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@sobe did you ever manage to get the Skyhawk panel working?

spoke to devs, a new step is needed to get this to work here it is make a copy of the "HeliosExport16.lua" that you edited above and then paste it in the following Directory My Documents\Helios\Scripts\Helios you will have to create new folders for "scripts" and "Helios" once this is done they should both work

any eta on the next update? at the moment the F14A is missing from the options for aircraft in the editor, so I cant get my pit build working. I think there's also been a few other aircraft released since the last update that are missing and it would be really cool to have an option to build a pit for "generic" or Basic" or something like that, something that lets us build a basic set of gauges and instruments for aircraft we haven't built pits for yet or aircraft like the a4 or f22 that are mod aircraft I love what you have done you have taken my simpit to a whole new level could not do it without Helios!!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an update soon. please keep up the good work, you are awesome heres my pit if your interested

doesn't seem to work for me, Helios keeps wanting to reinstall the old export16 without the f14a stuff in it

doesn't seem to work for me, Helios keeps wanting to reinstall the old export16 without the f14a stuff in it

And a crs left/right bind for rotary encoders!! That would be epic

I mentioned this ages ago but thought I should just stick it here too just incase An on-else-off button bind for gun rate sw cool msl prep bore site. like i said, prob all ready on the list but can’t hurt to mention it again just incase keep up the awesome work hb!!

First of HB you are doing a great job. The cat just gets better and better could we please have some one binds for the emergency systems? “Else” binds would be ideal but at this stage even on/off binds would be great. Im thinking about important and common things like emergency flight hydraulics hydraulic transfer Air start engine crank Emergency fuel shutoff Those are the ones that I think would be most useful, the rest like all the engine/throttle things and the spoiler oride and generators could wait but the ones listed are ones that I find myself using. it’s not a major but it would be a huge quality of life fix for sire

First of HB you are doing a great job. The cat just gets better and better could we please have some one binds for the emergency systems? “Else” binds would be ideal but at this stage even on/off binds would be great. Im thinking about important and common things like emergency flight hydraulics hydraulic transfer Air start engine crank Emergency fuel shutoff Those are the ones that I think would be most useful, the rest like all the engine/throttle things and the spoiler oride and generators could wait but the ones listed are ones that I find myself using. it’s not a major but it would be a huge quality of life fix for sure

Did some tests today mine is working fine on all versions. I get in, everything is set up and working correctly no issues with radar at al, works fine on i also had a mate test it; we both flew the cats on both sides and had no issues with radar or set up at all, all we had to do was select guns and master arm, merge and go must be something on your end?

They should Astarte radar on, not sure why there starting with it off I’ve not had them Starting off for me the top gun training one has been superseded by the NZArmA bfm training “the 600” as to it not showing up I have no idea why that’s happened, I’ll look into it

Ok for all of you wondering about my kicker setup. here's how I do it I run the kickers through my onboard Realtek soundcard, I run my sound through my usb headset, IF YOU DO NOT HAVR A USB HEADSET OR WANT TO USE SPEAKERS YOU MUST BUY AN EXTERNAL SOUND CARD (i have one to drive my other speakers aswel as my usb headset, cause why not!) when i am playing games other than DCS i use Voice meter banana to duplicate the audio between the kickers and my headset when i am playing DCS i run Simshaker for aviators and the sim shaker sound module - this bit costs sim shaker is set to run through the Realtek sound card, and windows (and dcs) is set to run through my headset now for the fun bit, this is going to sound a bit dorkey but, i was a radio announcer and commercial DJ for many years and I spent a long time messing with audio equipment as a result, set up many a setup in many a places, some very interesting indeed. so i went into this knowing what to do and how to do it, i am more than happy to talk you through things if you need me to so. 3.5mm plug into the main speakers output (green one?) then it runs to the preamp (stereo) stereo signal leaves preamp and hits an adaptor that takes the 2 stereo lines and merges them into 1, I have told my pc/simshaker/voicemeter to OUTPUT IN MONO ONLY TO THE ONBOARD SDOUNDCARD, but iv set the amp up like this as a just incase there's a split signal that i forgot about, also keeps it tidy) combined mono thing then splits the mono signal to 3 separate inputs, one for each amp. this cable was originally a 3.5mm 4 pole to rca audio/video jack, but i cut off the 3.5mm end and wired it into a standard rca plug and it works fine at this stage i also tap off the signal and run it through a small 1watt amp then to the Line Vu meter so i can see what signal if any is going to the amps the cables go into each amp into the input only, i do not use the output as i do not need to daisy chain them, i have 3 clean mono lines to go in, this makes sure there getting an even feed and are not relying on the passthrough on the amp from the amp, with both high and low pass things set on the amp i send the signal to the kicker, i also tap a line off each amp/kicker which runs to the respective Vu meter, because im a massive nerd and i can do it so why not haha and that's it, strap in, turn it up and go turn the cat around the sky. make sure your fillings are in tight though lol

Yea sure thing, I think I have them organised anyway, I’ll get them to you soon

Yea I’m sure I can, I’ll go through my files and get them Together for you, I’ve also found some New ones in a profile I’ve just discovered, I’ll do what I can, make things as easy as possible for everyone I run simshaker for aviators and run the kickers out of the stereo jack on my pc, that then runs to a pre amp (6db boost max with volume control, for more granular control of the amps) then I run the output of that through to a 3way splitter that takes the signal from the preamp and sends it to the kicker amps. And they feed the kickers I’ll post pictures and schematic soon, keep an eye out

