[simpits-tech] Requests for measurements - SHAME ON YOU

[Chris "SpeedOne" Van Lierop]

Hi Andre,

One of the reasons plans and measurements aren't floating around in great
numbers is this: I made a "How To" document of an ACESII ejection seat. The
fact is that making the PDF document took me all in all at least twice as
long as building the seat itself!!! That's why I stopped making these plans.
Not because I don't want to share, on the contrary, but because I want to
spend my (precious little) time building my pit...

If you want to build your pit the easy way by 'demanding' other peoples
research, you might want to use another tone in your messages... be nice!
;-)

Chris "SpeedOne" Van Lierop


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andre Breytenbach" <a_breytie at yahoo.co.uk>
To: "Simpits Mail" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 9:30 AM
Subject: [simpits-tech] Requests for measurements - SHAME ON YOU


> I am very upset by what I read in this forum and the
> various SimPits webring sites.
> Everyone says thay did it, but does not want to share
> the resulting info. Compete pits built to to better
> than 5mm accuracy shown with a 100 high res pictures
> BUT no measurements or plans published. Yes,
> www.xflight.de shares info, but with built-in
> inaccuracies. Many very long nights of pixel counting
> and I am no closer to real measurements than before.
> He had CAD drawings on his site a few years ago, but
> all gone now - why? I have them on an old backup tape
> but no drive to restore the info!
> Myself and others come up with fresh ideas and get a
> SAM9 up the tailpipe, not helped. Come on people, get
> with the spirit of why this forum was started. Please
> share the nitty-gritty! If you have commercial
> interests that prevent you from sharing the info, tell
> us, just stop the BS.
>
> I earn less than US$1000 a month, rent, utilities,
> kid's school fees and tranport takes more than half. I
> still want to (and will) build my pit, but there is no
> way I can import any custom replica or original
> panels. EPIC, Sim Instruments, PHIDGETS, you name
> them, too money, programming (windoze), and wiring (6
> miles I heard mentioned) intensive. I know I can do it
> myself with scrap Aluminium, Perspex, stripped CDROMs
> and floppy drives, and engraving done at companies
> that don't have work for their machines. Electronic
> components I must buy, I will buy as I can, but
> research will reduce the wastage.
>
> If you have real F-16 Panels and is willing to let
> others use them for measurements(without us touching
> them), contact me and I will tell you how to scan them
> on a flat-bed scanner. If you have some free and free
> space on a web-server, let me know so that we can get
> the resulting CAD drawings published for all to use.
>
> I will start my own Yahoo web-site (very limited
> space)by the 10th Jan at
> http://uk.geocities.com/a_breytie/ where I will share
> all my reasearch and development work. Bookmark it now
> in case I get kicked out of this forum for my harsh
> words towards it's most senior members.
>
> Lets get on with it people, let's enable the world to
> be filled with F-16 pits.
>
> If I got it wrong about the people in this forum,
> PROVE IT and I will applologise where and how you
> want.
>
> Best regards
> Andre SimNut Breytenbach
> Pretoria, South Africa
> a_breytie at yahoo.co.uk
>
>
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