Goblin

Looks like there’s some mixing of ”choked” and ”shocked” flow here... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choked_flow A shock wave can choke a duct, since supersonic flow causes a shockwave, where local airflow is reduced to subsonic speed, thus choking the duct.

I trust you did a page refresh, in your browser, or checked again a couple of minutes later? Have you tried contacting Virpil?

Sinuos, like Sokol1_br is telling you, you need 10K resistors between VCC and the switch input pins on the shift registers. Have a look at this schematic https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MMjoy/mmjoy_en/master/img/Hardware%20connection/Shift%20register%20project.jpg Also, the blue line, in your schematic, should go to GND, not pin 14.

Still, people are buying from them... ;) Seriously, it’s just a matter of filling in your email in the stock notification, for the item that is out of stock. Worked for me.

I bought a grip a couple of weeks ago... It is in fact in stock just now. https://virpil-controls.eu/vpc-mongoost-50cm-grip.html There is an option to subscribe to stock notifications, for the items that are out of stock.

Well, we can all agree that plain hand and finger tracking would be preferable. But it doesn’t seem like current tech is quite there yet. Today, I drop my stick to find my trackball. I then let go of the trackball to pick up the stick. If I could keep the touch controller in the same place and position, where I left it, there wouldn’t be much difference from using the trackball. I have tried this with X-Plane, and it works.

Oh yes we do! I’d feel reeeally stupid if I pulled the Battery Master instead of the Bus Tie switch, for example. Same type of switch, and placed 2" apart. The only switches I reach for, without looking, are the ones on the yoke, and the yaw and roll trim switches.

Do you mean max RPM on the propeller? At high airspeeds, this will slow you down as the relative airflow will drive the propeller, and act as a speed brake. Try setting a max cruise power instead, 2400RPM and 36" Manifold Pressure. And, since you didn’t mention it, I must ask... You did retract your gear..? ;)

That’s exactly the point. In a real aircraft it is quite possible to roll 360 degrees, without feeling any other forces than sitting still in a chair. Just have a look at Bob Hoover pouring ice tea. This is why one can’t have a motion simulator that mimics the movement of the simulated aircraft. It must mimic the percieved forces, of the simulated aircraft, which is much harder to accomplish. So yes, your motion plattform roll axis should move when there are side forces, not when the aircraft rolls. And the pitch axis should move when there’s changes in longitudinal acceleration, not when the aircraft is pitching up or down.

I built the cockpit from extruded 40x40 and 30x30 aluminium modular beams. Build thread here.

But that instument does show the ball within the lines. In a real aircraft that would be within acceptable limits. Why isn’t it acceptable in a sim?

That is perfectly within acceptable tolerances in a real aircraft. It could also be off center because the aircraft is leaning on the ground. Perhaps the ground is uneven or the shock struts have uneven nitrogen pressure.

And in physical cockpit sims, with projectors or screens. I have flown a fixed based fighter simulator with G-pants, belt tensioners and seat and back pressure bellows. Worked great!

No. We need this. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/9988/kraken-is-the-u-s-navys-monster-motion-based-research-simulator ;)

The whole point of flight simulation is to simulate the real life experience of flying, as close as possible. I agree with people saying ”it doesn’t simulate G forces”. I also know that simulating real G forces isn’t possible in a home setup. Which brings me to my point. Since G force simulation isn’t possible, rotating all around the clock won’t give you a better experience, than having a sim platform that tilt +/- 30°, in all directions. As an example, hanging upside down in the motion simulator will make you experience -1G, regardless of what you are doing in the visual simulator. You could be pulling 4G in a loop. When the motion simulator puts you on top, you feel -1G. This will mess with your equilibrium, but it won’t simulate flight. The full motion simulators, I do my bi-annuals in, only tilt and yaw partially. When accelerating it tilts backwards. When retarding it tils forward. You get the idea. This is quite enough to trick the equilibrium into believing you are flying. Even when doing a complete roll, the visuals show a 360° roll, but the motion will only give you a fraction of that. Still, it is enough to trick your equilibrium. So, as long as there’s no G force simulation, having more than +/-30° tilt makes no sense. Going 720° is totally unnecessary, and will only make the experience less realistic.

The Viggen fixes didn’t make it to the latest update. https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3666801&postcount=77

We’re very serious about the RWY designators in real life flying! If you are cleared for takeoff on RWY 09, you do not takeoff from 27, or there will be hell to pay! :) The RWY QDM (magnetic track) is based on the alignment to magnetic north. But as mentioned, there are other cases. Such as differentiating between nearby airports, or avoiding confusing designators like 02/20. The exact alignment is available on the airport charts, which is used for navigation.

Thanks, Bo! :)

The beauty of it is that they are meant for anything you can map them to :) And since the throttle has a mode selector, the encoders can be both trimmers and radios, if you like. You may indeed! I bought the levers from a guy who goes by the username DVik on the IL-2 forum. See the attached pic. I also believe this guy sell levers, as well as complete throttles. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=145129 But any lever with a pivot point you can attach a magnet to, will work. Just get some TLE5010 sensors. I have bough a bunch from Aliexpress.com. Or get some Hall sensors, and make your own.

Yes, definitely SK. Has the same fin as the JA, but the same engine as the AJ(S).

The detent won’t be harder if you tighten the screw more. The screw just locks the detent in place.

I love the VPC MT-50 Throttle! But I wanted levers for dual engine propeller and mixture control. And while I was at it, I added roll/yaw/pitch trim encoders and gear and flap switches. Yes, I could have mapped the knobs of the MT-50 Throttle to do this, but I like levers... Virpil, you guys should make modular expansions, like this, for your Throttle...

18x12cm. As you can see from the side pic, the cutout didn’t have to be that deep. If I would do it again, I’d settle for maybe 14-15cm deep. If I didn’t have the Ejection handle, probably 12cm deep.

The plate was scrounged from an old tool board. :) It’s 1mm steel, pop riveted to the frame.

Restock tomorrow. https://virpil-controls.eu/news/post/worldwide-store-october-restock/