Cessna 172 Flight Simulator

The Simkits yoke has been assembled and connected and works perfectly well. Much much better than the CH yoke (at a price ofcourse...). The mechanism is real good and it handles and centers great. I have also started building everything into a sort of movable section. This so I can easily move it aside to be able to work on it from all sides. Next thing to do is to get the throttle build in somehow. I also still have a heading indicator which needs to be assembled. All the remaining gauges have been replaced with pictures for the moment.

After having used the CH yoke for a while I got more and more dissatisfied with it. It is inaccurate and doesn't centre that well at all. So I have decided to order the simkits yoke and hope it will do a better job. I am expecting it today.

After not spending the entire summer behind my sim it is getting time to start building again! Last week I have build the panel into a wooden setup and I have rearanged stuff to set things up. I am just waiting this week for the simkits yoke and two more gauges (attitude and heading). That will more or less make my sim operational. Maybe I need to think of a temprarely substitute for the throttle and mixture (they cost EUR 200 each at simkits)