[simpits-tech] Careful what you wish for...

[Mark Collins]

Hey Roy...
Do you have any pics of your pit?  I'd be cool to see another helo pit.

Mark


>
> Heya James, welcome to our hell! The determination to build a good simpit
> is with you now, and will consume vast quantities of time, money and many
> mm of finger nails ;)
>
> You _can_ find parts in the UK, but most of the fun (for many of us) is
> that age-old question: "How the HELL am I gonna do that!?" - you then
> rummage around hardware stores, under the kitchen sink, and anywhere else
> you can think of to find something that you can convert into a fair
> replica of the part you need.
>
> Why will you need more than one system?  My first simpit used two, one for
> the 'view' and one for the instruments (http://www.x-plane.info/cockpit/)
> while my newest venture currently uses six. Three for the 'ahead' view,
> two for the chin-window views (its a helicopter) and one to drive the
> various bits of hardware I need to make it all work.
>
> Trying to derive multiple views from one computer would eat up vast
> amounts of cpu time and ram. It just ain't feasible.
>
> Dig around peoples web-sites, visit www.simpits.org for help, ask here for
> help - it'll all start to come together.
>
> Roy.
>
>
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