On tonight’s blog; I remove a joystick, I destroy a joystick, and I re-make a joystick! The Skyhawk has been without flight controls now for quite some time,
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Researching, Building and Flying the TA-4k Skyhawk Simulator
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A quick test
Tonight I connected the MIP monitor in the Skyhawk up, via an HDMI to VGA downscaler and had a wee test. This was using the TACPACK powered T-45
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SWN March 10, 2020
Skyhawk night tonight, and it was all about the visuals. Turning the cockpit around meant that the projector and screen needed to do the same. Re-instating the projection
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More 2020 Musings
As I alluded to in the last post, I have had a serious re-think on what I will be doing with my sims. Notable is the separation between
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2020 Plans
Over the Christmas break, sitting on a beautiful beach I spent a bit of time sketching out the direction I wanted to take in my hobby. One of
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Extension Impressions
3D printed, cleaned up and test fitted… my stick extension looks pretty good, and places the stick about where I wanted it. Next up is creating a solid
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HOTAS Repair and replacement
After deciding that I would fit the ‘Cougar’ HOTAS to the Skyhawk it was time to actually do it… *and* to repair the broken gimbal arm. First up
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Skyhawk Renovations
After much soul searching, wringing of hands and generally procrastinating I have finally become comfortable with my plan to integrate my Thrustmaster Cougar HOTAS (yes, the one I
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ManCave re-shuffle Part 1
This weekend I spent a bit of time tidying (read: chucking out) in the ManCave in preparation for shifting things around. After a bit of organizing, sorting, moving,
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It wasn’t to be
Tonight was going to be my ‘Back in the Saddle’ flight in DCS:World, after a lengthy absence. The launch, in a Harrier went well, dropping 2 Mk82 low-drag