Dude that looks so epic!! Also what a dog you have there!

oh i totally forgot this bit, for pc cooling in style! like i said i have some incredibly talented mates, not me tho lol

Cheers bro!! yea 3 is awesome, I run them through a pre amp that’s bolted to my seat, you might be able to see in one of the pics, that’s the trick, so signal comes out of the pc, goes to a pre amp then splits to feed all 3 kickers with the same Signal. That way I can control the volume in a very smooth way with out having to change kicker setting, so when it’s late at night I can just wind it down. The Vu meters give me good feed back on what’s happening in them too, left one is the preamp line signal, center left is back shaker, center right is the but shaker and the right one is pedal shaker 3 of them Is for The right amount for sure, the pedal shaker is awesome in the cat and the Huey, gives amazing feedback. also when your right at the limit and she’s buffeting like mad the whole put shakes rattles and rolls, even feel it in the hotas, can not recommend this setup enough Vernier callipers and Scale are your friend, punk set me up with the size of the panels and I worked backwards for there “Remember, the standard width of a single console panel is 5.75 inches and build for you pit from there. Actual panels I have on hand are roughly: KY 28 panel 5.75 X 1.5 in Lighting panel 5.75 X 7.5 in TACAN 5.75 X 3 in IFF 5.75 X 5.5 in” I made the panels into 4 long cut pieces at 5.75inches wide. Then i made a template of 2 vertical lines that when printed were 5.75 wide then went through and resized the images so they were the right size, everything fell into place after that. It’s a great feeling when the switches your installing have the same size as the holes on the panel paper. i also used the laser pit scans and free cad to measure everything, I just upscaled from micrometers to millimeters as for functionality I made sure to toggle every switch in game and cross reference with the hb manual and the natops to figure out what they needed to do. in terms of the gear and hook leavers I will be building one more of each of them for my mate who’s also building a pit. I will Take many pictures and turn them into a how to for them, may just have a to wait a Month or so? Dude I can’t wait to see it!!! Thank you so much for all your help with mine

I guess it’s my turn then… It’s been a little over a year and since I started this, I started it in the best way, with my mates on my birthday starting from the ground up, no template or guide, just some reference material and some other stuff I found along the way. Made many mistakes along the way, had to do a few iterations of things but I finally got it to where I’m happy, I learned a lot along the way and I can confidently say now that this is as close to a tomcat pit as I will ever get Through lockdown, the fact I live a world away from the closest f14 and have no access to any of the stuff the rest of the world has I’m pretty stoked, the build is so far into the thousands and I’ve had to work hard to get it all right, solved lots of problems and learned lots of things, learned things about the tomcat that I never thought I ever would. It’s just been an amazing, worthwhile and extremely rewarding project. I’ve waited till now to post because I wanted to make sure the build was done. So where to from here? Paint the damn thing! Like I said, this is as close as I can get given the limitations of my location, finances and mental capacity, every switch and knob and handle functions as it does in the real thing, I’ve watched hours of footage and gone over the natops, in game cat and any other information I can find to do it. They all interface with the computer Through Leo boards all that’s left is for the guys at hear blur to make them work in game. The panels are 5mm mdf with images from the in game cat printed on paper then stuck down using clear packing tape. These images were done during lockdown on a rubbish printer, I will soon be printing much higher quality ones I use Helios for the panel and sim shaker for aviators for the but kickers of which I have 3, one for my back, one for my seat pan and the other on my pedals. I highly recommend this And last but not least this would not have been possible without my Incredible partner who has tolerated me and the build for so long and put up with all my mess and noise and all the time I have sunk into it. My mates helped me out so much too, hell this wouldn’t even be a thing without them, it would still be a pipe dream! There help has made this what it is. So many community members here helped out as well, their expertise and information was invaluable to the build. Punk has been one of the biggest helps in this project, tolerating my stupidity and questions giving me some of the best information for the build, Doc Harley came in late in the piece but saved me hours with his access to a real pit and ofcorse gunslinger and Victory205 were a huge help on some nitty gritty information, couldn’t have done it without you guys, I really truly appreciate all your time effort. I guess what I’m trying to say is that this pit build has been a real group effort and a great experience Thank you all so much! Finally, here’s the pictures! - JUST REMEMBER THAT IT STILL NEEDS PAINT! I use the pit for all other manner of games with DCS and ArmA being the main ones, there are a few different configurations I can put the pit into depending on what I want to do. The funny thing is that just like a real pit, this thing somehow has managed to without me trying to make it happen have its own start up procedure lol, cause why not right?

The 4 I ordered have arrived. We’re all stoked as with them. What a difference!!

Ordered 4 today! One for me and each of my mates! Very much looking forward to these arriving

Woohoo! That’s what I needed to hear, thanks a ton bro!!

I’ll be placing an order soon! One quick question, does this setup retain the press button of the original one? Sorry if this has been asked before!

Wonderful, that’s exactly what I needed to know! Thanks a ton

hi there, I'm looking at getting myself set up on a VPN, with router setup options, I was wondering if I can still host the dedicated server over the router VPN or will I have to leave the server machine that is hosting the dedicated server off of the VPN for it to host correctly? (in other words, if i do a router VPN will the server still host or will i have to set it up machine by machine and not through the router)

Currently dcs has our “West Island” (Australia) Any chance of getting New Zealand added to the list of countries? silly little request, but thought meh, why not hahaha