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<DIV><SPAN class=133531002-15102003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>yup, I
found the same thing. In fact, I had studied several sims and it seemed
that the first thing many serious builders did was engineer the display
system. First part of my pit was the projector and I would do it all over
again.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=133531002-15102003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As you
say, the most impressive thing is the "feel". It becomes much more
real. you get the feeling you're actually flying. I love doing
approaches in the city over building because you want to look down! Rwy
alignment is much easier now too!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=133531002-15102003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=133531002-15102003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>KF</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Justin Messenger
[mailto:jjmessenger@yahoo.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:15
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Simpits-tech@simpits.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [simpits-tech]
Projector impressions<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>I have finally started flying my sim with the projector and I was a bit
surprised. The only other time I have flown a fighter sim equiped with a
projector it had the main canopy covered so you could only see throught the
forward windscreen(what a big no, no!). I have my projector projecting about 6
to 7 feet across and I dont even have a canopy (no room for one) so the
view out of the pit is unobstructed. Well, I was flying in formation with an
F-16 that takes off, circles around the airport, lands again, then taxis and
takes off yet again. I tend to fly a bit under it and realized I was looking
over the top of my pit's forward canopy rail at the under side of
the F-16. It felt so realistic! Even though I only have the forward view being
projected the view is big enough that when looking out of the pit I am looking
up, right and left, and even down the sides of the pit. I love it! When flying
real planes I am always looking all over the sky for other aircraft and
at the ground for navigation. This is the first time I've had that feeling
with my pit. </DIV>
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<DIV>The other thing I noticed is how easy flying becomes. On a 15 inch
monitor I always had a hard time staying with that pesky little F-16, and I
could never seem to land in formaiton with it. Now staying in formation is a
breeze and I have made great formation landings every time, and on the correct
side of the runway to boot! I have decided a projector is one of the most
important parts of building a SimPit if one truely wants a realistic feel.
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<DIV>One mistake I made was painting the inside of the room gloss white not
long ago, the walls need to be flat black no that they are not so noticable.
Overhead projectors tend to throw out a lot of light around the room.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ok, I'm steping off of my soap box now.</DIV>
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<DIV>Justin</DIV>
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