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i may be wrong but currently DCS only models ADF, TACAN and ILS

I'll take this but not till Monday

If you look through my wiki for hogkeys there is a step by step instruction to find the data for the a10. Link is in my sig.

I took a very different approach from the above recommendations. This is a bit more of a long term track but if you want to get good it will take some time..... I approached this like RW flying and have used this technique with my friends coming over from GA flying experience either RW or simulated Jet Transition training ..SU25 if you dont own FC3 SU25t I started here as the SU-25 has AFM and not alot of systems to learn. It also doesnt have a hud or autopilot so you have to learn what all the instruments do and how to navigate. The 25 is a bit of a hog to fly and it will teach you to stay ahead of the plane. I started with basic flight maneuvers TO/Landing/Pattern/X-C/Unusual Attitudes, and of course emergency procedures (e.g. single engine ops). once you are comfortable flying the 25 from point a to b and keep it nice and trimmed...move on to IFR IFR Work Since the 25 has no AP or fancy nav equipment this will teach you how to fly precisely. Once you are comfortable doing instrument departures,navigation, and landings (not just ILS but circling and such) you can pretty much handle any fixed wing jet aircraft in DCS. Basic A2G weapons su25 or 25t once again the 25 is a great learning platform for this as it doesnt have a bunch of systems to learn and you will be more focused on flying. It doesnt have SAS or anything else to "help" it along so its all about airmanship. All the basics like HA/LA strafing,HA/LA rocket employment,HADB, TOSS, and such all have the same principles as more advanced aircraft but once again you have no helpers. Once you are comfortable with all the above the a2g world is your oyster,you can go to the 10. A-10 Transition/Contact after learning all the basics on the 25 now you get to move into the A-10 and learn all its systems. Since you already know how to fly you can focus all your mental attention to systems management and stuff. After flying the 25 the 10 is a dream to fly. Here what i would do is start with looking at the checklists and understand not just what you do things but why you do them. Repeat all the same tasks that you did in the jet transition training and when you are comfortable with them you are ready to learn all more advanced stuff like PGM,etc A-10 weapons employment .. here is where the fun begins Now you start to use the A-10s systems for employment of weapons and start to get exposed to the TGP and A-10 specific systems for employment of weapons.

What I like about Digi is they will ship USPS and its between 3-6 bucks. I'm do close I get it in two days.

Digikey carries the nkk switches

which airports are you trying? Also in the Docs directory there are some airfield charts. Aerodrome Charts EN.pdf will give you all the details about the airports

Are you using the same airport when spawning in airborne and on the ramp? Not all airports have ILS

Whoops. I see what your saying now. There is a period missing in the requirements. I'll fix it shortly. Nice catch.

It says the UNO will work. Nowhere does it say the Leonardo will work. If you buy an UNO you are safe.

Not to me :(

Yep. Wonder if it works.

Lol since you posted the price went up 20 bucks

Oh boy my Leonardo just showed up. Let the fun begin.

The wiring for my panels cost about $5 each. Since its a ribbon you just crimp in a new connector where you need it. It does become a pain to troubleshoot if something goes wrong. You also need to be really organized so you don't accidentally put multiple switches on the same node in the matrix.

When i started I was using pokeys which were way too pricey to use in each panel. Now that EOS is out ill most likely start using pcbs in each panel. One question...how did you plan on handling the intercom panel? has like 8 or nine analog inputs and the arduino only has 6. Are you going to multiplex using something like a 4051? If so I have started on that sketch here but haven't finished it.

by boards i mean PCBs. Do you use Eagle or another program?

128 digital input sketch for EOS I have created and am testing a sketch that supports a 128 input matrix on an arduino. It does require two 74hc164 chips (about 2 bucks each locally or .50 online). This sketch is intended for people (like) me who dont want to have to add hardware for each "dumb" panel that doesn warrant it (e.g elec power panel). I am using a Pokeys in my pit now that uses a matrix so in my case it was a drop in replacement for the pokeys. After i finished testing it I will create a new thread and post the sketch,lib, and schematic for it along with instructions. if you dont know what an input (switch) matrix is...you can find some info here

I would love a set of extensions. If you install the warthog in a scale cockpit the throttle levers are too short for my comfort.

You can map center, pause, and precision to unused buttons on the warthog directly through Tir software. That is the simplest way but potentially uses the most buttons. In my case i only had one unused button. The paddle on the stick. In my situation i used auto-hot key to map a short press of the paddle to pause and a long press of the paddle to center. I dont use precision mode but do have it mapped to VAC (voice control) As for the shakeyness from the friction axis, I do not experience that. Check that nothing else is mapped to the axis From easiest to hardest (in my opinion) 1.Trackir..just map them in the Tir software 2. Auto HotKey (middle ground..a bit of setup but very flexible. Last Target ( you would have to map everything in target)

EOS SAS Script Please be sure you walk through my tutorial before you try to run this sketch. It will save allot of time for everybody as there are fundamental concepts in the tutorial that i assume you know if you are trying this sketch Here is the sas sketch. Pinouts: A0 analog (yaw trim) A1 - A5 Digital inputs 2-3 - Digital inputs 4 Take Off Trim Anunciator 5 PWM output for backlight 12 RS-485 TX (if you are using a bus controller) WARNING: due to a bug in helios. DO NOT change the name of the analog input in Helios. It will corrupt your profile. NOTE: binding the analog to the yaw trim see the attached screenshot for config If the trim works backwards you have two options. 1. swap the pots ground/power wires 2. change the lua from return (TriggerValue-512)/512 to return (TriggerValue-512)/-512 EOS_SASExample.zip

No magnetic switches as I dont have any laying around.

Ill attach it when I get home from work

Where are you having your boards fabbed? They look great.