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
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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
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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
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Radar Control Panel CAD/CAM Work
A quiet Sunday night CAD/CAM session, and I have the drawings and toolpaths complete for my Radar Control Panel. Renderings from Fusion 360 look pretty cool, and let
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Radar gets even better!
Eric Marciano, creator of the awesome F-16 Radar I use in the Skyhawk, has shared with me some technical details to help interact with his gauge from my
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Radar Control Panel Re-wire and update
This was the first Panel I built for my last Skyhawk sim… and was interfaced with a cheap game-pad, wired to the switches. It *did* work, not perfect
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Complete knob
Quiet day sick at home today… but just enough time to add some stripes and “spots” to complete the first batch of knobs. Although they look a
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Canterbury heads out into the Indian Ocean
After spending a few weeks around NZ, Canterbury is once again heading out on the high seas. This morning she cleared Western Australia and headed out into the
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Mass production
Instead of making a few knobs each time I make a new panel I bit the bullet and made a whole bunch…. These knobs and “rosebuds” have come