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Tony
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Feb 21
Fun With 3D Printing!
I knew eventually I would want to make some parts for my sim, and perhaps try my hand at some simple prototyping projects, so I have been thinking about a 3D printer for some time now. Last time I looked (several years ago) they were still expensive and the technology wasn’t quite as mature as …
Feb 15
737 Overhead Power Distribution Rewiring
Lately I have been in the process of disassembling the entire sim to paint the floor and shell, so while I had everything apart I decided to do some updates on my home-built overhead. Goals Goal #1 was to reduce the number of wires coming out the back of my overhead. Between the power adapters, …
Nov 03
Paint, lots of paint!
After I finally finished the faux riveting of my sim base it was time to start painting everything. FYI, for this iteration of base I decided not to go with under-floor yokes for simplicity sake. I’ll be building a base v2.0 out of metal in the not-too-distant future and it will be designed for real …
Oct 09
Rivets and Sore Thumbs
I am nearing completion of my plywood cockpit floor/base (sort of, more on that later). I had the brilliant idea that I wanted to make my cockpit floor look real by adding simulated rivets, helping increase the overall immersion. Sounds great, right? Well, I knew it would be a big task, and it was, but …
Apr 13
Progress Update – April 12, 2018
Got a few more things done recently as more major components are coming together. STEERING TILLER I had bought a new Flightdeck Solutions (FDS) spring-loaded steering tiller a while back but had nothing to mount it to so it just sat in the box. Now that I’m getting to the point I’m flying the sim …
Apr 02
Customizing Sounds in Prosim737 2.x
As I continue to set up my sim environment something I noticed is missing in Prosim737 v2.x are the ambient cockpit sounds. Avionics cooling fans running, DC electric sounds, hydraulics pumps running, trim wheels turning, etc. These sounds are always present in an active 737 cockpit and they’re pretty loud at that. Without them the …
Mar 14
Progress Update – March 14, 2018
So, I have been talking a lot about Sismo, for better or worse, over these last updates. I had some pretty strong frustration initially, but now that Prosim v2.0 has come out, a lot of headaches are behind me, thankfully. This has allowed me to get back to building! I have made a lot of …
Mar 14
Sismo Configuration with Prosim v2.0
Strangely all my articles to date have been Sismo-related. I think it’s because it has been the biggest challenge thus far to get working. Very frustrating at first but the more I come to understand how their products work, the easier it gets, just like most things. Since the release of Prosim v2.0 the Sismo …
Dec 22
The Sismo GIC, ISDU, and Finally Getting it All to Work (Not Quite Perfect but Close)
I received my Sismo GIC v4 expansion board (daughter card) today. So I was finally able to connect the remainder of the Sismo IRS Display Unit (ISDU) that I received per my previous posting. Physical Configuration The GIC is just a simple Printed Circuit Board expansion board with connectors attached to it. It daisy chains …
Dec 18
Getting to Know the Sismo IRS Display Unit (ISDU)
Here’s what you need to know about the Sismo IRS Display Unit (ISDU) if you decide to buy it as a stand-alone component for your Boeing 737 AFT Overhead. The Sismo ISDU consists of three separate modules: Keypad module, Rotary Encoder module, and 7 Segment Display module. It’s pretty easy to see the different modules …
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