Cessna 150 Project

[kermit]

Indeed a real bargain
greetz Henk

[Ronson2k9]

Looks really quite nice. Love that you're using the instruments. Did you make those 'stickm' instruments yourself or did you get them somewhere? I hadn't thought of doing that. There are few places I could put in 'cosmetic' instruments too. You could even back light if you printed them on a transparency.

My computer and FSX are in the same place. After installing and maxing out all settings I'm getting 33-35 FPS. It's the way we were meant to fly.. hehe

I'm about to complete my move from my home to my new home and then work can commence in earnest. I have been gathering tons of data and a few things I hadn't thought of from a floater standpoint. Photos of the Water Rudder handle and emergency gear pump. They're from a C182 but I can extrapolate from the photos what I need. They sit between the seats. For a time I wasn't sure if I would have enough room moving into a smaller place so I waited to see.. I've even got my 'S/O' onside so everything is good. I'll perhaps wait till after Christmas then it's build-Build-BUILD.. LOL.

While everyone is out on Boxing day buying Christmas leftovers. I'll be at the Home Depot getting what I need.. Should be really quiet )

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Hi Ron.

The gauges are indeed Simkits gauges and what you refer to as 'stickm' are actually simkits faceplates.

The faceplates wont be stuck on as they are part of USB gauges which are real.

I have just made 4 engine gauges and a Tachometer using SIMKITS faceplates, micro servos, OC card and SIOC coding. Nothing will be stuck on as I am 100% using fully functional USB gauges. I may even make my Verticle speed gauge as I have the housing, bezel and servo, so will probably make that too/

This is my 100% 'USB gauge' sim.

My Cessna 172 is 100% using LCD screen, but real gauges just looks 1million times better and I wouldn't change it for the world. I prefer this sim to the 172 due to the fact it uses real gauges!

All the best!

[Bjarne Horsbøl]

Hello Alex

Did you finish the 172 sim before starting building the 150 ?

Regards
Bjarne

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Not yet finished the 172 as I am awaiting many parts, but realised that I could make a perfectly realistic replica of a 152 using the many parts that I had left over from my 172 project. I also have the advantage of real simkits gauges so they indeed will go in the 152, I dont need half as many gauges in the 152 as I do the 172 so the 152 makes it a perfect build as I only need 8 gauges plus 4 fuel gauges, I have nearly all the gauges apart from 3 so this makes it a very affordable build. I will indeed finnish the 172 at some point. The 152 is also alot smaller and perfect for my small apartment!

Kind Regards....

(hows your sim coming on?)

[Bjarne Horsbøl]

Thank you Alex

But I think I will try to upload to mycockpit and link from here..have to learn it.

I have a question for you !

You are using FSLCD for your radiopanel.

What software do you use for it ?

Another question.

I use Bodnars for my encoders and it takes about a year to dial from heading 360 to 180.

What IOcard do you use for encoders ?

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Sure, I look forward to seing your MIP in the photo gallery!

For FSLCD I use FSLCD software (only problem is that it no longer exists anymore as it is so old) unless someone has the installer on the net which I cant find.

I use the the leo bodnar BU0836 (not x version) just using normal grey scale encoders, I never used an encoder for the compass as I never really got round to it nor used it, but I have the real compass gauge now so its mechanical and frees up more inputs on the card.

Surely your encoder would provide 1 degree per click on the encoder, have you flashed your card properly using the software to enable your card to use encoders, there are settings that you can play around with.

[Bjarne Horsbøl]

Surely your encoder would provide 1 degree per click on the encoder, have you flashed your card properly using the software to enable your card to use encoders, there are settings that you can play around with.

Yes !
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Turning slowly works 100%
Turning fast..is a problem.. No buffer !!

I have made a temp. solution.
Via FSUIPC :
Turning to the right: hdg bug inc fast
Turning to the left: hdg bug dec slow
This give me a temp. solution that I can live with.

I KNOW YOU HATE GOFLIGHT me too !
But I have a couple of units.

When I check a goflight module in FSUIPC I can see that the encoder has 4 digi. ..2 for left and 2 for right turn.

If you turn left slow... digi. 1 is seen by FSUIPC
If you turn left fast ... digi. 2 is seen by FSUIPC
and
If you turn right slow... digi. 3 is seen by FSUIPC
If you turn right fast ... digi. 4 is seen by FSUIPC

This must be a software feature in goflight..Works VERY good.

I wish I could find a IOcard with software that could do as Goflight.

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Goflight did used to sell all the components and boards seperately but are now discontinued so unfortunately builders miss out.

I dont hate goflight, I just dont like it when they say that their radios resemble real GA radios when they look nothing like them. They are too wide and cant fit in a GA radio stack. Simkits and FI are the only decent radio manufacturers out there because their stuff are built as replicas!

I only like the functionality of goflight radios just not the look of them.

[Bjarne Horsbøl]

Just my words. !