I have been lacking a couple of major components to mostly finish out the Captain side, one of which is a set of rudder pedals (the other being seats). I have a seat already, and I’m slowly getting around to refurbishing it, but I really needed rudder pedals. They are critical to flying, no matter …
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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 …
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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 …
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Here are just some of the things you’ll likely need to build a simulator like this, off the top of my head. Yeah, be prepared because all of these were needed at some time or another during this build.
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This is probably THE most asked question and the answer is… somewhere between $1 and a million. Joking aside, most simmers are hesitant to answer how much their full-size home-built flight simulator cost because: 1) It’s always more than they want to admit2) They don’t want to be reminded of how much they’ve spent3) They …
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This page will answer some frequently asked questions about my build and building a sim like this in general. There are so many different ways to build a sim like this. Everyone has a unique situation, so my way is by no means a “right” way, just “a way”. This is just based on my …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Hi, I believe this is what you're looking for. Phonenix Contact Pluggable Terminal Block, P/N 1984044. My FDS board uses…
Hi ! Thats'a nice cockpit you have ! Thanks a lot for publishing all informations needed ! May I ask…
Thanks. I updated the Markus Pilot reference, and the other measurement site apparently no longer exists unfortunately.