DIY Flight Sims
Do It Yourself Flight
Simulators
The Portable Aviation
Combat Simulator may be
used with these software
titles:
Microsoft Flight Simulator,
FSX, FS2004
Forgotten Battles/Pacific
Fighters
Lock-On Modern Air Combat
Wings over Vietnam
Wings over Europe
X-plane
The Portable Aviation
Combat Simulator may be
used with this hardware:
NaturalPoint Track IR
CH Products joystick, throttle
and rudder pedals
Saitek joystick, throttle and
rudder pedals (with
modification).
Do It Yourself Flight
Simulators
The Portable Aviation
Combat Simulator may be
used with these software
titles:
Microsoft Flight Simulator,
FSX, FS2004
Forgotten Battles/Pacific
Fighters
Lock-On Modern Air Combat
Wings over Vietnam
Wings over Europe
X-plane
The Portable Aviation
Combat Simulator may be
used with this hardware:
NaturalPoint Track IR
CH Products joystick, throttle
and rudder pedals
Saitek joystick, throttle and
rudder pedals (with
modification).
| Portable Aviation Combat Simulator (PACS) Completely immerse yourself in air combat Use with your favorite flight simulator program Build this epic project with common tools and materials Light and portable Build for less than $200 US for materials |
| Roger Dodger Aviation helps you make your flight simulator the best it can be! |
| What you get: * 6 PART VIDEO - over 50 minutes of footage ! Video 1 - Rudder bracket - Nose-cone Frame Video 2 - Tail Assembly Frame - Fuselage Frame Video 3 - Fuselage Frame Side-Rails - Seat and Seat Frame - Monitor Bracket Video 4 - Measuring and Cutting Expanded Polystyrene Video 5 - Attaching the Expanded Polystyrene to the Frame Video 6 - Attaching the Expanded Polystyrene to the Frame (continued) - Paint the PACS - Apply Decals * 63 PAGE full-color illustrated instruction manual ! Safety Materials (English Measurements) Materials (Metric Measurement) Tools Required Nose-cone Frame Tail Assembly Frame Fuselage Frame Fuselage Frame Side-Rails Seat and Seat Frame Monitor Bracket Measuring and Cutting Expanded Polystyrene Attaching the Expanded Polystyrene to the Frame Attaching the Expanded Polystyrene to the Frame (continued) Paint the PACS Apply Decals Finished Pictures * Airplane decals for your simulator! Ejection Seat Warnings Jet Intake Warnings Ejection Seat Rescue Warnings Bullet Holes Squadron Insignia F-14, F-15, F-16, F-4 Decals * Airplane roundels from over 40 nations! Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Ukraine, United States, South Vietnam * Construction templates Hole drilling template: 1" PVC pipe Hole drilling template: 2" PVC pipe All this for only $ 29.99 US dollars + tax |
| > > AWESOME HUGE 143 MB DOWNLOAD < < |
| "What is Expanded Polystyrene?" The cockpit frame is covered with a skin of expanded polystyrene sheet, ½” (1.3 cm) thick. Expanded polystyrene is a common insulating material found at many home improvement stores. The material we are using consists of a polystyrene core sandwiched between two thin layers of plastic. The thin plastic coating makes the material easy to work with and provides a good painting surface. Expanded polystyrene is flexible, but can break if bent too far. We will show you how to work with it. |
| "Where Can I Buy a Seat Like That?" Many different types of seats can be made to work with this DIY cockpit. Here are a few locations where you can purchase a seat similar to the one in the video... JC Whitney CB Performance PMZ Racing Products DuneBuggy.com |
VIDEO: free clip from the PACS
construction video!
VIDEO: see the PACS in action!
VIDEO: PACS at a Dogfight Party!
construction video!
VIDEO: see the PACS in action!
VIDEO: PACS at a Dogfight Party!
Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Roger Dodger Aviation, LLC All rights reserved Items sold by Roger Dodger Aviation, LLC are governed and protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America and international copyrights |
Include the FIGHTER multi-function panel for a hard-turning,
white-knuckle air combat experience!
DIY Keyboard Modification: FIGHTER
(formerly called Version 3.0)
This easy keyboard modification helps you enjoy your flight
simulator
experience without remembering obscure keyboard
combinations or
endless joystick assignments.
