Flim Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Hey ya, This is my pit progress page and will be updated as I go... My goal initially was to build a full working A-10 simulator with 5 projectors, but as I the jumped into kickstarter last year with the Oculus rift my plans have changed. After receiving my rift development kit, I realized that even a 5 projector setup could not match the immersion of sitting in full 3d cockpit with 1:1 head-tracking. After testing for a couple months, I now realize the full potential this will bring to simulation and even military training. The rift will enable a low cost fully immersive training for many applications, and so my decision is to build and provide seat and control mount options for simulation and training applications. My setup for the A-10 will consist of the Aces II ejection seat, VRpit center Warthog mod, throttle mount, and mouse keyboard platform on the right side. Also there is rudder floor to mount the pedals and center stick. Later we will add seat feedback shoulder harness that reacts to in game aircraft g-forces. My plan is to develop different seats for my favorite DCS aircraft such as the F-18,f-35, and helicopters. If you are interested in plans or kits, please see our for sell section of the forums. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=108766 A-10 VRPIT Edited July 4, 2013 by Flim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moken Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Great work and thanks your share :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensamvarg Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Looks great! I'll keep my eye on this one. :) HeatBlur Template repository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalnwood Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Flim, so you will have a light panel between them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Here is how the panel is constructed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 Okay, I need to start updating this thread... I have made pretty good progress on my seat and it came out really nice. It still needs the seatpan, limit switches, and arming/emer levers. Lastly it will be painted when most of the pit is finished. Next I will start on the front console which will consist a 27 inch lcd for most of the gauges. I'll post more soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted May 11, 2013 ED Team Share Posted May 11, 2013 Looking great Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalnwood Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Looking good, nice to see you back in to it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansolo Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 That is a great looking seat you have got there Flim :thumbup: Cheers Hans 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacFevre Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Great looking seat! The ejection handles, they too are made from wood? Fantastic. Buttons aren't toys! :smilewink: My new Version 2 Pit: MacFevre A-10C SimPit V2 My first pit thread: A-10C Simulator Pit "The TARDIS." Dzus Fastener tutorial, on the inexpensive side: DIY Dzus Fastener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRay_Specs Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 That seat is awesome, and I hope someday to be able to follow these more complex panel building methods! This electronics beginner is about to start fumbling with leds in the next couple of days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsteensen Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Seat is looking awesome! OpenHornet F/A-18C 1:1 SimPit Website :: DCS Thread Link :: Discord :: Github :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Here is a new TM stick extension mod with extra spring force to counter the the grip weight. It is made from 3d printed parts along with an aluminum shaft and hardware. It gives the warthog a realistic force/feeling compared to the standard setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrasyuk Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Looks like a good solution as far as adding forse. How do you find the increased travel though? I tried it from the floor at first , but went shorter almost immediately. Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 So far so good...need to adjust the curves a little, but working very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hog_driver111th Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Flim, any chance you can tell us where to get a mod like that for the warthog? A-10C - FC3 - CA - L-39 - UH1 - P-51 - Hawk - BS2 - F-86 - Gazelle - F-5E - AV8B - F/A-18C i5-4590 - GTX 1060 - Oculus CV1 - TM:Warthog [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic9979_1.gif[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Hey, I will soon make the mod available after some testing/ use on components. I would say about 2 weeks or so. Edited July 2, 2013 by Flim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay43 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Love what you've done with the stick there Film. Just out of curiosity what were those connections you used to connect the stick or the thread size, I can not find a definitive answer to this anywhere on the www. All I found was a link to a Gardenea 5/8 inch metal hose connector which have ordered from the states as it appears here in the UK ours are all metris and that model is not available to us here had to pay $40 for a $11 item. Eagles may soar high but weasel's don't get sucked into jet engines. System Spec. Monitors: Samsung 570DX & Rift CV1 Mobo: MSI Godlike gaming X-99A CPU: Intel i7 5930K @ 3.50Ghz RAM: 32gb GPU: EVGA Nvidia GTX 980Ti VR Ready Cooling: Predator 360 Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 80 Plus Gold Drives: Samsung SSD's 1tb, 500g plus others with OS Win10 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recoilfx Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 The thread is m36x2.. You should have much much easier time at UK than US here... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay43 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 The thread is m36x2.. You should have much much easier time at UK than US here... Thanks for that I found loads now wish I knew this earlier the ones I am finding are supper cheap to.:thumbup: Eagles may soar high but weasel's don't get sucked into jet engines. System Spec. Monitors: Samsung 570DX & Rift CV1 Mobo: MSI Godlike gaming X-99A CPU: Intel i7 5930K @ 3.50Ghz RAM: 32gb GPU: EVGA Nvidia GTX 980Ti VR Ready Cooling: Predator 360 Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 80 Plus Gold Drives: Samsung SSD's 1tb, 500g plus others with OS Win10 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Ya, pain here in the states... Mine uses custom 3d printed parts which work great. It has taken a while to get the mod to this point...went through a handful of versions until we got it right. Edited July 2, 2013 by Flim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsteensen Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 T'was a fun design challenge. :music_whistling: :D OpenHornet F/A-18C 1:1 SimPit Website :: DCS Thread Link :: Discord :: Github :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 (edited) Hey ya, My goal initially was to build a full working A-10 simulator with 5 projectors, but as I the jumped into kickstarter last year with the Oculus rift my plans have changed. After receiving my rift development kit, I realized that even a 5 projector setup could not match the immersion of sitting in full 3d cockpit with 1:1 head-tracking. After testing for a couple months, I now realize the full potential this will bring to simulation and even military training. The rift will enable a low cost fully immersive training for many applications, and so my decision is to build and provide seat and control mount options for simulation and training applications. My setup for the A-10 will consist of the Aces II ejection seat, VRpit center Warthog mod, throttle mount, and mouse keyboard platform on the right side. Also there is rudder floor to mount the pedals and center stick. Later we will add seat feedback shoulder harness that reacts to in game aircraft g-forces. My plan is to develop different seats for my favorite DCS aircraft such as the F-18,f-35, and helicopters. If you are interested in plans or kits, please see our for sell section of the forums. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=108766 This is what my setup will look like very shortly and will post pictures after the paint is dry. A-10 VRpit Edited July 4, 2013 by Flim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrasyuk Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 interesting. well, let me know if you going to get rid of those projectors :) Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) We still have a pit option on the table, not sure how we will go about it... meaning plans or outsourcing parts to other members... but here is Flim, Jsteensen, and Gadroc A-10 pit design. Edited July 7, 2013 by Flim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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