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Wasserfall, I have seen your pit...and the thread detailing it....and let me say that I refuse to read it ANY MORE!!! :D The pure ENVY I have for your project gives me knots in my stomach "....WHY!? WHY?!?! GOD Cant I have an AWESOME panel like HIS!!! ...." LOL, actually...your work serves, along with the great work of many others, to inspire me to continue to work on MY pit....I can only hope that one day....Mine will look that nice...:pilotfly: :music_whistling:

oh, and shred...A MODE switch would be an awesome idea... By the way, phidgets sells an 8 input, 8 output, 8 analog io device WITH a 20x2 lcd built into it.... http://www.trossenrobotics.com/store/c/2999-Text-LCD.aspx

sorry for the double post, but here is ANOTHER few links for phidgets.... http://www.phidgetsusa.com/ <-- usa division http://mycockpit.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=123 <--official phidgets cockpit builders forums and last but not least...Project magenta.... http://www.projectmagenta.com/ They built their KILLER PMSystems app specificaly for use with Phidgets... Gee....can you tell that I'm REALLY excited about this?

Once again, great idea! Have you guys looked at any of the io-device hardware that is available? such as IOCARDS from http://www.opencockpits.com Or Phidgets http://www.trossenrobotics.com/HCIcatalogue.aspx (supplier) http://www.phidgets.com/ (manufacturer) I personally have used phidgets with fs2004 with GREAT results...I am SURE that we can make GREAT use of them with lomac. They have a development library available for SEVERAL programming languages. Now, I am NO programmer, but it cant imagine that it would be TOO hard to get the phidgets cards to read values directly from export.lua..... If they have been used successfully with fs2004, they should have the same, if not BETTER results, with lomac. (Considering that you have to use a third party app. "fsuipc" to extract the data from fs2004's shared memory. Lomac having a MUCH simpler way of getting data DIRECTLY from the export file...) Like I said before...I am ALL GUNG HO about making all my switches work and screens blink....just tell me what I need to do to help....

13 to 4 with 2 in the middle ..... looks like there ARE some cockpit zealots BESIDES myself that might be interested.....Hmmmmm...:)

Why feed `em? put them to work selling oranges at the underpass so you can buy some cockpit toys.... ".....Go sell some oranges son, daddy needs a new set of rudder pedals...." :) LOL :P

Here is a great example of an fantastic pitbuilders forum: HoverControl It is all helicopter related, but it serves as a great example....

I can respect that....I dont agree or like it, but I can respect it.....:)

I have kids...two of them, both love to fly with me. My oldest (8) likes to fly the dodosim bell206bIII helicopter in fs2004...he is quite the "simulated" pilot...

While I dont disagree that sometimes it can be "technical", I was more looking for a heading under the main forums list for "Cockpit Builders" or something of that nature....not something buried under another forum...

Just a question, and purely theoretical, but, how would say... "Sharing blueprints for a modified akers-barnes cockpit" or "this is how I made my ejection seat" a "Tech discussion" I am just looking for a cockpit specific repository for information....

YOU ROCK!

How many of you would like to see a pit builders specific forum?

The lo_lcd thread could be in a builders forum, this one -- , the touchbuddy threads, the LO_VP threads...etc.... ALL pit building related...... Plus we could start a pit Pix gallery......for inspiration to those NOT YET building a pit.... HOW ABOUT IT?!? ALL MIGHTY MODERATORS!!

I am not a programmer, I am not an artist, however I am damn doog with hardware and network components...I'm not too shabby with a soldering iron either.... If there is ANYTHING I can do to help with this process, let me know. I think that if us cockpit builder types keep working together, we can make GREAT things happen with lomac....

I will stick with my 22 ... it's little, it's functional, and best of all, I can get a box of 500 for $8.00 .....

I already use your VP, so the data currently displayed, short of the fuel counter, would be redundant. NOT that this is a bad thing. I think that this is a HUGE step in a GREAT direction. It would be nice to have a Chaff/Flare counter, ammo counter (cannon), etc... An even BETTER idea, would it be possible to export the munitions\pylon data (like in touchbuddy) to a 4x40 lcd ?? How about MULTIPLE LCD's ? one for the data you have already exported, one for consumable (chaff/flare/ammo/fuel) and one for Munitions\Pylon ? 2 4x20's for the first two, and a 4x40 for the latter? :pilotfly:

You can get them here..... http://www.xkeys.com/

Way cool tidbit of info.... I just have weird visions of a Fokker dr-1 with a GPS and a radar detector zipping around....LOL......"Who says MY plane is out-moded?!?".... :lol: :pilotfly: :D

bnepethomas , I would love to see what you have done. Do you drive the lowrance with NEMA output? wow...tons of questions... email me! rferrell@boldercalls.com m0unta1n6uy@yahoo.com Either one is fine...the first one is better....

Absolutely, I am down for it....plus My cousin has a farm in windsor, so if shooting in the springs doesn't work out, we can always head to the farm.....

I will get the digital camera from work soon and take some pic's of mine.... Nothing impressive...it's just an akers-barnes with a few changes and add ons....

BRAVO!! Awesome Idea!... Your right, it IS ugly...but functional..

Thanks Shred!!

Ok, I am semi-new here, and I am NOT quite aware of who the moderator(s) are. But, would it be possible to get a forum going for "EXTERNAL HARDWARE MODS / PIT BUILDERS" ...This would help us "Expand" the possibilities of LOMAC greatly.... Thnx in advance.