Easy construction - no wiring, coding or soldering
Use a standard keyboard in addition to your regular keyboard
Create a control panel for a Modern Jet Fighter, WW2 fighter
or a modern
General Aviation Airplane
Use inexpensive materials - less than $20 US
It works with existing flight simulator programs that have
mappable
keyboard commands (nearly all do)
The DIY Keyboard Modification: FIGHTER project includes:
* Keyboard Modification 10 minute instructional video
* Keyboard Modification 16 page full-color illustrated
instruction manual
* Keyboard Modification button 8 page template: Customized
Button
Collection
* Keyboard Modification button 2 page template: Modern Jet
Fighter
Multi-Function Panel
* Keyboard Modification button template: General Aviation
Airplane
* Keyboard Modification button template: World War Two
Fighter
Download in a convenient zip file from
www.DIYflightsims.com
white-knuckle air combat experience!
DIY Keyboard Modification: FIGHTER
(formerly called Version 3.0)
This easy keyboard modification helps you enjoy your flight
simulator
experience without remembering obscure keyboard
combinations or
endless joystick assignments.
Easy construction - no wiring, coding or soldering
Use a standard keyboard in addition to your regular keyboard
Create a control panel for a Modern Jet Fighter, WW2 fighter
or a modern
General Aviation Airplane
Use inexpensive materials - less than $20 US
It works with existing flight simulator programs that have
mappable
keyboard commands (nearly all do)
The DIY Keyboard Modification: FIGHTER project includes:
* Keyboard Modification 10 minute instructional video
* Keyboard Modification 16 page full-color illustrated
instruction manual
* Keyboard Modification button 8 page template: Customized
Button
Collection
* Keyboard Modification button 2 page template: Modern Jet
Fighter
Multi-Function Panel
* Keyboard Modification button template: General Aviation
Airplane
* Keyboard Modification button template: World War Two
Fighter
Download in a convenient zip file from
www.DIYflightsims.com
Buyer protection:
If you are not satisfied with your DIY video and instruction manual,
call me within 30 days to receive a refund. I would like to know
why you are dissatisfied with the product so I can improve it and
create better products in the future.
Matt Thomas
913-515-8123
If you are not satisfied with your DIY video and instruction manual,
call me within 30 days to receive a refund. I would like to know
why you are dissatisfied with the product so I can improve it and
create better products in the future.
Matt Thomas
913-515-8123
From Wikipedia.com...
Flight Simulators at Home
Crude flight simulators were among the first types of programs to be developed for early personal computers. Bruce Artwick's subLOGIC simulators were well-known for the
functionality they managed to get onto 8-bit machines. Key computer game technologies such as 3D graphics, online play, and modding were first showcased in combat flight
simulators such as Red Baron II and European Air War.
A popular type of flight simulator are combat flight simulators, which simulate combat air operations from the pilot and crew's point of view. Combat flight simulation titles are
more numerous than civilian flight simulators due to variety of subject matter available and market demand.
In the early 2000s, even home entertainment flight simulators had become so realistic that after the events of September 11, 2001, some journalists and experts speculated that
the hijackers might have gained enough knowledge to steer a passenger airliner from packages such as Microsoft Flight Simulator. Microsoft, while rebutting such criticisms,
delayed the release of the 2002 version of its hallmark simulator to delete the World Trade Center from its New York scenery and even supplied a patch to delete the towers
retroactively from earlier versions of the sim.
The advent of flight simulators as home video game entertainment has prompted many users to become "airplane designers" for these systems. As such, they may create both
military or commercial airline airplanes, and they may even use names of real life airlines, as long as they don't make profits out of their designs. Many other home flight
simulator users create fictional airlines, or virtual versions of real-world airlines, so called virtual airlines. These modifications to a simulation generally add to the simulation's
realism and often grant a significantly expanded playing experience, with new situations and content. In some cases, a simulation is taken much further in regards to its features
than was envisioned or intended by its original developers. Falcon 4.0 is an example of such modification; "modders" have created whole new warzones, along with the ability to
fly hundreds of different aircraft, as opposed to the single original flyable airframe.
One way in which users of flight simulation software engage is through the internet. Virtual pilots and virtual air traffic controllers take part in an online flying experience which
attempts to simulate real-world aviation to a high degree. There are several networks where this sort of play is possible, the most popular ones being VATSIM and IVAO. VATSIM
is generally regarded to have better coverage of the virtual North America and Great Britain, while IVAO's pilots and controllers generally fly and control the virtual Europe, Africa
and South America. IVAO's ATC certification process is not as strict as VATSIM's, which allows for a greater number of controllers to be available, but guarantees their proficiency
to a lesser degree than VATSIM. Both networks receive anywhere from 300 to 900 ATC and pilot connections, depending on the time of day.
