affordable motion platform?

[rockwelder]

Any comments - they are saying price range of $1000 - 10,000 bucks depending on options...

 

 

http://www.simcraft.com/modules/content/index.php?id=22

[bogusheadbox]

For 10,000 bucks, i would come to your home and do it myself. And here is what i can offer the other one doesn't

 

1. shake your chair to simulate turbulance, taxiing, g-forces

 

2. Hold a fan in your face to simulate when you accidently open the canopy in flight.

 

3. Waft a gentle fart in your direction to simulate spawning in (canopy open) a rural airfield

 

4. Urninate hard on your glasses or screen to simulate torential downpours (yes it really is that big - but simulated showers rarely last longer than a minute.... sorry)

 

5. Set the back of your chair on fire to simulate the all important engine fire.

 

6. Cricket bat in hand, i can swiftly and precisely deliver the impact damage caused by that missile or shell hit - (and you will have something at the end of the day to show your mates as spoils of war)

 

7. Extra sounds incorporated with the package, such as whhhiiiiiirrrrrrr and Whooosh. Not to mention the all time favourite sound file which should be played whenever you are destroyed by enemy aircraft......................... "OMFG NOOB F15 AIM120 SPAMMASTER HAXOR - UNBALLANCED IMBA IMBA hax0r NOOB MOFO"

 

All that for a small 10,000 and a couple of beers.....

 

>>> Yeah you know you want it <<<<<

 

:pilotfly:

[rockwelder]

funny...

[bogusheadbox]

Actually rockwelder,

 

On viewing the site, i could not find pictures of what IT is. I didn't register, but i thought they would have had some description ready to hand to let the casual browser in on what they are planning to achieve.

 

Unless i have missed something REALLY REALLY obvious (knowing me thats probable the reason), than i really don't know.

 

Is it a simulated pit - or USB instrument panel??????

[Kula66]

I've seen a video clip of a motion platform - commercially available ... 2 seats bolted to it with FS9 running. Not sure how long it would last!

[504MrWolf]

For 10,000 bucks, i would come to your home and do it myself. And here is what i can offer the other one doesn't

 

1. shake your chair to simulate turbulance, taxiing, g-forces

 

2. Hold a fan in your face to simulate when you accidently open the canopy in flight............

 

That was piss yourself funny !! I struggled to keep my dinner down i was laughing so hard....tickled me. Thanks.

 

Do you do a cheaper package ?

[Gripes]

I have an idea how to simulate effects of G`s:

A set of straps running from your hemet (of course, you have to wear one) and sleeves to a system of pulleys controlled by elec. motors and

interfaced with the software...

Every time you pull 8 or 9 G, the straps would yank your cranium toward

your lap, your sleeves would be pinned down to your armrests and...

Oh, there`s still blood in your head, hmm... I know - a collar around

your neck...

[Force_Feedback]

I have an idea how to simulate effects of G`s:

A set of straps running from your hemet (of course, you have to wear one) and sleeves to a system of pulleys controlled by elec. motors and

interfaced with the software...

Every time you pull 8 or 9 G, the straps would yank your cranium toward

your lap, your sleeves would be pinned down to your armrests and...

Oh, there`s still blood in your head, hmm... I know - a collar around

your neck...

 

All you need then is a mistress...

[LazerPotatoe]

We were talking about this topic over in the EECH forum at SimHQ recently:

http://www.simhq.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=30;t=004612;p=11

 

Here are some ideas, that we found while researching a couple of weeks ago:

If you live near the Netherlands, you can order "the Rock 'n Ride" for 800 euros:

http://shop.rightthing.nl/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17

 

It appears to just take direct input from the joystick. But it has 60 degrees of bank!!

 

Here's an old review:

http://www.combatsim.com/memb123/archive/htm/htm_arc4/rocknr.htm

 

animated gif:

http://forum.rscnet.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=394032&d=1159681516

 

Might find one cheaper on E-bay.

 

 

I also found the "JoyRider". It's not a powered solution however. From what I can understand -- you move a control arm which turns the cockpit inside a gimbal frame, and these inputs are also sent to a joystick mounted underneath.

 

Here are some photos based on the design:

http://www.acesim.com/ready.html

 

More info about the design:

http://www.acesim.com/chapter2.html

 

Here are the plans for $15:

http://www.acesim.com/plans.html

 

Probably not good for a chopper sim, but interesting none the less, IMHO.

 

Also, something based on the Intellivibe/Ivibe.com, that someone is working on:

http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=266543

http://rapidshare.de/files/32768287/vid_o_2.rar

http://www.ivibe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=226

(thanks to Fufunka for these links)

Regards,

LP

[Mike Cinch Perry]

ok here is my all time fav!

 

http://www.frex.com/gp/motion/motionpage1.htm

 

try that out for size, there is a video, if my memory is correct its about $1400, I know, I know its a racing platform but you can MOD it to possibly be a cockpit!!!

 

Cinch