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When all else fails, there’s radio. Hurricane Helene’s path of destruction through Appalachia stripped away every shred of modern infrastructure in some areas, leaving millions of residents with no ability …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 20, 2024
Never underestimate how far some flight simulator aficionados will go with their builds. No detail is too small, and every aspect of the look and feel has to accurately reflect …read more Continue reading Put More Korry in Your Flight Sim Switches
There are many benefits to learning to fly an airplane, drive a racing car, or operate some complex piece of machinery. Ideally, you’d do so in a perfectly safe environment, …read more Continue reading Car Driving Simulators for Students, or: When Simulators Make Sense
Flight simulator software has been available for about as long as desktop PCs have been a thing, but modern incarnations such as 2020’s Microsoft Flight Simulator have really raised the …read more Continue reading Bench Power Supply Turned Realistic Flight Sim Panel
Most video games, whether on console or PC, have standardized around either a keyboard and mouse or an analog controller of some sort, with very little differences between various offerings …read more Continue reading Modular Keyboard and Custom Game Controller
When one thinks of getting into a flight simulator, one assumes that it’ll be from the pilot’s point of view. But this alternative flight simulator takes a different tack, by …read more Continue reading Flight Simulator Focuses on the Other Side of the Cockpit Door
Plane spotting has been a hobby of aviation enthusiasts for generations. Hanging out by the airport, watching aircraft come and go, maybe even listening to Air Traffic Control on a …read more Continue reading It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s… A live Air Traffic Plane Spotting Simulation
Like so many of us, [pgsanchez] has been bitten by the flight simulator bug. It’s a malady that can only be treated, but never cured — and like so many …read more Continue reading Physical Control Panel Elevates Flight Sim Experience
The Fairchild Republic A-10 “Warthog” with its 30 mm rotary cannon has captured the imagination of friendly soldiers and military aviation enthusiasts on the ground for as long as it’s …read more Continue reading The Ultimate BRRRT Simulator: Fully Featured A-10 Warthog Cockpit
[Tom Stanton] has been playing Microsoft Flight Simulator a lot recently, and decided his old desktop joystick needed an upgrade. Instead of just replacing it with a newer commercial model, he built a complete controller system with a long joystick that pivots at floor level, integrated rudder pedals and a …read more
Continue reading Complete Flight Sim Controller Set With 3D Printing And Hall-Effect Sensors.