great idea. I did take the whole unit apart to see if I could come up with smt better, and concluded your approach was 100% the best!
I have some of these pads at home. Tried the thickest one, but it was not thick enough. Put two thin ones together and attached that. Works great. Mine are brown so they don’t show much against the black plastic. Curious how long it takes before they wear and the effect lessens. But there is plenty more where these came from… thanx for the tip!
Mine is enroute hope, next week. Gonna get the black ones. Very very nice solution. Thanks, from Portugal. Have a nice Christmas, stay safe and fly high! Chers
Once again, great advice. But, and still, what a shame that it is left to us gamers to come up with solutions to issues that should have been spotted by the manufacturer during the R&D stages.
@@Pilot0083 You are very welcome. You put in a lot of work and that reflects on your content which is top notch!. As for a solution, If we are to follow the normal industry pattern, it is more likely that Velocity Two will make it to the market first… You know, to cash in on those who are waiting to see how things pans out. Only then there will be a hope for them to bring a half arsed solution to the velocity one. I hope I am wrong but…..
Oddly enough, I was looking for help with the VelocityOne Flightstick-- the little throttle sliders are also too loose and move on their own. This same sort of fix worked for it, too! I just needed to shave down the felt pad a bit more, but this is a great hack. Easily reversed and non-damaging to the hardware.
@@Pilot0083 Incidentally, I also had light-colored felt pads and simply blackened them with a black felt pen afterwards. Now you can hardly see them. 😉
Thats great , I'll do mine , I'm just sending my V1 back tomorrow as the LED,s faulty so it's being exchanged, but as soon as the new one arrives I'll do the mod.... thanks again
GREAT DIY solution! Nice job... I have the yoke/throttle quadrant coming pretty quick. In at least one review, there was mention of some concern about some "slop" on the back side of the yoke...the plastic part where the shaft orginates is kinda of "wiggly" against the yoke body that you hang on to with your hands. There were some concerns about the slop being a bit of an issue when it comes to making small, finite yoke controls/movement. You notice that issue as well? Without having actually seen one of the units, I'll take a look when mine gets here but methinks a couple of set screws might resolve any issues... ;-)
Mine is enroute expected 21st Dec. I'm thinking of monitor for it's suitable view. 34 inch curved in mind.. if you can make a video of monitor for fs2020
Nice cheap method, I'm thinking about doing that. Now, 8 months later, how are the pads? did you have to replace them at any point? They do like to gather dust after all, or has there been no issue since adding them? Cheers, keep up the great content! Greetings from Austria
@@Pilot0083 okay. I will do that. Still waiting for the unit to arrive to the local store here in Sweden. I will do this mod right away. Cause the feedback that the throttle unit has got made hesitate until now. Best regards Alfons
Nice idea! Just a recommendation... for a "How to" video, it would have been better to actually show how it is done instead of just having you on the camera talking about it.
@@Pilot0083 stoked for my purchase! I really wasn't sure about it because everyone said the top handles were loose but after I saw this video I was like duh that's so smart and honestly that is the mechanism in some actual aircraft to keep the handle from vibrating.
I have yoke but Microsoft doesn't want to know what the device does. Microsoft Store doesn't have the app for the Turtle Beach Velocityone Yoke, so in other words I paid for a lemon as a yoke.
My unit hasn’t even arrived yet and I had the EXACT same thought based on reports of too little resistance …and I already have them around…they cost nothing. Love to see it really works. Sincere thanks!!
I used those little felt or spongy rubber bumpers used for kitchen/bath cabinets. No need to cut or shape them, I stuck them one the side of the stick and the feedback feel it much better. Thanks for the suggestion.
Great advice, now I think I'm gonna buy it! Also, perfect video, both in the amount of information, story behind the solution, and length of the video in general! Thank you. I'm subscribing!
I just saw this video and I did the same thing with the hairy side of a thick velcro pad. Great idea.
Just ordered my velocity I'll remember this when I get it.
@@Pilot0083 Thank You!! Merry Christmas!!
I think this a great mod. I used a black felt tip pen ( e.g. sharpie) to make the felt pads black after I cut them and before fitting them. That way the pads blend in with the plastic imho. Thank you for the great idea. I did take the whole unit apart to see if I could come up with smt better, and concluded your approach was 100% the best!
Thinking of buying one of these later today and this tip is amazing! I'll definitely try this out.
I have some of these pads at home. Tried the thickest one, but it was not thick enough. Put two thin ones together and attached that. Works great. Mine are brown so they don’t show much against the black plastic. Curious how long it takes before they wear and the effect lessens. But there is plenty more where these came from… thanx for the tip!
