Controls and Panel
CH Products Virtual Pilot Pro Yoke
Thrustmaster Rudder Control System
3 x Go-Flight Radios
Go-Flight Autopilot
Homebuilt Throttle
The following controls are operated by levers, switches or buttons running off a Hagstrom Electronics KE-USB36 Keyboard Encoder:
Engine Autostart
Engine Auto Shutdown
Pitot
Strobes
Flaps Lever
Flaps Fully Retract
Gear Lever
Reverse Thrust Lever and Reverse Off
Baro
Spoilers/Air Brake
Landing Lights
Panel Lights
FSNavigator Toggle - On/Off, Dock/Undock/Fly Flightplan
Close ups
The Works
Hagstrom KEUSB36 Keyboard Encoder which connects to a USB port
The I/O card
Switches/Buttons etc., are wired to this card which is connected to the KEUSB36 with a standard 40-pin Hard Drive cable.
The ABIT uGuru Clock - keeping an eye on the PC System including temperatures and voltages
TFVS
THE TWIN FRESNELS VISUAL SYSTEM
Impossible to capture the true impact with a camera but this is the best I can do
The visual system is simple but very effective.
The windscreen of the flight deck comprises of a curved Fresnel Lens which magnifies the monitor image and provides a 3D picture. A second Fresnel Lens mounted between the first lens and the monitor produces an even bigger (huge) curved 3D picture which emulates a collimated mirror system and provides a most realistic outside view.
To enhance the realism and create the impression that he is "sitting up there" in a cockpit the pilot's eye view to the outside image must be slanted slightly downwards rather than level.
With this setup you can really believe you are in a cabin which is "flying".
