Cessna 172 Flight Simulator
This site shows the progress I make in building my own Flight Simulator. The simulator should eventualy simulate flying a Cessna 172 as real as possible. Meanwhile I use the simulator as a flight training device to train for my private pilot license course.
February 13, 2004
Putting stuff together
Yesterday I have acquired another 15' flat screen, I also received a working processor unit for the simkits gauges. So now it's time to put things together and make it work!
I have given up on creating my own yoke, certainly now simkits has the perfect solution available. Creating a yoke yourselfs is very difficult, not the electronics part but the mechanics. I couldn't find a good way to get this done. Maybe because of lack of some good materials. Anyway, simkits has now done it for us, they deliver a cessna172 style yoke, in parts ofcourse, which will do the job perfectly. For now I will get along with my CH Yoke (I have to get used to the idea that the simkits yoke will cost me almost 400 euros)
February 01, 2004
Simkits Gauges to make a real cockpit
I have ordered some things recently to make some real progress. The final release of WideView 2004 is available and I have ordered gauges from SimKits. I am building a 1/1 scale Panel, partly with real gauges and partly with gauges on a TFT screen. Later all gauges will be real and I will use the TFT screen for the radiostack. I hope to put up some pictures soon!
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