[simpits-tech] Expanded visual system test

[Justin Messenger]

The screens are canted outward. This was due to #1 the front screen is set to the max width of the forward throw projector #2 Two years ago the forward screen was not built with side screens in mind #3 The ends of the side screens closest to the pilot are canted out to get some distance from the eyes. A projector screen that is too close to the eyes really sucks.  I actually wish they were another 3 feet away. 
 
Matt, the g suit problem turned out to be my fault. I have to make sure its not too tight when zipping the legs or the zipper splits. Once zipped up it hold up fine in the sim. I just needed to let the adjustment out before it was zipped to your (skinny) leg. 
 
Last night a friend flew with the suit and I noticed she never went into a stall. This is an F-4 we are talking about. No stall = not pulling high g. Brad Hawethorn flew next but with no suit. He went into multiple stalls. That is clear proof that the suit directly effects how aggressivly a person flys the sim :)
 
Brad got out of the sim, said the flight made him highly motivated, and he promptly went home to work on his latest projector project :)
 
Oddly enough the canopy was one of the early things I installed so I dont think about it much. Its just normal to have. The first year it didnt have an air system so it had to be raised by hand. Im so glad those days are over. That air system is what made it possible to install the g suit last year. It taps into the canopy air supply. The air compressor in located in a remote part of the museum and is why you cant hear the compressor when the sim is operating. 
 
Matt, Im going to order that repeater that you mentioned and maybe that will boost the internet signal enough to handle the Pilot Edge connection. P
 
And to answer the question about the transponder, PE uses adds the SB3 interface to FSUIPC for FS9. SB3 functions dont seem to move the annimated parts of the FS9 virtual transponder. Or my switch assignments are not working right, Im not sure which. Ill investigate more later this week. But I do have an active PE subscription now.
 
Justin
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