Which do you feel is better

[BlacleyCole]

I have actually set it up yet but the goal is to create a button box(es) to simulate the huey cockpit functionality not in looks. Room and ability plus other reasons like multiple cockpits prevent that.

 

Idea 1: use similar switch type as real ierotaryfor knobs, toggle for toggles and push button for push button. That way the action is the same.

 

 

Idea 2: is use push buttons where possible to get the desired action like on the buss ess instead of turning a knob hit a bussbutton that does the command keys for bus ess. That saves money and programming. It’s the same as ing a multiposision knob except instead of twisting a knob you press the button. Saving the rotarys for volumes and most importantly the frequency changes both could also be done with push button but not as good since if your at one end of the freq scale and need to go to the other end turn quickly the slow until on freq with push button you either use two buttons for up and two for down one slow one fast or repetitive taps on a single button.

 

My initial panels are going to make use of every connection on the boardi think some where around 64 connection s. So by using a push button for the multi position switches instead of a rotary which will have to program steps if possible. A rotary uses a ground anf three connections one for common one for ccw turning and one for cw turning.

 

Which way in a vr pit would you want for a limited panel space.would you go implanning max panel space as follows one footprint the size of the tm warthog throttle two of the fuel control panels footprints that are in this forum iirc if not it’s in the one below.

 

I’m going to try to lay condensed panels of only the switches to represent the actual panel.for each radio unit and weapons panel plus make a panel for the front dash holding the know and other switches for the flt and nav instruments. That cover comm, nav, flt, startup,shutdown and weapons plus a panel for f10 menu, another for the odd stuff we need done in the cockpit lit views and pause, exit etc and the fr controls like recenter, vr zoom did I forget something? I’ll be printing the box panels and special sensory addon for each panel so you can tell were your pointing to and locate your switch from there.

 

This will more than likely be my beta version with tweaking of the switch and sensory device .

 

In a perfect situation I could build a huey cockpit frame or at least pilots side and have everything in the correct location from the seat on a motion platform with 6dof

 

But my best guess is to take the speedmaster flight on a platform that I have build button boxes for the controls and put them in connection with the throttle on the left side. With a large cress monitor mounted to the sears frame using vr and hopefully installing a 3dof motion platform under it. It still needs this button boxes but parts are on hand except the boxes which will require 3D printing once I get the printer and mak the files to build the boxes, the monitor that I haven’t chosen yet, tm tpr pedals as I’m taking out my puma and it will be my mobile trying device. I cpu for the pit that will be the top in all areas if I can get it. And the 3dof motion platform.

 

This summer I was required to take a step back from flying to dreconfigure my pit which still is in works be cause life got in the way.be nice to have someone else locally interested in this. My problem is with the exception for medical appointment s I have no schedule so at this point it is ok we will do this tomorrow let’s say I have a bad night and tomorrow comes I’m not in to doing it and put it off finally the pit is the catch all so the first day I fill like working on it and have what I need I spend the day cleaning it off and around it so the next day the process starts over and since I don’t have everything like the new collective I just got the pedals I’m going to order next week and the monitor mount I’m not sure when they will arrive. Then hopefully by the time everything gets here I’ll be ready for them and can start flying all over again then build the button boxes and be happy until I can afford the motion platform after Xmas.

 

Now which way would you go especially for the multi switches use in the startup rotary or push ,button knowing the latter will allow more functions.