[simpits-tech] Projector impressions

[Joseph Fagner]

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?

 

Jay

 

-----Original Message-----
From: simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org
[mailto:simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Foisy
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:13 PM
To: Simulator Cockpit tech list
Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] Projector impressions

 

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.

 

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!

 

KF

-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Messenger [mailto:jjmessenger at yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:15 PM
To: Simpits-tech at simpits.org
Subject: [simpits-tech] Projector impressions

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. 

 

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. 

 

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.

 

 

Ok, I'm steping off of my soap box now.

 

Justin


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