The resaon for this is not, that the FDS tiller wasn´t good. It did it´s work reliably.
However, the steering forces were to low and because they are simulated by a spring, are not linear as in the real thing. The other, for me even more important issue is, that the angle of rotation to both sides was much less then 90 degrees. So, although steering was possible, it was by far not like in the real aircraft.
FSC has newly developed a tiller system, which simulates realistic linear forces. The strength of the reaction forces and also the return to zero speed can be adjusted by the user, but come already calibrated almost to the real aircraft feeling by factory. I personally can only compare it to my experiences in highend, level D simulators. It feels very much like the tiller in these. Also now the groundsteering is much more precise and gives a feeling of handling a heavy aircraft already on the ground.
The quality of this excellent part of machinery in my eyes can´t be topped. It should do it´s job for many years. The only drawback is the poor finish of the handle. Probably an issue of the first production series. I am in contact with FSC about that and am sure, they will solve this. My experience with product quality and service of FSC is very good, as I use there throttle since more then 2 years.
Link to product page: FSC steering tiller
A short video of tiller installation from Nico: https://youtu.be/BAf2fhvMQP4
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