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martinF
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun -
Jonathan Overes - Nederland
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
Ik heb deze stoel gekocht omdat ik mijn ervaring in race-, vlieg- en ruimtesimulaties wilde verbeteren. En na een vriendelijk gesprek met een van de werknemers van Playseat, besloot ik deze stoel te nemen.
Mijn eerste ervaring met deze stoel was dat de kwaliteit van zowel het leer als het metaal erg hoog was! De stoel zit redelijk goed (beetje hard) maar kan jammer genoeg niet ver naar achteren kantelen waardoor je behoorlijk rechtop zit in de stoel. De inklap feature is ook erg handig, zeker met opbergen.
De steunen aan de zijkanten van de stoel zijn stug en stabiel. De voorgeboorde gaten komen goed overeen met mijn Thrustmaster Warthog en maakt montage van de throttle gemakkelijk. Het was alleen jammer dat de flight stick niet op de middensteun gemonteerd kon worden omdat de gaten niet overeen kwamen met de steun. Ik heb dit opgelost door de bijgeleverde klittenband te gebruiken als koppeling. Aan de andere kant ondersteund de middensteun wel mijn G27 racing stuur van Logitech. Wat dan wel weer minder is dat er geen aansluiting/montagepunt is voor de gear shift (plankje onder de steun maakte hem dik genoeg om toch de gear shift te laten passen).
Conclusie
Een prima stoel van hoge kwaliteit met hier en daar wat kinderziektes waar ik prima mee kan leven.
UPDATE: De Air Force Playseat heeft blijkbaar een accessoire die gemonteerd kan worden op de middensteun. Deze metalen strip biedt ruimte voor de gear shift naast het stuur. Ik twijfel alleen over of die zal kopen aangezien de prijs voor een stukje metaal best wel hoog is naar mijn mening. (laatste check 29,-)
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Bos
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Brennan
Prijs / Kwaliteit Algemeen Comfort Vormgeving Fun
I sure do love this product. A+ and highly recommendable! Proper respect to the company making this product and doing so at such an affordable price! -
Computermensch - Denemarken
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
This is a must have! It makes the user experience flying so much easier. Using Oculus Rift and similar immersive experiences from time to time just emphasize that since you can easily feel your through the controls as they remain positioned just next to you.
As I normally use a large display area i.e. triple screen or bigger in front of me (Oculus just too hard on the eyes for continuous use) I also have a touch screen in front of me i.e. using Win8, Win10 or beyond.
I did an easy to do home cockpit mainly using inspiration from modern avionics following digitalization in modern cockpits.
To "connect" the platform I did mounting touch screen in front and multiple displays I bought the mat accessory too to aesthetically bind the seat with what is in front of me. It looks better than having the sear standing there alone.
The seat is very comfortable (When I tried it first time - it felt hard until I discovered I had forgot to put in both of the cushions. No wonder it felt not soft ;o)
You sit very comfortable and beyond my expectation for a "playable" seat like this. I normally sit working in a luxury HÅG office chair - and this seat is up to it! Very, very good.
The features of the seat are very nice. I just got hold of some extra bolts to screw the HOTAS Warthog flight stick and thrust onto their mounts. Lots of possibilities to adjust stuff to fit your height etc.
Do consider buying the rods so you can move the seat backward and forward without pushing the whole thing. That is going to make it easier to operate (I initially put the seat before a table but now I actually do need that feature in the home cockpit I did with the LADs. And oh, if in front of a table you can push the back of the seat forward to compress the space taken by the seat)
All in all a very well made high quality product for flight simmers both considering build quality, comfort, feature and flexibility. A product made be someone who made this for himself first I guess. No bad quality stuff. Really well made.
The only thing I wonder is ... why did I not go and buy this before (even the price was rather cheap and I found some one in Europe selling it cheaper than locally including the transport ;o)
If you buy into flight control systems like Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog (it even comes with a mount included for a Yoke) ... you are already putting a bit of your pocket forward ... and you definitely need this to complete your experience. It will be so much better.
Glad I did opt out of the office chair! Best decision ever!
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MIGAAB - Duitsland
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
Its big advantage is the "dual function": It can be used as a (beautiful!) "office chair" for any computer / business work; and within one minute, it can be changed into a "cockpit seat", with a control stick at one side, and the throtlles as well as other functional switches of the airliner (or fighter jet) on the other side - using the same high performance computer; with 3 screen you have a real "captains feeling".
