Flight Sim CH yokes/pedals PIREP

I have the yoke and pedals as well, and I think I easily got my money's
worth in terms of practice (especially IFR) using them. The only major
objection I have is that trim does not work right (but that's true of
almost any type of joystick).

The trim on our new CH yoke seems to work just fine. It's a roller
knob, like the dimmer switch on a Cherokee panel, and is a vast
improvement over the keyboard-adjustable trim.

Aside from the obvious improvement in realism, I think what I'm most
impressed with is how everything simply works, straight out of the box.
I haven't had to assign any of the multitude of switches and buttons,
I haven't had to adjust any software -- hell, I haven't even CALIBRATED
the things. They just *worked* straight away -- which is unheard of,
in my experience. No software to run, no drivers to load -- they just
GO.

I've now let several pilots "fly" our new set up, and to a person they
are all impressed. Even Mary was able to land the plane successfully,
and she is as simulator-averse as anyone I've ever met.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I have the CH rudder pedals, F-16 throttle and stick.
What I need is a custom seat to mount everything to for the total
experience. Sitting in an upright chair with the pedals on the floor and
the throttle and stick setting on the table just does not feel right.
Jay, please post a picture of your new "cockpit" when it is completed.

A couple months ago, during a visit to the EAA Museum at OSH, I peered
through the window into one of the behind the scenes construction rooms and
low and behold I saw a complete PC based sim stand with reclineable chair, 3
monitors, the CH yoke, pedals, and multi engine throttle quadrant. It
looked like it was constructed out of 3/4" square steel tubing that was bent
and welded into one complete unit with adjustable shelves and brackets for
everything. Pretty cool. Maybe someday we'll see it out on the floor in
the KidVenture Exhibit.
Jim

"john smith" wrote in message
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I have the CH rudder pedals, F-16 throttle and stick.
What I need is a custom seat to mount everything to for the total
experience. Sitting in an upright chair with the pedals on the floor and
the throttle and stick setting on the table just does not feel right.
Jay, please post a picture of your new "cockpit" when it is completed.

john smith schrieb:

What I need is a custom seat to mount everything to for the total
experience.

Like this?
http://home.balcab.ch/stefan/public/Flugsimulator.jpg

"Stefan" wrote in message
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john smith schrieb:

What I need is a custom seat to mount everything to for the total experience.

Like this?
http://home.balcab.ch/stefan/public/Flugsimulator.jpg

Man, that is ...Scary! Is that your setup?

How do you link that many monitors (and computers?) to run off of one program?
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
"Stefan" wrote in message
http://home.balcab.ch/stefan/public/Flugsimulator.jpg

Man, that is ...Scary! Is that your setup?
How do you link that many monitors (and computers?) to run off of one program?

With "WIdeView". It lets you network as many computers as you'd like,
all running MS Flight Sim, and all moving in sync. Most use it to
give side images so that you can turn your head and look out the side
windows of the cockpit, giving a far more realistic experience to
flying a landing pattern.

Someone built a sim of an airliner, with cockpit _and_ several
passenger rows. They used WideView to run monitors placed outside the
passenger windows, thus giving a family-flight experience

http://www.wideview.it/

The other program used a lot is WideFS, which allows other computers
access to MSFS variables. Grab an old cheap laptop with small screen
and tie it into the net as your Garmin avionics, for example.

These days, there's no reason a pilot can't use a cheap sim to pre-fly
a route and ILS to a srange airport.

Kev

Morgans schrieb:

http://home.balcab.ch/stefan/public/Flugsimulator.jpg

Man, that is ...Scary! Is that your setup?

No. No time nor desire to sim, because I devote my limited amount of
spare time and spare money to real flying. I just pulled the picture off
the net because I thought it was funny.

Stefan

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:59:17 GMT, john smith wrote:

I have the CH rudder pedals, F-16 throttle and stick.
What I need is a custom seat to mount everything to for the total
experience. Sitting in an upright chair with the pedals on the floor and
the throttle and stick setting on the table just does not feel right.

About 25 years ago, I went by Boeing Surplus and found a 727 co-pilot seat for
sale...$20. Picked it up, installed it on a wooden base with a lazy susan
swivel, and used it as my office chair for years. The adjustments (height,
backrest, etc.) even worked.

Not long after I bought the chair, I found a Honeywell "Autopilot Formation
Stick" as well. This is a big analog joystick. I built a A/D converter to let
it simulate an Atari joystick, and mounted it between the leg supports of the
727 seat.

Worked pretty good.... have to see if I can find a picture, somewhere.

Ron Wanttaja