Where are all the GA builders?

[gokhotit]

I am building a generic sim bsed on no real airplane what so ever. So far I just have a collection of "stuf" on my desk and a console, using the GOFLIGHT rack as a base. Everything is either my own design, or is a modified real aircraft part. The autopilot is 100% my design, the prop control panel is 100% Douglas (DC-6). Even my chair came out of a Piper Chieftan (complete with air sick bags and evac card, in japanese). And, amazingly, it all works.

I am currently designing an enclosure very loosely based on the design by DIYflightsim. It will have all the "stuff" enclosed with it, built around the console, and room for more.

Check my sig for links to pics.

[kermit]

Fingers crossed,
Coming Monday I will hear ,if I`m a new owner of a dutch cessna 172 airframe !!!!

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Fingers crossed for ya!

Hope you get the frame, you will sure have your work cut out then!

[kermit]

The only thing will be to get it on to the first floor and push it thru a window
I told my wife its easy yeah right.

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Feel sorry for the wife lol!

My idea would be to house the fuselage in a trailer, and build the sim actually in the trailer, that way it could stay outside!

[GeneW]

Hi GA builders. I found this thread fascinating, so I had to join in. I am recently retired and decided my retirement project is to build a GA simulator. I have been tinkering wth FS for a long time, currently using FS9. My project will be in 2 phases (at least ) Phase 1 is specing a high end computer to run FSX. When that is up & running I would like to build something along the lines of this [URL="http://www.simpit.christrup.net/"]. I have been reading several forums for a couple months, mostly FSX & hardware oriented. I still need to educate myself.

Anyway I am very interested in other people's progress, & wish you success

[Ronson2k9]

I remember that one too. Great sim. Well thought out. I agree getting FSX running at a good pace is a great place to start. Like having a great looking car with no engine you can look at all day but if you want to take it somewhere it's not going to do that..

Just as a addendum to the FSX thing. I recently had to replace my CPU cooling fan in my computer after routine cleaning it gave out. So in doing that and I think also in the cleaning out. I doubled my FSX FPS. Routine computer maintenance is a must when working with higher end machines especially. I have a feeling that memory is also key to running FSX at optimum (virtual HD and RAM).

So with that in mind make sure when you build your simpit you have good access to the computer your doing your simming with. As you will need to clean it out and check it over from time to time.

[Kerbo]

I am building a GA sim, based mostly on a Cessna 172. Work has been slow lately but I am picking up steam again.

http://workbench.freetcp.com/archive...ory/flight-sim

It is good to see other GA simmers on here!

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OMG....its Wriley!

Where have you been pal, I havent seen you on here for atleast a year, I remember when you were showing us pictures of your home build instrument gauges that you made from mike powells book!

Hows it going? Long time no see!

What brings you back? Good to see ya!

Alex

[kermit]

Finally, I purchased a Cessna 172 N cockpit.
originally from Germany were it has crashed ,no victims.
As soon as I have it at my home ,I will make pictures
regards Henk