Slightly loaded question but...

[steveeverson]

wow- you must have been busy!
will be looking forward to it!
cheers Steve

[dodiano]

GET THE YOKES MAN!! GET THE YOKES

Take care,

Roberto

[mpl330]

Real stupid question mike .... we had to prize you off Ians Yoke , remember

True... but now my building inadequacies will be out in the open!!! Don't think my version will stand a loop like Ians did...

Column parts all ordered - just to tell Joe to get the yokes sent over from the US

Oh dear - what have I done - I think I'm in for a frustrating Easter!!!

Cheers
Mike

[Jackpilot]

Mike

The gear lever is a breeze to build yourself
Two aluminum plates
One 6" long small plastic pipe
One furniture castor
One microswitch
A little bit of thinking
Mix all ingredients for an hour and you have it
Cost: approx $20.
Cheers

[mpl330]

Well I did wonder how difficult it could be to build a gear lever... do you not need 2 micro switches, 1 to trigger the up and 1 to trigger the down, both sending a 'G' when they switch on?
Cheers
Mike

[steveeverson]

hi mike- you only need one switch if you have FSUIPC- as you can set it to do something when the switch is pressed or released. My gear lever presses the microswitch when in the down position. as soon as the lever is moved up the switch releases and sends a 'g' , when the gear lever is put down again and the switch is pressed it sends another 'g'
hope that makes sense!
steve

ps- vid link below, if you want a hires copy, give me a shout

[mpl330]

Steve - did you make yours?

Anyone got recomendations for dimensions of alu plate?

Column pipe and tops now bought!
Cheers
Mike

[Michael Carter]

If you are building a Boeing, you'll want to use two switches so you will be able to return the lever to the 'OFF' position.

I didn't build mine I bought it several years ago and don't even remember the companys name. It was cheap though, around $40 I think.

[steveeverson]

yeah- mike i did make mine but it's still, how do you say, in 'prototype' form!
used the same idea as Gwyn Perrett (westozy) with a spring loaded cam and made an mdf prototype which works great- still need to do a few tweaks and make a nylon or metal one
steve

[Jackpilot]

Mike
try these:

http://www.hanskrohn.com/BuildingTip...nding_Gear.htm

http://www.kennair.com/gear.html