Popular simulators for home computers include:
* Civilian:
o Flight Unlimited series of PC simulators
o FlightGear, a GPL flight simulator with full world scenery and many aircraft models
o Fly!
o Microsoft Flight Simulator series, one of the most widely-used civilian flight simulators
o PRE-Flight Flight Simulator Radio Controlled Flight Simulator, uses real RC control device
o X-Plane, a multi-platform flight simulator
* Combat:
o Aces High, combat flight simulator and massively multiplayer online game for the PC
o Fighter Ace, combat flight simulator and massively multiplayer online game for the PC
o Falcon 4.0 (and the newer Falcon 4.0: Allied Force), an extremely detailed 'study sim' of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
o Jane's F/A-18, one of the final flight simulators by Electronic Arts under the Jane's Combat Simulations brand
o Su-27 Flanker contained a realistic and detailed flight model in a less competitive graphics shell on PC.
o IL-2 Sturmovik, one of the leading World War II flight simulators
o Lock On: Modern Air Combat, Jet Combat simulator.
o Combat Flight Simulator WWII Europe Series, Microsoft's first in its series (of 3) of WWII Aircombat
o B-17 Flying Fortress, B-17 Bomber simulator in WWII
o European Air War, a highly rated simulation in the E.T.O. in WWII
o Gunship, a simulator focusing on the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter
o Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory,a complex simulation of the Battle of Britain
o YS Flight Simulation System 2000, a free flight simulator containing both civilian and combat elements
o GL-117, an open source action flight simulator for Windows, Linux and Mac.
Much rarer but still notable are flight simulators available for various game consoles. The most notable of these were Pilotwings, made available for the Super Nintendo, the
sequel Pilotwings 64 for the Nintendo 64 and the Ace Combat series on Playstation 1&2. The very rare Sky Odyssey is yet another example of console flight simulators. Due to
the restrictive nature of a game consoles ability to properly simulate environments in general and the processing limitations of these systems in particular, game console-based
flight simulators tend to be simplistic and have a more "arcade"-like feel to them. While generally not as complex as PC based sims, console flight simulators can still be
enjoyable to play, though their 'simulation' status is disputed by many in the flight simulation community.
Homebuilt Cockpits (Simpits)
Main article: Simulation cockpit
Often referred to as Simpits, home cockpit building is a common hobby among simulator pilots. Simpits range in complexity from a single computer, with some effort to create a
permanent area for simulation, through to complete cockpit reconstruction projects utilizing multiple systems. The growth in home cockpit complexity and realism has been
further fueled by the opening up of the simulation software packages with published SDK's (Software Development Kits) now common.
The push for higher realism in desktop simulation, often fueled by real pilots looking to practice cheaply at home, has led to a wide array of suppliers growing up to satisfy the
demand. Hardware is available from a variety of commercial sources ranging from yokes, throttles and pedals, through to radios, lights and complete instruments. This home
use hardware is rarely certified for flight training, so the hours spent practicing in the simpit will not count towards a pilot's hours. However it is widely utilized as an unofficial
training aid, allowing realistic procedures practice, as well as the opportunity to complete visual or IMC approaches prior to a real world flight. This can help make a pilot's
real-world flight time safer and more productive.[2] Professional opinion is divided about how effective this home simulation can be against real world flight, and this has been a
subject of debate in popular flying magazines such as 'Pilot' through 2007.
For those wishing more than a desktop simulator, replica panels are commercially available mimicking those found in a modern airliners such as a Boeing or Airbus. These
panels will either fit into a real cockpit section, which some large scale home simulators are built into, or will be mounted in a home constructed cockpit frame, normally made
from wood. With most modern airliners now using Glass Cockpit type displays it is relatively simple to replicate the displays in software, outputting them via multi head graphics
cards or networked PCs to cheaply available LCD monitors mounted behind the panel. To the casual observer it can be hard to tell a home built static simulator and a
commercial one apart.
Where commercial panels or controls do not exist, simulator builders will often create their own out of wood or similar easily worked materials. Another common route for
sourcing the specific hardware needed in a simulator, and one used by the commercial sector as well, is to obtain a real component from a scrapyard and convert it for PC input.
