277: Interested in DIYing your Rudder Pedals?

Van Vangyver of Computer Simulator Builder and Swedish Home Cockpit Builders groups just sent me information of his newly designed Rudder Pedals, aiming not only to share his concept among flightsimmers but also encourage people to reuse his work or to build upon theirs from his design with even further creative ideas. image003

“Remember when your flight instructor told you to keep your heels on the floor for take offs and heels off the floor for taxing?” commented Van.  “This keeps you from inadvertently hitting the brakes during the take off roll.”  

“Not only were these pedals designed keeping that in mind but also the realistic movement of the pedal travel and feel.”

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276: Metallic Touches to C172 Gauges

Following the update of the Enhanced Fuel Gauges a couple of weeks ago, the remaining paid gauges — Altimeter with VORs, Attitude Indicator with Annunciator Panel, and Vertical Indicator with ADF — have all been updated to include the blackish metallic background as well.   Current users should have found the Download links for the new gauges in their mailboxes already.

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274: Enhanced Fuel Gauges Updated

The Enhanced Fuel Gauges has just been updated to include a blackish metallic background instead of the earlier pure black color background.   Valid users should have found the Download link of the new gauge in their mailbox already.

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265: FIP Customizer Update

FIP Customizer version 1.02 has just been uploaded.  Details are in the file’s Changelog.

Alexey added his work was done through patching the DLL file that is part of the device’s DirectOuput service.

Also, maximum custom message size is 11 characters in the x64 bit version and 9 characters in the x86 version.  For font names, similar limitations to allow 7 and 5 characters respectively due to the amount of space available in the DLL file.

 

News: Dovetail Games’ Licensing Deal with Microsoft Takes Flight

Referred by Hans (VH-ANS) for a recent game licensing deal between Dovetail (Rail Simulator developer) and Microsoft he saw on the PC Pilot magazine.   Worth a look if you skipped it like I did.

Sounds interesting enough to create some expectations.  Not a bad thing.

 

250: New Gauges – Sorry, Not Free

Time flies.  The next Anniversary of FSX Times is coming in two months.   FSX Times will be four years old.

In the note for the last Anniversary day, I mentioned that it’s very likely that I would set up a Donation link for my blog so that I could get some free cups of coffee while sharing my hours of works and creations for the flight simulation friends.

Unfortunately, Paypal’s requirements towards oversea donation uses are harsh.   In my country, only registered charity organizations would get their approvals.

Since I’ve developed many gauges for the flight instrument panel (FIP) users for free for years, I believe it shouldn’t be irritating if I charge a small price for some of the new gauges that are complex and time-consuming to build.   Updates to these gauges, of course, will be free and be on high priority.

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News: FSDevConf Recap

FSDevConfDid  you ever take the chance to join the FS Developer Conference (FSDevConf) on the weekend of 16th November?  If you missed it, you can watch the recorded presentations from the conference’s website here.