[simpits-tech] Starting off

[Ido Dekkers]

OK, you made your first pic - that's a start - you want to do a GA pit and
not a fighter.
now, you need to choose a Sim - FSX / X-plane / flightgear.
now lets see how handy you are - what do you know to do and what tools you
have:
do you know how to solder electronics? build in wood? alu ? steel ?

now choose the hardware to control your pit:
if you are handy, the cheapest and the solution that covers the most options
is PHCC.
but here is a list of all of the options on the PHCC site:
http://cockpit.varxec.net/electronics/interface_solutions.html
most of them are still available.

ok, now for the actual sim hardware:
you can find real fuselages on ebay, so chap some less, you can build your
own.
as for switches - either surplus stores or ebay if you want ones looking
like the real ones.
if you don't care how it looks - get regular electronics ones.

displays is easy - ebay is filled with them and thay are not expensive, and
the sims can output the info to them .

do mind that when people talk about fast gaming computers, they forget
flight sims.
there is no other game that can even start to compare to a flight sim in
it's hardware demands.

get the fastest CPU, at least 4GB of memory, and a the fastes vid card you
can get.

Ido


On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 5:48 AM, Clyde Stemberg <cstemberg at mac.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I was wondering if anyone could give me some help as how to start off a sim
> project.  I would like to make a good sized cockpit, maybe using a kingair
> 350 as my plane. things i would need help on is what to use to start
> building? i.e lumber, metal etc. second is equipment, radios switchs flight
> displays and flight instrunments. How to hook them all together. then video
> projection or the screens to display the flight. Thanks.
> Best
> Clyde
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