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Computer Flight Simulators > iVol is Here! Quick review.
 
 
JasonD
Heliman
Location: san diego

It was easy for me to deal directly with Reflex. Shipping wasn't that much say about six bucks to and from Germany. I have to say the IVol is one of the nicest most advanced transmitters out there.

Jason
06-12-2007 05:23 PM
 
 
nheather
Veteran
Location: Horsham, West Sussex, UK

JasonD - that postage is cheap.

Between the UK and Germany was going to cost me about 12GBP each way just to cover the postage on a SlimStick upgrade.

That's 24GBP (47USD) just on the postage alone.

At the time I could decide whether to sell XTR or Phoenix - it was the silly cost of the postage to keep my XTR current that sealed the fate - my XTR was sold.

If the postage had been more realistic then I would probably have stayed with XTR.

Cheers,

Nigel

If I change the destination to US then Reflex website charges

29 Euro (39 USD) for SlimStick or iVol (one way Germany to US)

So you did very well with 3 USD each way
06-12-2007 10:16 PM
 
 
Pelos
Senior Heliman
Location: Bizkaia (Spain)

Well, just another little thing to improve:

In a previous post I said that my iVol fell to the floor and one of the rotary knobs got loose. I glued it with CA and it has worked until now.
Well, yesterday I noticed the same thing on the other knob, so I guess there's a design/manufacturing problem there.

The potenciometers are fixed to the iVol main body, a ball bearing is fitted to it and then the grey plastic knob is fitted to the bearing. Don't know if it comes just press-fitted or if it's glued, but with time this pot-bearing-knob joint seems to get loose, normally first the bearing-knob joint. When I glued this on the first failing knob, soon afterwards the pot-bearing joint failed too.

I'm going to CA the second pot too, as it seems to have worked well with the first one. Of course, care must be taken for not to get the CA into the ball bearings. Also, if this happens to you, take care of the little ball that makes the center "click". It's just seated in the main body, and if you take the knob out or it gets too loose and raises, the ball can fall freely. In fact, you 'll notice this problem when the center "click" gets softer or it does not "click" at all.

Has anyone a better idea than CA to fix this plastic to metal joints?

Maybe Reflex should think about a stronger system for fitting the knobs for future releases.

Well, summer is comming soon. I'm impatient to see and get the next "step".

Is there a life outside the sim?
06-13-2007 10:58 AM
 
 
nheather
Veteran
Location: Horsham, West Sussex, UK

How about JB Weld or failing that any other 2 part epoxy.

http://jbweld.net/products/jbweld.php

Trouble with CA is that it is very brittle and doesn't work that well on smooth surfaces.

Cheers,

Nigel
06-13-2007 04:28 PM
 
 
nitro
Senior Heliman
Location: Las Vegas

IVOL Transmitter

Hello,
Is the IVOL transmitter available for sale by it self, because I already bought the software and cable?
Nitro
06-14-2007 07:48 PM
 
 
Pelos
Senior Heliman
Location: Bizkaia (Spain)

No, you have to send to reflex (or local distributor I guess) the old interface and pay the price for either the new interface or iVol).

Is there a life outside the sim?
06-14-2007 08:00 PM
 
 
legoman67
Key Veteran
Location: Nanoose Bay B.C, Canada

wasnt one of reflex's main sellling features using your own radio? other then the panolusion which isnt going to keep them up that much longer as other companys find out how to do it.

Matt M.
http://www.filepile.ca
06-19-2007 04:12 PM
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Pelos
Senior Heliman
Location: Bizkaia (Spain)

Probably you've answered yourself... other companies have also realistic fields, and some of them at a lower price, so I guess reflex had to bring out something new to keep us (well, some of us ) thinking their product is the best one...

Is there a life outside the sim?
06-19-2007 06:34 PM
 
 
BCX3D
Senior Heliman
Location: dallas tx

eww. That controller looks like a broken banana.
06-21-2007 04:58 PM
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Pelos
Senior Heliman
Location: Bizkaia (Spain)

Some new photos.

The switches fitted (standard two position on both sides and 3-position the 4 center ones).
All down

All up


The trick I used to fit a cyclic ring.