Michael R. Gaab, M.D., Ph.D.,
Professor of Neurosurgery
Airline Transport Pilot -
Miasmic - Verenigde Staten
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
My desk sits a little high, so the stock height of the chair was a tad low, not too bad though, about the same height as my computer desk at its lowest stage. That being said, I threw some caster wheels on the bottom of the chair and it sits at the perfect height for my desk now, and rolls great. Prior to the wheels I had set it on a pair of 2x4's and zip tied it, but its quite heavy and sliding it got old. I picked the wheels up for $4 a piece at home depot and simply zip tied them to the bottom brace of the chair, they work wonderfully. They stay in place perfectly and now I can roll the chair in and out of my desk with ease.
The chair itself is really comfortable and has 4 different positions for lean on the backrest. I play with dual joysticks, so I don't use the middle pole, but I inserted it to test it out when I first got the chair and the fasteners/adjustments all work well and fit securely. The joystick mounts (side) are very adjustable for both height and horizontal distance from user. I've found the positioning very adequate in finding a comfortable position.
I have only one very minor critique on the chair itself. The screws that hold the joystick/throttle mounts on the side are a couple threads too short in my opinion. Makes it easy to strip the last few threads on the screw because that's whats holding it in (only reason I'm knocking a star there). This can be remedied by simply using thinner washers instead of the thick plastic ones provided or getting longer screws (if you so choose to do so, its not necessary, just a precaution).
Overall, I am really happy with my purchase and would recommend the chair to anyone looking for a sim chair/cockpit but wants to use their current desk or does not have the room for a full sim pit. Shipping was very fast (3 days from NL to Mid west US) Very happy customer. Thanks Playseat!! -
PNutHed - Verenigde Staten
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Mark - Verenigde Staten
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
Pros: Price compared to competition.
High quality and comfortable even for long use.
One of the most versatile cockpit chairs.
Can be used as a desk chair. Very small footprint.
Adjustable control mounts.
Cons: It would be nice if it could recline further.
I would love it if the center mount could slide further
down when mounting a center flight stick. -
Martin
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ChrisGK - Griekenland
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
Assembly was easy and the instructions were clear. The chair is very comfortable and the whole structure is very sturdy and that's a very good thing especially if you use pedals (that was my biggest issue with most of the mainstream gaming and office chairs). You can bend the back of the chair forward and that's a great feature since it can save you a lot of space.
The center mount is a nice add on but the problem is that creates a lot of space between you and the desk, making impossible, at least in my case, to reach k/b and mouse in my desk.
I have a tall desk and I wish there was a mechanism to adjust just a little bit the overall height of the chair. Not a big issue and probably I need some time to get use of my new position in front of my desk.
The biggest issue for me and thus the 4 stars are the side mounts. They are not particularly sturdy and the entire mounting mechanism bends a lot, especially if you move your stick sideways across the x axis. Probably the problem is not so profound if you use a "light" stick (x52, t16k) and the gameplay is not intense (MSFS), but with heavy sticks like Virpil WarBRD and combat/space sims with intense gameplay the issue is there and at least for me the experience is game breaking since it can mess up your inputs.
Overall it's a very nice product for the price tag and I recommend it especially for people with lack of space that are in search for "all in one" solution. -
Pallas - Amerikaanse Maagdeneilanden
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
Assembly was een stukje taart, met the only disonant dat de (metric Allen) schroeven for the seat-slider ontbraken.
Na een trip to the lokale hard ware store was this problem verholpen en de seat kon in use genomen worden.
Due to het gewicht of the chair it feels solid and does niet move, zelfs not on a hard sliding vloer.
De folding option is een god geschenk sinds it allows the back to be moved out of de weg zodat it not in de way sits in de kamer.
The seat itself is comfortabel en offers goed support for the lumbar area
It makes game sessions van a paar hours een briesje.
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Michel F.
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
Nadat ik via de zeer gebruiksvriendelijke site de bestelling had geplaatst werd ik per mail goed op de hoogte gehouden van de levering. De stoel werd netjes op tijd geleverd in een goed verpakte doos. Geen beschadigingen.
Ik heb de stoel direct uitgepakt. Bijgesloten zit een hele duidelijk uitleg over de manier van montage. Voor iedereen is de montage goed te doen. Geen ingewikkelde toestanden. Na een half uurtje had ik alles gemonteerd.
