Tonight was spent testing some AFCS mods, aiming on making the autopilot more responsive, and to test the the “phantom” auto-throttle issue was resolved. The first part of
TA-4k Sim
Researching, Building and Flying the TA-4k Skyhawk Simulator
Auto-throttle? On an A-4??
Well with all the software mods I’ve made to the sim in the past few weeks something was bound to go wrong…. Somewhere in amongst the UFC/DED
New *Real* gun sound
Thanks to a video shared on Facebook, and the Audio Mastery of Andy Gilmour, I now have a correct, sampled Colt Mk12 cannon sound in the sim!
Low level, All weather Strike!
A great blast in the Skyhawk tonight! I planned a short low level cross country from Ohakea, down through the Wairarapa valley, visiting some places from my teenage
Waypoint “Step” function
I have always wanted to be able to cycle through flightplan waypoints in the cockpit, and tonight I achieved just that! Using a LUA script, reading and writing
Radar Panel ready to be installed
Tonight I got some machine time on the CNC router and tested a new technique for making engraved panels. First test showed an error in my drawing, which
More LUA Scripts makes the UFC come alive!
Installed and configured the second batch of LUA scripts, and configured more UFC buttons. Now I have COM and NAV tuning, display options for A-A targets and
Ticking a couple of small items off the list
Having a To-Do list is good for motivation… I use the “list” as a way of recording thing that either need fixing, or ideas I’ve had to upgrade
