Collaborate Disseminate
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.
People making DIY controls to enhance flight simulators is a vibrant niche of engineering and hackery, and it sure looks like Microsoft Flight Simulator is doing its part to keep the scene lively. [akaki]’s latest project turns an Xbox One gamepad into a throttle-and-stick combo that consists entirely of 3D …read more
Continue reading Xbox Controller Gets Snap On Joystick from Clever 3D-Printed Design
We have seen quite a few DIY joystick designs that use Hall effect sensors, but [Akaki]’s controller designs (YouTube video, embedded below) really make the most of 3D printing to avoid the need for any other type of fabrication. He’s been busy using them to enhance his Microsoft Flight Simulator …read more