Home Made Flight Simulator - Building Your Own Trim Wheel, Speed Brakes, and Flaps Part. 1

In Part 1 of this "flight sim workshop" video series for building your own throttle quadrant components, SimSamurai explains all the details about how to begin the trim wheel project.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Ultimate
• DIY
• Flight
• Simulator
• FS9
• FSX
• Sim
• Pit
• Station
• Cockpit
• trim
• wheel
• speed
• brakes
• flaps
• switch

[JustineBieberxoxo]

Why never the metric system.

Imperial units suck ass.

[SimSamurai]

@JustineBieberxoxo Yeah, I agree but I live in the US and am just used to it. You can always convert.

[TheDeltaFlight]

Is there anyway I can attach Toggle switches to my computer to control lights, etc? I know you can them from GoFlight, but they are expensive. Thanks

[SimSamurai]

@TheDeltaFlight Yes, you just need to buy the right toggles and a control board from somewhere like Desktop Aviator. The easiest way is to use SPST momentary spring return toggles otherwise you have to build a pulse circuit. FS9 & FSX do not allow for a permament "on" meaning just like a storebought joystick or your PC keyboard the command is only effected once and the physical toggle or button springs back to the "ready" position. With a pulse style you get the realistic feel but its the same

[santana77780]

is there anyway that i can configure some steering wheel pedals to fsx so i can use them as rudder

[SimSamurai]

@santana77780 Yes, you can through the Control Assignments / Calibration but with car pedals you do not have toe braking ability (in addtion to left/right rudder control) which is extremely necessary for all aircraft. I would suggest buying a used set of CH Pro pedals off of eBay rather than trying to use car pedals.

[nemonespider]

hey jeff i want u to build me a duel trim wheel for myy sim inbox me if ur interested...nemo

[jpsg777]

can you also post a photo of the HX-1 because i might go with that one

[jpsg777]

ok thanks o and when you are done can you post a picture of how the LX-1 looks and the price that way i could get my financing correct.

[SimSamurai]

@jpsg777 The LX-1 can accomdate up to six(6) 26" widescreen LCDs or more if they are smaller (at 20" for example you could use 8 moinitors) These figures also do not account for the 4 or more lower monitors for aircraft panel instruments. I will have the plans complete by the end of this month. Thanks for watching!