Regarding the Buttkicker Gamer 2 mentioned in 48RE’s cockpit, David Marsden sent in his quick reivew about the device as follows:
The Buttkicker Gamer 2 is a device that takes the bass from your sound output and converts it into vibrations. You can attach the actual Buttkicker to your chair as shown below.
The lead from this connects to the amplifier (again a picture is below). The amplifier also has a remote that connects to it. Continue reading
My new cockpit is still far from complete but it is operable now with the “new” VRInsight Flight Master Yoke-II (the Yoke) is in position.
Actually, I bought the Yoke nearly three years ago in October 2014, at which I had an intention to have it to replace my long-used Saitek Cessna Yoke and the Switch Panel altogether, because the VRInsight Yoke has already integrated most of the key switches found on the Switch Panel.
Unfortunately, the plan didn’t work out because I had mis-calculated (or more precisely confused by) the Yoke’s published dimensions. With 26 inches or 66 centimeters in depth (the company uses Width), the Yoke was far too deeper than my old work-bench could accommodate. So, it has been kept in the storage for the last three years until I finally get a bigger table to be able to use it now.
What a coincidence that VRInsight has just announced their Yoke-III. Therefore, a review for the older Yoke-II, I believe, should still shed some light for those who are interested in the new one. In particular their specifications are almost the same, except the new model has just further included a push-pull Throttle, a Trim Lever (not trim wheel), and a few pounds in weight. Continue reading
In any construction of a realistic cockpit, high-performance avionic instruments can be said the next most important equipment next to the control stick, rudder pedals and gauges. However, choices available on the market are limited, especially to those designed for general aviation simulation purposes.
The CNT1 COM/NAV Radio by SIMAV8 is a new avionic equipment that is designed and built with this intention in mind.
In contrast to the bulky Saitek Radio Panel I have been using since 2000, the CNT1 Radio has an appearance of a real replica of a true-to-scale Bendix King Radio unit commonly found on most general light aircraft. Continue reading
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