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 08, 2005
VFR finaly!
Today I have ordered and downloaded 'Roads and Railways Benelux'. This is absolutely a must when you want to simulate vfr flying. I plotted a flight plan on my aeronautical chart and tested the FS2004 simulator add-on. All roads (and more) where there as on the real life map. Instead of flying around, trying to get from airfield to airfield by just a heading on the compass (or GPS...) you can now navigate by visual contact with the ground. This makes the sim experience a lot more like the real thing.
P.S. The screenshot has also the 'Benelux waters' add on.
Mixture controle
I have build the mixture control exactly the easy same way as the throttle. It was finished in a couple of hours, including the knob. It has no lock or safety pushbutton but than again, it does the job fine at no costs.
February 03, 2005
Full throttle!
Finaly I came around to building the throttle. I have made it using a 10k slide-potmeter and some stuff to make curtain rails. Material costs about 15 euro, nothing compared to over 200 euros to pay for the real (simkits) thing. For the time being my own craftmanship will do just fine.
The result is very satisfying. It makes a huge difference compared to using the keyboard. Now I only have to build the mixture, trimwheel and flaps and then I can do away with the keyboard!
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