![]() ![]() Every 100ms: Adjust control inputs in response to the sight picture of the cowling and wings relative to the horizon.Every 10ms: Adjust control inputs in response to the feeling of the controls.When you're flying, this is basically what's going on: I disagree, provided you use it correctly. Most people will tell you that a home simulator is useless or worse than useless for PPL training. ![]() Hopefully this isn't so late that it's useless. I know I'm a little late to the party, but I really like this topic. The X52 joystick would be more flexible if you played other games, but if you're looking for something "realistic" you will want a yoke I did not include any instrument panels because I figure with 6 screes, you can use one or for your instruments. By that point you should know what you would like and dont like. Next thing I would get if I were you, would be a radio panel (~100). If you just want a setup, then I would get at least a yoke (~$140 with throttles), throttle quadrant, and rudder pedals(~$120). What it could be useful for is learning where everything in your plane is (instruments, switches, etc) There are sensations and forces that come with flying that you wont get in your house unless you spend thousands for a full motion flight sim (and even then I'm not sure how that compares). ![]() The stuff meant for the public (Logitech, Saitek, etc) doesn't give you the real "feel" of actually flying. I would recommend saving the money you plan on putting towards a flight sim and just use that for flying lessons. My current home PC setup consists of 24-inch monitors and adequate PC components, including GTX 970 graphics card. ![]() As for a yoke, they recommend CH Products' Flight Sim yoke.įor building a slightly more advanced simulator setup, what other physical components should I get? I'm not trying to go overboard and build a full cockpit or anything, I'm just looking to build something practical on my home PC that's most conducive to enhancing my learning experience.īudget isn't an issue, but ideally I wouldn't want to go overboard or anything. For the joystick, they recommend Saitek's X52 joystick and throttle system. X-Plane recommends either a joystick or a yoke for enhancing the experience with their software. If there's a better software for my purposes, please let me know. I'm interested in simulating a cockpit of something like a Cessna 172.įor software, I have purchased and downloaded X-Plane 11, as that was the most highly recommended software for my needs. I am mostly wanting to know what kind of physical components (joysticks, yokes, rudder pedals, instruments etc) I should get for my needs. I'm wanting to build a low-scale physical flight simulator to learn and get accustomed to some things. I grew up around aviation but was never truly interested until recently. Smile, keep breathing and lend a hand to those who need one.Hey guys, so I'm getting into aviation and plan on getting my PPL in the near future. Have a beautiful day as we close out the summer with Labor Day celebrations tomorrow. He is the size of a small eagle and flies close to the ground as he hunts for rabbits or other small game. Glide ratio 48/1 … check it out!īelow is one of those naturals … Quinn, a Ferruginous, dark morph hawk, which is one of Michele’s birds. Since I sold it, it has had only two owners and is still flying. If you are interested, it is an HPH 304CZ 17.43 meter wingspan. The photo above was taken above the Sedona area and between cloud layers … there is nothing like it and with the engine off it is quiet up there … Corky loved to fly too and I consider myself one of the luckiest guys in the world … to have a dream and then to live it! The second photo above is of me on tow and taking off from Pleasant Valley Airport, just south of Carefree Hwy near Lake Pleasant. My aerial photography exploded in the motor glider as I no longer had to spend so much time working to stay airborne as I flew cross country … I had a motor □ Finally, in September of 1996, things came together, and I found myself taking lessons flying gliders … wowzah! That opened my world to the joy of silent flight as I spent about 1800 hours in the cockpit of my own high-performance gliders over eleven years and then another 1300 +/- hours in a motor glider for the next 12 years. Paul International Airport … MSP) I have wanted to fly, but my parents were not as enthused as me and life kinda took care of the rest for many years as we pursued careers and raised a family. … … from the time I was a kid living under the pattern to World Chaberlain Airport (now known as Minneapolis St. ![]()
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