[simpits-tech] a Newcomer...

[Joseph Fagner]

By stand alone MFDs, you mean functional screens?  Yes it can be done.  A
guy on the VP wrote a program called MFD extractor for this very thing.  It
takes that screen and sends it to another machine over a network connection
and you can get functional MFDs.  A bit of work to get there but it's
doable.  Should work with Open Falcon since that was the version of falcon
it was written and tested for.  Plus, the data that can be extracted and
piped into the pit is growing day by day.  There's not too darn much you
can't hook up no a days.  The avionics are pretty damn realistic...probably
not as precise and accurate as the ones in MSFS for the heavies, but they
are as good as you'll see in any mil sim outside of the military.

Go check out Viperpit.org...it will take you a good solid month or two to go
through everything.  I would start with pit threads first and that will give
you an idea of what people have done and where they are.  There's a near
100% chance that any question you have will have been asked and answered at
least 3x previously and with each progression the answer is different
because things have advanced.

Jay

Show me a man who cannot be bothered to do the little things, and I will
show you a man who cannot be trusted to do the big ones.
--Lawrence Bell, Founder Bell Helicopter
-----Original Message-----
From: simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org
[mailto:simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org] On Behalf Of Ray Sotkiewicz
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:49 AM
To: Simulator Cockpit Builder's List
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] a Newcomer...

I vacillated between the F16 and F18. I'm partial to the F18 as it was 
my bird in the service and I can get exact measurements from a static at 
the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

However... I just downloaded/installed Falcon4 with the OpenFalcon stuff 
on top and ..... WOW!

Is anyone doing the stand-alone MFDs for Falcon? Is the concept even 
possible yet...

Questions questions questions....

(Don't tell my wife I went to the dark side....)
Ray




 


Joseph Fagner wrote:
> Bout time you came to the dark side.
>
> As gene said, software for the F18 is pretty much nil.  LOMAC is your best
> bet really....or come over to the other side and build an F-16, there is
> SOOOOO much more stuff for it from the software and hardware aspect.  With
> the 18 you are pretty much where the 16 guys were 10 years ago.  Gene is
the
> only real one building an F15 I've seen and when you see his platform
you'll
> know why.  If I had that I'd be building an F15 as well.
>
> jay
>
> Show me a man who cannot be bothered to do the little things, and I will
> show you a man who cannot be trusted to do the big ones.
> --Lawrence Bell, Founder Bell Helicopter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org
> [mailto:simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org] On Behalf Of Ray Sotkiewicz
> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 11:36 PM
> To: Simulator Cockpit Builder's List
> Subject: [simpits-tech] a Newcomer...
>
> Hello, all
>
> I've been lurking on this mailing list for a little while, but it's time 
> the silence is broken. :-)
>
> I have been building a 777 flight deck since 1997. While it has 
> progressed quite a bit since, I have to be honest with myself and say 
> that performing takeoffs then flying on AP for 5 hours, then performing 
> an ILS landing is getting boring.
>
> I want to blow stuff up.
>
> I have my heart set on an F/A-18 cockpit. However, it looks like there's 
> pretty much nothing out there that will give me guns/bombs with the 
> ability to interface something like EPIC and/or FSUIPC.
>
> I hope for some sage advice.
>
> Thanks~!
> Ray Sotkiewicz
>
>
>
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