Interface hardware for these home-made controls is directly available from commercial suppliers, or can be obtained by dismantling cheap joysticks or similar components and
rewiring them. Some home builds will even incorporate motion platforms, although unlike commercial simulators these are normally more limited in motion, and often rely on
electrical motors as opposed to hydraulics.
Beyond the hardware of home cockpits, most flight simulator software can simulate modern aircraft systems to a very high standard in addition to the basic flight dynamics.
Providing accurate recreations of the FMC (Flight Management Computer), Autopilot, and engine management systems among others. With additional hardware and add in
software this is extended even further. For example into a fully functional overhead / engineering panel requiring real world check lists to be followed for engine startup and flight
with a full flight deck crew.
Flight Simulators at Home
Crude flight simulators were among the first types of programs to be developed for early personal computers. Bruce Artwick's subLOGIC simulators were well-known for the
functionality they managed to get onto 8-bit machines. Key computer game technologies such as 3D graphics, online play, and modding were first showcased in combat flight
simulators such as Red Baron II and European Air War.
A popular type of flight simulator are combat flight simulators, which simulate combat air operations from the pilot and crew's point of view. Combat flight simulation titles are
more numerous than civilian flight simulators due to variety of subject matter available and market demand.
In the early 2000s, even home entertainment flight simulators had become so realistic that after the events of September 11, 2001, some journalists and experts speculated that
the hijackers might have gained enough knowledge to steer a passenger airliner from packages such as Microsoft Flight Simulator. Microsoft, while rebutting such criticisms,
delayed the release of the 2002 version of its hallmark simulator to delete the World Trade Center from its New York scenery and even supplied a patch to delete the towers
retroactively from earlier versions of the sim.
The advent of flight simulators as home video game entertainment has prompted many users to become "airplane designers" for these systems. As such, they may create both
military or commercial airline airplanes, and they may even use names of real life airlines, as long as they don't make profits out of their designs. Many other home flight
simulator users create fictional airlines, or virtual versions of real-world airlines, so called virtual airlines. These modifications to a simulation generally add to the simulation's
realism and often grant a significantly expanded playing experience, with new situations and content. In some cases, a simulation is taken much further in regards to its features
than was envisioned or intended by its original developers. Falcon 4.0 is an example of such modification; "modders" have created whole new warzones, along with the ability to
fly hundreds of different aircraft, as opposed to the single original flyable airframe.
One way in which users of flight simulation software engage is through the internet. Virtual pilots and virtual air traffic controllers take part in an online flying experience which
attempts to simulate real-world aviation to a high degree. There are several networks where this sort of play is possible, the most popular ones being VATSIM and IVAO. VATSIM
is generally regarded to have better coverage of the virtual North America and Great Britain, while IVAO's pilots and controllers generally fly and control the virtual Europe, Africa
and South America. IVAO's ATC certification process is not as strict as VATSIM's, which allows for a greater number of controllers to be available, but guarantees their proficiency
to a lesser degree than VATSIM. Both networks receive anywhere from 300 to 900 ATC and pilot connections, depending on the time of day.
Popular simulators for home computers include:
* Civilian:
o Flight Unlimited series of PC simulators
o FlightGear, a GPL flight simulator with full world scenery and many aircraft models
o Fly!
o Microsoft Flight Simulator series, one of the most widely-used civilian flight simulators
o PRE-Flight Flight Simulator Radio Controlled Flight Simulator, uses real RC control device
o X-Plane, a multi-platform flight simulator
* Combat:
o Aces High, combat flight simulator and massively multiplayer online game for the PC
o Fighter Ace, combat flight simulator and massively multiplayer online game for the PC
o Falcon 4.0 (and the newer Falcon 4.0: Allied Force), an extremely detailed 'study sim' of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
o Jane's F/A-18, one of the final flight simulators by Electronic Arts under the Jane's Combat Simulations brand
o Su-27 Flanker contained a realistic and detailed flight model in a less competitive graphics shell on PC.
o IL-2 Sturmovik, one of the leading World War II flight simulators
o Lock On: Modern Air Combat, Jet Combat simulator.
o Combat Flight Simulator WWII Europe Series, Microsoft's first in its series (of 3) of WWII Aircombat
o B-17 Flying Fortress, B-17 Bomber simulator in WWII
o European Air War, a highly rated simulation in the E.T.O. in WWII
o Gunship, a simulator focusing on the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter
o Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory,a complex simulation of the Battle of Britain
o YS Flight Simulation System 2000, a free flight simulator containing both civilian and combat elements
o GL-117, an open source action flight simulator for Windows, Linux and Mac.
