3 Dec 2004 |
Added a link to Bob Paige's
site. He
offers a selection of air-core based simulated flight
instruments. |
29 Nov 2004 |
Added quite a few links to
sim builders' sites. |
14 Nov 2004 |
Added link to
Herman Lenferink's excellent write up on building a cockpit
simulator, plus some general link maintenance. |
9 Nov 2004 |
Added link to
Sim Engineers site.
Added book correction on
errata
page. |
7 Nov 2004 |
B727
simpit
link added |
2 Nov 2004 |
B757
simpit
link added |
27 Oct 2004 |
Added links to I/O source on getting started
page, removed hover buttons on book info pages because some
browsers can use them. Added more material to the Simple Sim
pages, in particular, describing the
pedals,
and a revised
cyclic pivot
mechanism. |
20 Oct 2004 |
Added a number of additional
simpit
links. |
11 Oct 2004 |
Updates and revisions to the
Simple
Sim Page. In particular, I added material about
constructing
a cyclic. |
24 Sept 2004 |
Added material on the throttle grip and linkage
on the
Simple Sim page. |
14 Sept 2004 |
New material added to the Simple Sim page, plus
a few new links. |
7 Sept 2004 |
Added project pictures to the
book description page. |
29 Aug 2004 |
New simpit link. |
28 Aug 2004 |
A few new simpit links added, basic link
maintenance. |
24 Aug 2004 |
Added order information for Building
Simulated Aircraft Instrumentation. |
15 Aug 2004 |
Added info about interfacing to IL:2 on Getting
Started page, plus posted pictures on Simple Sim page. |
12 Aug 2004 |
A bit more progress on the Simple Sim. |
10 Aug 2004 |
Updates to book status (A very nice looking
approval copy received), and Simple Sim pages. |
8 Aug 2004 |
Added links to the Simbuilder's Wiki, and
started a new page on Simple Sim, my effort to design a
versatile, low cost, highly functional flight simulator. |
6 Aug 2004 |
Added a resource to the HUD page, another about
Boeing panel color. Updated book status: on schedule! Listed
some stepping motors for instrument simulations. |
3 Aug 2004 |
Revised Building Simulated Aircraft
Instrumentation description and added sample chapter
download. |
2 Aug 2004 |
A few new links. |
29 July 2004 |
Beech simpit link, and a bit of grammar
tweaking. |
26 July 2004 |
Two new simpit links and a brief update to the
book production status. |
20 July 2004 |
I received a ship to me date (August 10) for the
book and posted it on the book pages. |
18 July 2004 |
A DC-3 info link, a bit more editing on the
"Getting Started" page. |
17 July 2004 |
Two simpit links added, plus some major editing
of the "Getting Started" page. |
13 July 2004 |
Book status update: Building Simulated
Aircraft Instruments has been sent to press. |
10 July 2004 |
Several new links, updated the status of getting
the book printed. |
7 July 2004 |
A few more links, and a bit more behind the
scenes prep work. |
5 July 2004 |
A few simpit links, a few info links, book
status update and some behind the scenes setup preparation for
book sales. |
25 June 2004 |
Added several links to helicopter sim projects,
a link to Bell Helicopter, and made a minor update to the book
status: pretty much just need a manufacturer to print it! |
13 June 2004 |
Added color info for those making Airbus and
Boeing style panels. There are a number of Testors colors that
are recommended for touch up on Gables Engineering control units
used by Boeing and Airbus. Added a few link for suppliers of
small color LCD monitors. |
7 June 2004 |
A few new links. |
5 June 2004 |
Added a new helicopter sim project URL along
with one for a low cost CAD program. Minor update on book
status. |
2 June 2004 |
I'm just about ready to send the Building
Simulated Aircraft Instruments manuscript out for
manufacturing, so book status was updated. Additionally, a few
new simpit links were added. |
22 May 2004 |
Brief updates here and there. New source for
plastic gears (RobotZone), new simpit link. |
19 May 2004 |
New link for Fresnel lens source, great
assortment, but no really large sizes. Also updated book
progress and posted draft front cover. |
17 May 2004 |
New Spitfire simpit link, spelling tweaks. |
14 May 2004 |
A few new simpit links. |
12 May 2004 |
New PIC programmer link, a couple of new simpit
links as well. |
7 May 2004 |
Book status. |
30 April 2004 |
New B737 sim link. |
29 April 2004 |
Link maintenance. |
28 April 2004 |
Link maintenance and an update on the Instrument
book progress (almost there!) |
21 April 2004 |
Book status update. |
12 April 2004 |
Book status update. |
10 April 2004 |
New B737 simpit link. |
9 April 2004 |
A few new links, book status update. |
2 April 2004 |
Link maintenance, book status update. |
28 March 2004 |
Two new links for B737NG home flight deck
projects, one for a C172, another source for those hard to find
toggle switch safety covers, dropped a dead link. |
26 March 2004 |
Book status updated... Major milestone in the
book: the content's all there. Have to build the table of
contents (automatic) and index (not so automatic), tweak,
re-read, edit, etc. |
24 March 2004 |
Another EL supplier URL added. |
21 March 2004 |
Added another link to a supplier of
electro-luminescent panels. |
17 March 2004 |
Due to MASSIVE spam, I have changed the email
contact info. New mail accounts are site.comments and
book.comments at you know where. |
16 March 2004 |
A note on the getting started page about LO:MAC
perhaps having data output capability for 'pit builders, a new
simpit link,... |
14 March 2004 |
Grammar tweaks. |
13 March 2004 |
A few new links, book status. |
11 March 2004 |
New link for simulated instruments, and an
update on the book progress. |
8 March 2004 |
Book status update. |
3 March 2004 |
Book status update, and new F-16 pit link. |
29 Feb 2004 |
Updated the page on the parallel port as a
viable I/O path for your simpit. |
26 Feb 2004 |
Linked to Integrated Flight Systems. |
25 Feb 2004 |
Added an A340 info link, a few simpit links, and
updated the book status page. |
14 Feb 2004 |
A few more simpit links, book status update,
information about toggle switch guard sources. |
8 Feb 2004 |
A few random editorial tweaks. |
6 Feb 2004 |
Finally got around to adding a few pictures of
the stepping motor based altimeter simulation, and a picture of
the perf board version of the PIC-based air-core movement
electronics. Updated the book status, of course. |
2 Feb 2004 |
Added a B737NG simpit link, and updated the
status on the instrument book progress. |
23 Jan 2004 |
Link and grammar tweaks. |
20 Jan 2004 |
Book progress update. |
16 Jan 2004 |
Updated book progress. |
9 Jan 2004 |
Added a note about Roger Wielgus' plans for a TV
documentary about simpit building (top of the links & simpit
links pages). Updated the book progress page, and added a few
more links to suppliers of LCD flat panel display components. |
5 Jan 2004 |
Added some new material on head up displays. |
2 Jan 2004 |
A couple of forum links added, along with
another Falcon 4 and F-16 information source. |
1 Jan 2004 |
Added a link for Integrated Publishing. They
produce paper and CD reproductions of various military flight
manuals. |