Mine is enroute hope, next week. Gonna get the black ones. Very very nice solution. Thanks, from Portugal. Have a nice Christmas, stay safe and fly high! Chers
Great idea. I got mine a week ago. One question though, does it cause any rubbing against the opposite side of the lever?
Once again, great advice. But, and still, what a shame that it is left to us gamers to come up with solutions to issues that should have been spotted by the manufacturer during the R&D stages.
@@Pilot0083 You are very welcome. You put in a lot of work and that reflects on your content which is top notch!.
As for a solution, If we are to follow the normal industry pattern, it is more likely that Velocity Two will make it to the market first… You know, to cash in on those who are waiting to see how things pans out. Only then there will be a hope for them to bring a half arsed solution to the velocity one. I hope I am wrong but…..
Oddly enough, I was looking for help with the VelocityOne Flightstick-- the little throttle sliders are also too loose and move on their own. This same sort of fix worked for it, too! I just needed to shave down the felt pad a bit more, but this is a great hack. Easily reversed and non-damaging to the hardware.
Great idea! Thanks for the tip!
@@Pilot0083 Incidentally, I also had light-colored felt pads and simply blackened them with a black felt pen afterwards. Now you can hardly see them. 😉
Thats great , I'll do mine , I'm just sending my V1 back tomorrow as the LED,s faulty so it's being exchanged, but as soon as the new one arrives I'll do the mod.... thanks again
Very inexpensive but effective, I like it! 👊🏽😎
Nice idea, I’ll order some now.
Nice workaround !
Saved me a ton of grief. Works great THANKS!
Cool idea. I got my velocity a few weeks ago and those throttles are my only complaint
how about yoke guys? I heard it's very jerky?
Thank you so much for this, I have tried it and it works perfectly!!!!
Get a black pen or whatnot, and just colour what you can see black. Great channel, take care.
How has it held up after 2 months? Do you change them often?
GREAT DIY solution! Nice job...
I have the yoke/throttle quadrant coming pretty quick. In at least one review, there was mention of some concern about some "slop" on the back side of the yoke...the plastic part where the shaft orginates is kinda of "wiggly" against the yoke body that you hang on to with your hands. There were some concerns about the slop being a bit of an issue when it comes to making small, finite yoke controls/movement. You notice that issue as well? Without having actually seen one of the units, I'll take a look when mine gets here but methinks a couple of set screws might resolve any issues... ;-)
Can i put hidraulic oil in the joke to make it more light?
Very smart solution. But which thickness the pads have ? Regards.
@@Pilot0083 the only one I can find is 1inch minimum
Good idea I'll be doing it to mine
Thank you 🛩
Mine is enroute expected 21st Dec. I'm thinking of monitor for it's suitable view. 34 inch curved in mind.. if you can make a video of monitor for fs2020
How's the resistance on the Cessna style, push / pull thrust levers?
I've heard they are pretty good.
My only concern with it being felt is the potential for static when you slide the levers.
Good idea. Thanks
They don’t loose grip after a while and fall off?
Thanks. Did it.
Nice cheap method, I'm thinking about doing that. Now, 8 months later, how are the pads? did you have to replace them at any point? They do like to gather dust after all, or has there been no issue since adding them?
Cheers, keep up the great content! Greetings from Austria
Great idea.
How thick was the pads?
Best regards
Alfons
@@Pilot0083 okay. I will do that. Still waiting for the unit to arrive to the local store here in Sweden. I will do this mod right away. Cause the feedback that the throttle unit has got made hesitate until now.
Best regards
Alfons
Nice idea!
Just a recommendation... for a "How to" video, it would have been better to actually show how it is done instead of just having you on the camera talking about it.
Do you have the felt each side of the levers.
@@Pilot0083 would be maybe better on both sides
1 year later...how is the controller working? Are the felt pads still good?
@@Pilot0083 stoked for my purchase! I really wasn't sure about it because everyone said the top handles were loose but after I saw this video I was like duh that's so smart and honestly that is the mechanism in some actual aircraft to keep the handle from vibrating.
I have yoke but Microsoft doesn't want to know what the device does. Microsoft Store doesn't have the app for the Turtle Beach Velocityone Yoke, so in other words I paid for a lemon as a yoke.
A black tip felt marker would fix the color.
use black marker to make it black...
Are the pads 10mm thick? It seems to be difficult to find pads more than 5mm thick.
@@Pilot0083 Good, and the 5mm thick ones seem to work OK?
@@Pilot0083 Great. Thanks vm for the video and your prompt and useful advice.
Those are a perfect and low cost solution that’s great!