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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>How far is your throw distance? How far
from the back of the sim to the projector and front of the sim to the screen?
In your experimentation, what have you found that gives the best wide angle
feel?</span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
simpits-tech-bounces@simpits.org [mailto:simpits-tech-bounces@simpits.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Kevin Foisy<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 14, 2003
9:13 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Simulator Cockpit tech list<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [simpits-tech]
Projector impressions</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>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.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>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!</span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Justin Messenger [mailto:jjmessenger@yahoo.com]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 14, 2003
9:15 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Simpits-tech@simpits.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [simpits-tech] Projector
impressions</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>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. </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>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. </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ok, I'm steping off of my soap box now.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Justin</span></font></p>
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