Much rarer but still notable are flight simulators available for various game consoles. The most notable of these were Pilotwings, made available for the Super Nintendo, the
sequel Pilotwings 64 for the Nintendo 64 and the Ace Combat series on Playstation 1&2. The very rare Sky Odyssey is yet another example of console flight simulators. Due to
the restrictive nature of a game consoles ability to properly simulate environments in general and the processing limitations of these systems in particular, game console-based
flight simulators tend to be simplistic and have a more "arcade"-like feel to them. While generally not as complex as PC based sims, console flight simulators can still be
enjoyable to play, though their 'simulation' status is disputed by many in the flight simulation community.
Homebuilt Cockpits (Simpits)
Main article: Simulation cockpit
Often referred to as Simpits, home cockpit building is a common hobby among simulator pilots. Simpits range in complexity from a single computer, with some effort to create a
permanent area for simulation, through to complete cockpit reconstruction projects utilizing multiple systems. The growth in home cockpit complexity and realism has been
further fueled by the opening up of the simulation software packages with published SDK's (Software Development Kits) now common.
The push for higher realism in desktop simulation, often fueled by real pilots looking to practice cheaply at home, has led to a wide array of suppliers growing up to satisfy the
demand. Hardware is available from a variety of commercial sources ranging from yokes, throttles and pedals, through to radios, lights and complete instruments. This home
use hardware is rarely certified for flight training, so the hours spent practicing in the simpit will not count towards a pilot's hours. However it is widely utilized as an unofficial
training aid, allowing realistic procedures practice, as well as the opportunity to complete visual or IMC approaches prior to a real world flight. This can help make a pilot's
real-world flight time safer and more productive.[2] Professional opinion is divided about how effective this home simulation can be against real world flight, and this has been a
subject of debate in popular flying magazines such as 'Pilot' through 2007.
For those wishing more than a desktop simulator, replica panels are commercially available mimicking those found in a modern airliners such as a Boeing or Airbus. These
panels will either fit into a real cockpit section, which some large scale home simulators are built into, or will be mounted in a home constructed cockpit frame, normally made
from wood. With most modern airliners now using Glass Cockpit type displays it is relatively simple to replicate the displays in software, outputting them via multi head graphics
cards or networked PCs to cheaply available LCD monitors mounted behind the panel. To the casual observer it can be hard to tell a home built static simulator and a
commercial one apart.
Where commercial panels or controls do not exist, simulator builders will often create their own out of wood or similar easily worked materials. Another common route for
sourcing the specific hardware needed in a simulator, and one used by the commercial sector as well, is to obtain a real component from a scrapyard and convert it for PC input.
Interface hardware for these home-made controls is directly available from commercial suppliers, or can be obtained by dismantling cheap joysticks or similar components and
rewiring them. Some home builds will even incorporate motion platforms, although unlike commercial simulators these are normally more limited in motion, and often rely on
electrical motors as opposed to hydraulics.
Beyond the hardware of home cockpits, most flight simulator software can simulate modern aircraft systems to a very high standard in addition to the basic flight dynamics.
Providing accurate recreations of the FMC (Flight Management Computer), Autopilot, and engine management systems among others. With additional hardware and add in
software this is extended even further. For example into a fully functional overhead / engineering panel requiring real world check lists to be followed for engine startup and flight
with a full flight deck crew.
How to order:
Download the videos, documents and decals in a convenient
password-protected zip file. Your password and download link will be
emailed to you, so use an accurate email address (we will not sell
your contact information).
The videos are in Windows wmv format.
The instruction manuals and decals sheets are in Adobe Acrobat pdf
format.
Pay securely online using your credit card or PayPal account or
Google Checkout.
You may also mail in an order with a bank check or money order.
Download a Mail-in Order form (Adobe pdf.)
Due to local laws, all orders are charged 7.65% sales tax.
Download the videos, documents and decals in a convenient
password-protected zip file. Your password and download link will be
emailed to you, so use an accurate email address (we will not sell
your contact information).
The videos are in Windows wmv format.
The instruction manuals and decals sheets are in Adobe Acrobat pdf
format.
Pay securely online using your credit card or PayPal account or
Google Checkout.
You may also mail in an order with a bank check or money order.
Download a Mail-in Order form (Adobe pdf.)
Due to local laws, all orders are charged 7.65% sales tax.
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