Mij viel direct op dat er zeer degelijke materialen zijn gebruikt. De stoel staat stevig. Hij zit lekker, en kan hier met zekerheid heel wat vlieguren op maken.
Kortom: Prima bedrijf, mooi en degelijk product, en daardoor een zeer tevreden klant. Ga zo door!! -
k_maat
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Antimatter - Duitsland
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
The overall design is sturdy and clean. The trust master warthog fits perfect onto the mounting plates. I modified the chair by adding four office chair wheels to the base. This chair together with an hmd is a great setup. -
Astralnut - Verenigde Staten
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Anoniem - Nederland
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Timmy Danielson
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
With technology available today I can still enjoy a variation of flying again. I purchased Microsoft Flight Simulator and an Oculus Rift to make the experience more realistic. All was fine except sitting in one of our conventional household chairs while using the simulator. After several minutes the sitting position became quite uncomfortable.
I ordered an Air Force playseat from The Playseat Store and I've used it for about 5 days now. The Playseat is very comfortable. It's well constructed and high quality. The adjustments make using it so nice it puts a smile on my face. I'm probably not a typical age Playseat customer at 60 years old so if the seat is cushy comfortable for me imagine how someone younger might feel.
Thanks Playseat Store for this fabulous product. -
Patrick - Nederland
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
Dan kun je eigenlijk niet anders dan de Airforce Playset te nemen, of iets zelf te maken.
de Airforce is een goede stoel, die dankzij een heldere handleiding zeer eenvoudig in elkaar te zetten is.
eenmaal in elkaar gezet ( 30min) is de stoel erg komfortabel en kun je er uren achter elkaar inzitten zonder problemen te kijken met je rug. dankzij de gemonteerde Throttle en Joystick hebben je schouders ook niet zo veel te verduren.
kortom : ik weet geen betere stoel voor een serieuze Flighsimmer.
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Seneleron - Verenigde Staten
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
Cons:
1: The side mounts for the stick and throttle are a bit of a pain, short nuts that screw through a bar that slides through a notch on the chair. back it out too far and they'll separate, Don't back it out enough, it won't go in. The distance between the two is something like a quarter turn, so there's that.
2: Chair doesn't lean back far enough. You get maybe 5-10% tilt. Would have preferred 15-20% One because I like to lean back and [see 3]
3: Right side stick mount is NOT HIGH ENOUGH. It's 1/4-1/2" too low for me, and maybe just a HAIR too far to the right. This causes some comfort issues for me in the RH side mid back and in the lower part of the forearm/wrist. I suspect I can source some longer screws/bolts and just elevate the stick another half inch, but for the price I shouldn't have to. Also, no bolts for the throttle [I get not everyone has a HOTAS warthog, but STILL: you include the plate, include some bolts.... velcro is a cheap solution in an expensive product.
Usage: Minus the minor and DIY resolvable nitpicks, this gives Elite: Dangerous a level of realism I hadn't expected of a simple chair. Before I knew I was "flying my own ship", but now, with everything placed almost identically to the controls in the cockpit, It really adds to the FEEL of the game: as in now I really do FEEL like I'm in my ship. Once I get the stick adjusted to my liking I'm probably going to be killed by my wife for living in VR again. . and I'm okay with that :) WHAT A WAY TO GO! -
Bryan - Verenigde Staten
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
The Playseat Air Force gives the user some very nice configurations to choose from. You can have the Joystick centered or to the right, has a reclining seat although limited, and the ability to attach steering wheels. I have found that the side platforms have matching bolt patterns for my X-55 Rhino HOTAS, kudos to that.
I do have some minor complaints in that I wish the side platforms were height adjustable by just a tad bit more. The other thing is flexibility, as adding a buttkicker required me to drill holes on the flat plate for my particular configuration (hardly any rattle I might add). These however are minor inconveniences, my biggest gripe is that there is no way to have a pedal mount attached to this chair without modification, flying sim users tend to use rudder pedals and this should have been an option.
All in all I am very satisfied with the chair as I can use it as a regular desk chair as well, 4/5 stars! -
Klaas - België
Algemeen Prijs / Kwaliteit Comfort Vormgeving Fun
You can easily set it up for both flying and racing: hotas joystick and throttle on the side mounted trays and racing wheel on the center tray, pedals on the floor(can also be used as rudder).
The quality of this chair is very good and assembly a walk in the park.
In my opinion the price is a bit too high and I wish the side mounts could go higher but all in all this is a great product I would recommend to everyone.
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TJ
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