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#3944418 - 04/25/14 02:14 PM F-15 sim updates...  
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I've finally reached the point where there's no more parts to find, no more research to be done and no more excuses to be made. smile

Two recent blog entries:
http://www.f15sim.com/?p=315
http://www.f15sim.com/?p=323

I've been able to find the correct connectors to be able to restore the original interconnect cable that went from the SFS box to the cockpit floor. I'll be able to use the original cable sleeve to create a new cable that looks nearly identical to the original. I've also got the correct connector that will mate to the floor-mounted end.

I'm currently working on getting the second throttle quadrant rebuild done - the first one was a pre-MSIP quadrant that was missing parts that are required for the post-MSIP (Multi-Stage Improvement Program) build that I'm doing.

My friend Rob is building me a set of wooden framed side consoles that duplicate the dimensions of those in the cockpit. This is being done so I can use them as a wiring harness build jig. There will be a mockup of the firewall attached to each one so that I can properly form and assemble the wiring harnesses required for each side console. The idea is that when completed, I can pull the assembled wiring harness out of the build jig as a single part and drop it right into the jet. This is how the original wiring harnesses were assembled.

That's pretty much it for current work. The throttle quadrant rewire will happen first and then the harness layout will begin. It's going to be a neat summer I suspect. smile

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#3944665 - 04/26/14 12:00 AM Re: F-15 sim updates... [Re: f15sim]  
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Hi Gene,

Wow that part looks really good 3D Printer for the Win.. Do you have a timeframe on when it will be complete??

What are you going to do for the visuals I would imagine a Curved Projection system would be the icing on this cake..

Really Nice would love to see the Completed Pit..


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#3944887 - 04/26/14 03:44 PM Re: F-15 sim updates... [Re: f15sim]  
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The 3D printer really is nice. I can make parts that actually fit the situation instead of having to make a pile of half-assed comprimises. smile

No ETA on the completion. smile

I'm going to be using castAR with it - it's a much better choice for a fighter cockpit than just about anything else shy of a $20M collimated globe. smile

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#3944900 - 04/26/14 04:15 PM Re: F-15 sim updates... [Re: f15sim]  
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Yes I would love to get a 3D Printer perhaps I could build a DIY one or waittill they come down in price..

OK ETA on a Project like this is probally impossible..

I am too hoping Castar takes off and does not get bought out by a company that wants to use it with Farmville or some other facebook app . sort of like how they killed OR!!

I do have a question about a Collimated display what is the big selling point of a collimated display.. I seen your Pictures but It fails to show what all the fuss is about.. Sorry for my ignorance but I have never seen or even heard of a collimated display until you did the DIY one..

Would a video of it do it any justice?? IF so do you still have one or was it made for someone else??

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#3945270 - 04/27/14 02:37 PM Re: F-15 sim updates... [Re: f15sim]  
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Well OR hasn't been "killed". There's just an epic level of butthurt going on because they were bought by Facebook.

There are various videos of the display here: http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll

To get a good explanation of the display, check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_flight_simulator

Scroll down to the section marked, "Collimated Cross-Cockpit Displays".

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#3949236 - 05/05/14 12:25 PM Re: F-15 sim updates... [Re: f15sim]  
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Looks great mate smile

#3949328 - 05/05/14 05:05 PM Re: F-15 sim updates... [Re: f15sim]  
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tnx!

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