<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>On Apr 27, 2008, at 12:16 AM, Justin Messenger wrote:</div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Freeman,</div> <div>My first sim used a monitor to display my gauges and it did the job. It certainly is cheaper</div> <div> </div> <div>Now I am using gauges that run off of servos and stepper moters. Some of Simkits gauges use modified servos to allow continuious movement like the Altimeter, though their attitude indicator is limited as you said. That is why I am using Flight Ilusion's stepper motor attitude indicator because it has 360 degree roll as can be seen in my F-4 video.</div> <div><a href="http://geocities.com/cap17.geo/ShowSim.wmv">http://geocities.com/cap17.geo/ShowSim.wmv</a> I dont see how that is an issue in a 172 though :)</div></blockquote><div><br></div>Yeah, I wont be doing too many rolls in a 172 <grin>. The 172 is my first pit - I would also like to build a twin engine like a Baron 58. If I go for my private license I'm not stopping there, I'll want my multi-engine and instrument certification.</div><div><br></div><div>I noticed that in the video from your other post. I used the video to show my wife how artificial horizons worked in US aircraft. My wife had mentioned that there was a helicopter crash in Iraq - it was an Iraqi crew flying a US made helicopter. The circumstances were very strange as the helicopter flew into the ground in bad visibility. It was suggested the pilot was use to using a Russian style artificial horizon that apparently behaves differently than the US style.</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"> <div> </div> <div>I prefer the look of the physical gauges though there are some really nice pits out there that use monitors for tradition gauges. Its a matter of personal choice and budget. My favorite traditional instrument sim that is using monitors is this 727. <a href="http://project727.xsn.net/">http://project727.xsn.net/</a> It looks great.</div> <div> </div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Wow, what a work of art. I'm continuously impressed with how much sweat and love goes into folks efforts for their pits. I've been look for a 172 or Baron 58 air frame to work on. At $5K and $6K prices I have been quoted it will be a problem. Why can't flying be so popular that you have junk yards full of aircraft like you see along I40 here in New Mexico with cars?</div><br><blockquote type="cite"> <div>Beta Innovations sells air core gauges. Ask Gene, he picked up a bunch of them and can tell you how cheap they are :) Im sure he had to put off his next RC plane project for a while after the aircore purchase :) But they work well once you get them running.</div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <div> </div> <div>Justin</div></blockquote><br></div><div>-Freeman</div></body></html>