I made two little holes with a dremel using the ring itself (futaba big servo wheel I used with my 9C) as a template, and fitted a pair of wood rods, just pressed into the holes, and they keep the ring from moving. I had also to take a little material on the back of the wheel to avoid it touching the horizontal barrel of the gimbal.
The ring hole was a little big for the 9c, and it's a little small for the ivol (some more stick travel) but works almost perfect.

Also a photo with the knob out.

You can see the bearing (sorry for the quality of the image) and the ball that makes the center "click". It falls free if the knob is not where it must be. In the previous photo you can see the knob itself.

No news yet about the iVol live (transmitting module and receiver).

Is there a life outside the sim?
07-09-2007 11:28 AM
 
 
nheather
Veteran
Location: Horsham, West Sussex, UK

Quote 
Also a photo with the knob out.

That was a picture I didn't want to see ......



...... then I realised you were talking about your iVol



Cheers,

Nigel
07-09-2007 07:43 PM
 
 
Pelos
Senior Heliman
Location: Bizkaia (Spain)

Yes, I alredy talked about it as something to improve. Now it's glued again and I hope it holds well (the other one was glued too and it's still good.

Is there a life outside the sim?
07-09-2007 09:01 PM
 
 
marked23
Veteran
Location: Lynnwood, WA

Not sure if I'm on topic.

Instead of using the iVOL, I would like to use my Realflight G3 controller. I imagine that the XTR folks could reverse engineer the G2/G3 controller data. Then all that would be left is to sell me the dongle that lets me run XTR with the USB controller that many people already own.

I don't really want to use my regular radio for my simulator, ever. So the barrier to entry for ME buying XTR is to either buy the iVol (unlikely $) or wait until somebody develops a G2/G3 driver for XTR (very unlikely).

I'm sure I'm not the typical potential customer... so I'll just do without for now.

-Mark
07-09-2007 09:24 PM
 
 
Pelos
Senior Heliman
Location: Bizkaia (Spain)

Well, I chose Reflex 3 or 4 years ago for two reasons (apart from the good reports about the simulation itself):
- One was the realistic fields.
- The other one was that I wanted to use my transmitter as I would do in the real world.

iVol now allows the people that's now in that situation to begin spending less money (no need of a "real" transmitter to begin to learn). G3 allows that too, but you have a "fake" transmitter that is not the same that the real one, and if you use your "real" transmitter, the "fake" one just does not make sense. iVol will be used in the field when reflex brings out the module/receptor for it.

Thats how I see it, but I understand your point of view. I have a 9Z that probably does not work because I mis-used it with the sim when I didn't knew what I know now.

All that said, 4 years after I haven't flown my birds yet, so maybe all that words don't mean much really Jus that I never crashed them.

Is there a life outside the sim?
07-10-2007 02:52 AM
 
 
FAA
Senior Heliman
Location: MIlford CT

Reflex made a HUGE Marketing mistake with the iVOL.

They had a great thing going with the product they had.

All they had to do was improve it.

I will not be updating to the iVOL. I still use Reflex as my primary heli trainer. Its a great product.

I would like to see Reflex go back to a non-iVol release.
05-07-2008 03:22 PM
 
 
nheather
Veteran
Location: Horsham, West Sussex, UK

We haven't heard a thing from Reflex for 8 months now. Even then it was to announce iVol Life (Sept 07) which to my knowledge hasn't appeared.

From what I have seen, they are not selling much new product and if this forum is representative, very little upgrade to iVol or SlimStick.

To be honest I think that the Reflex team may have given up and called it a day. No more investment and just collect any sales that come through.

I could be wrong but they've been awfully quiet for a very long time and to my knowedge didn't show anything at Nurnberg 2008.

Cheers,

Nigel
05-07-2008 03:46 PM
 
 
skybeater
Heliman
Location: Kingman, KS

Big returns(rewards) ussually mean big risks. Going to IVol was a big risk in hopes of a big return. I have Reflex and love it but don't plan on upgrading to slimstick or IVol since other companies such a Phoenix and Realflight are very competive, supportive and have very good products also and that don't require new physical control hardware.

Hard to pay for an upgrade to something that isn't better then what you already have in hopes it will be more supportive in the future.

Tracy
05-07-2008 04:22 PM
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