Bill wrote<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>What this is ,is a adaptation of Acesim.com basic 2 degree of motion simulator .I have not read it but by looking at it,it appears to be the original idea that I bought the plans for and built out of PVC highly updated</div>
<div>NOT a authentic professional 3 degree of motion platform. While real ones might not be in form you can buy a professional 3 degree of motion simulator ready to install you cockpit on it for $30,000 .For a long time before the recession I was a serious buyer so I looked at many companies that built small commercial simulators..</div>
<div><br></div><div>Several builders including innovation simulator had the idea to build an individual personal small foot print platform capable of holding 400 pounds Maximum including the sim&the pilots weight for $5,000 .I have a feeling that once the economy turns around if it ever does we will again see an individual simulator hit the streets for $10,000 maybe less. I saw a picture and a movie of an individual cockpit basically</div>
<div>it was a Cessna 172 a section about 5 feet long duplicated in Fiberglass. What I saw and what I was willing to buy was a chair sim full 3 degree of motion not 6 degree for $4995 with no cockpit. Frankly at that time</div>
<div>it would not work for me as I weighed 280 pounds. Now at 189 pounds I would have bought it in a new york minute.If you can wait a couple of years I am sure they will come to market w/Asian parts under $5000</div><div>
There is a movie floating around on "you tube" probably because it 6-7 years ago from I think Cal Poly Pomona California that showed it as a tub (like in bathtub)and student were trying it out.that one had major</div>
<div>movement much more than this one because this is limited by the frame where that one was built by a company that builds simulators up to 1/2 million dollars . As you read you'll guess I don't have much of opinion of it. Try and get in it I did almost broke my shoulder had a bruised shoulder for a long time. Those longitudinal bars restrict the actual limitation of the aileron movement unlike a real one where there is no</div>
<div>limitation in theory.If you can find that movie it blow you away its almost like being on one of them giant rollycoasters . The one in the Move could handle an F-16,15,14 an aerobatic aircraft .</div><div><br></div>
<div>regards</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div>
<div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Sean MacDonald (SimCraft) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spmacdonald@simcraft.com" target="_blank">spmacdonald@simcraft.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">Hello purveyors of
<a href="http://simpits.org" target="_blank">simpits.org</a>. My company launched a product this past week that is one you
may be interested in checking out. It builds upon our completely
free motion sim option (<a href="http://www.sourceforge.net/simcraftdiy" target="_blank">http://www.sourceforge.net/simcraftdiy</a>)
that my late father launched over a decade ago and enjoyed working on with sim
builders around the world.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">The product is
called SimCraft STAR and basically it incorporates all the hard parts of motion
sim in a box and leaves the design and customization of the cockpit to
you.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">You can read about
STAR here:</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="http://www.simcraft.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=39" target="_blank">http://www.simcraft.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=39</a></font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">and
here:</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="http://www.simcraft.com/star.html" target="_blank">http://www.simcraft.com/star.html</a></font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">Thank you for your
time and consideration,</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">Sean</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div></div>
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