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Adding little details to your home-based flight simulator cockpit can really enhance the realism and enjoyment of the experience. These last weeks I’ve been keeping busy by adding some little cockpit details to add some realism, and tying up some of those nagging loose ends. I’ll talk about some of the simple, yet useful enhancements …
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As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I love my 3D printer. I use it regularly to quickly make small parts I need using just a little imagination and creativity. A part I’ve been wanting to make for a while is the Boeing 737 Map/Chart Light knobs on the forward sidewalls. No one seems to make …
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I have to say, I’m really enjoying my 3D printer. For less than $300 for a Creality Ender 3 printer, coupled with Autodesk Fusion360, I’m able to make just about any component I need on a small scale. Comes in really handy when you’re willing to put in a little extra money and time to …
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I’m starting to work on smaller details of my sim now that most of the major things (at least, those I can afford) are mostly complete. One of the areas I wanted to enhance was cockpit placards (or decals, stickers, whatever you want to call them). I looked around on the Internet and there were …
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Power. It’s the life-blood of any sim. Not enough and you’ll end up with random disconnects, brown-outs, and potentially damaged electronics. Put too much in and you’ll fry your electronics. Worst case, you’ll start a fire.
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Chip on Board (COB) LED Strips are perfect replacements for your traditional under-dash LED light strips.
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Here’s the latest updates on what I’ve been working on the last few months. It’s a lot!
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Learn a little about various visual systems and how mine has grown through the years.
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As I’m putting my sim back together I decided it’s time to permanently mount my Weber pilot seats. I decided J-Rails were a bit too pricey/complex for me right now so I found a less expensive, yet innovative way to make something similar. The Seats I was given a set of old Boeing 747 Weber …
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A complete rebuild of my old Revolution Sim Products throttle quadrant required an overhaul of the auto-throttle mechanism. I explain what I did and how I did it in this article.
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Just yesterday I finished building the same but used FDS 737 Shell together. The overhead supporting structure that I see…
Thanks. I updated the Markus Pilot reference, and the other measurement site apparently no longer exists unfortunately.
Most links are out of date
Hi, if you mean the two rails that run from front to rear and the cross strut, yes those came…