burning question - HSI?

[Mike.Powell]

You're setting the bar pretty high for the rest of us, Scott. That is outstanding.

[cscotthendry]

Mike:

Thank you. Credit where it's due, it all started with your book.

[cscotthendry]

Here's a bit more progress. I've made most of the internal mount plates. I did a test fit of the mount plates, just to be sure everything is in order.

[cscotthendry]

More progress
This is the stepper mount plate. Almost everything seemed to end up mounted on this plate. The bearing in the middle is for the slip ring connector.

[ruprecht]

That's looking absolutely brilliant mate!

[cscotthendry]

Rup:

Long time no see. How's the house going?

[ruprecht]

We ended up buying rather than building, have finally got the cockpit back together and building a few more bits before the flight sim expo in October. Hope to see you there, and check out the world's first sim HSI!

[cscotthendry]

Hope to see you there, and check out the world's first sim HSI!

Roger that on the first, fingers crossed on the second!

[ruprecht]

Scott, where did you end up getting your steppers?

[cscotthendry]

Rup:

I bought a batch from Futurlec
http://www.futurlec.com.au/StepperMotors.jsp
They were cheap as ...

These guys seem to sell runout stock or something. They're very cheap. Not good communicators, but from my experience reliable suppliers, if a bit slow.

BTW, an update for those watching this. Progress has been a bit slow of late as I've started taking flying lessons and have bought a microlight trike. I still intend to continue the HSI project as and when I get the time ... but I've been a bit distracted lately.