Updates in 2008

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23 Dec 2008 Index page update: book 2 progress on the PCB Options appendix.
21 Dec 2008 Index page update: book 2 progress on the Joysticks chapter.
18 Dec 2008 Index page update: book 2 progress on the Engine Controls chapter.
15 Dec 2008 Supplier link added.
13 Dec 2008 Index page update: book 2 progress, simpit link added.
11 Dec 2008 Supplier link added.
10 Dec 2008 Grammar tweaks.
9 Dec 2008 Index page update.
4 Dec 2008 Index page update describing work on Panels chapter, book 2 description update.
26 Nov 2008 Index page update, book 2 description update.
24 Nov 2008 Simpit link added.
21 Nov 2008 Index page update, book 2 description update.
19 Nov 2008 Index page update.
15 Nov 2008 A320, B777 simpit links added.
13 Nov 2008 Simpit link added.
12 Nov 2008 simpit link added, minor update to index page.
5 Nov 2008 Index page and new book page updates.
2 Nov 2008 Index page and new book page updates.
27 Oct 2008 Index page update on book 2 progress.
23 Oct 2008 Simpit link added, index page updated with picture of input arbitration module.
22 Oct 2008 Simpit link added.
20 Oct 2008 Added link to an excellent Cessna Conquest sim project. Updated book progress on index page.
18 Oct 2008 Index page update about arbitration module.
10 Oct 2008 Index page update covering new PCB for 16-switch input module.
8 Oct 2008 Added A380 cockpit project link.
7 Oct 2008 Index page update: switch input module PC board.
1 Oct 2008 Added B777 simpit link.
30 Sep 2008 Book progress update added to Index page.
28 Sep 2008 B737NG simpit link added.
27 Sep 2008 Book progress update.
24 Sep 2008 Book progress updates to index page and book 2 page.
20 Sep 2008 Index page update, added new simpit link.
17 Sep 2008 Small update to books 2 status.
16 Sep 2008 Index page update on book 2 progress.
12 Sep 2008 Index page update on book progress.
10 Sep 2008 Simpit link added.
9 Sep 2008 Index page update re Motion & Force Cueing chapter progress.
3 Sep 2008 Index page update about revising the Position Sensor chapter of book 2.
2 Sep 2008 Simpit link added.
1 Sep 2008 Book progress update.
27 Aug 2008 Link maintenance, index page update.
26 Aug 2008 Book progress update on Index page.
25 Aug 2008 Added simpit link.
24 Aug 2008 Book progress update on Index page.
22 Aug 2008 Index page comments about FSX XML gauge tutorial work.
21 Aug 2008 Lear sim link added, index page updated.
20 Aug 2008 Light A/C simpit link added, Index updates.
19 Aug 2008 Added f-16 simpit link.
18 Aug 2008 Added index page note about revising Sound chapter.
16 Aug 2008 Added info about stepping motor instrument movements to index page.
13 Aug 2008 Added knobs image on index page, and link to FAA flight manuals.
12 Aug 2008 Book 2 progress updates, and a few simpit links added.
10 Aug 2008 Added pix to index page.
9 Aug 2008 Book 2 progress update added to index page.
8 Aug 2008 Book 2 progress update added to index page.
2 Aug 2008 Book 2 progress updates added.
30 Jul 2008 Added a link to Display and Optical Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of collimator mirrors used in simulators.
27 Jul 2008 Index page update to book 2 progress, new simpit links added.
29 Jun 2008 A few new simpit links added.
27 Jun 2008 new entry on index page: Joystick chapter editing progress.
20 Jun 2008 Updated index page: Control Yoke chapter progress update and Hall sensor notes.
10 Jun 2008 B737NG sim project link added.
7 Jun 2008 Updated book 2 summary.
2 Jun 2008 Sim pit link added.
29 May 2008 Added a link to Vital Simulation, a company developing a stand alone Airbus simulator featuring extreme fidelity in its systems modeling.
23 May 2008 Added a description of Head Up Displays: Designing the Way Ahead to the HUD page. Brief update to index page.
18 May 2008 Index page update: note about HUD book.
16 May 2008 Index page update: book 2 progress update.
15 May 2008 Index page update: tiny stepping motors, part 4.
14 May 2008 New simpit link added.
13 May 2008 Index page update: Control Yoke chapter project drawing progress.
11 May 2008 Index page update: tiny stepping motors, part 3.
10 May 2008 Index page update: tiny stepping motors, part 2.
6 May 2008 Index page update: V-R stepping motors from drum displays.
2 May 2008 Minor additions to the stepping motor instrument page.
30 Apr 2008 Updated the servo simulated instruments page.
28 Apr 2008 Added another air-core illustration to the air-core page, & new C172 simpit link.
27 Apr 2008 More air-core movement experiments covered on index and air-core pages.
24 Apr 2008 More air-core movement experiments covered on index page.
22 Apr 2008 Minor wordsmithing.
21 Apr 2008 Index page updates about air-core movement experiments.
20 Apr 2008 New Baron 58 project link, new book errata added.
18 Apr 2008 Random wordsmithing.
17 Apr 2008 Index page update about air-core movement experiment.
13 Apr 2008 Added link to Air Cockpit. Updated the air-core movement page.
12 Apr 2008 B1900 Simpit URL added.
10 Apr 2008 Added link to more B737 dimensions.
8 Apr 2008 Updated book 2 status page.
3 Apr 2008 ATR-72 sim links added.
31 Mar 2008 Index page update.
8 Mar 2008 Index page update.
7 Mar 2008 Index page update.
3 Mar 2008 B737NG simpit link added.
1 Mar 2008 Added new simpit link.
25 Feb 2008 Simpit links added.
22 Feb 2008 F-18 simpit link added.
19 Feb 2008 Simpit links added.
10 Feb 2008 Added new link.
9 Feb 2008 Updated some links.
7 Feb 2008 Link addition, Income tax angst.
5 Feb 2008 Added joystick chapter progress updates.
2 Feb 2008 New simpit link.
1 Feb 2008 Link maint. Added picture to index page.
30 Jan 2008 Link added. Book progress note added to Index page.
29 Jan 2008 Link added for Simknobs, a source of replica Boeing-style instrument knobs. (Airbus knobs are coming.)
28 Jan 2008 New B727 simpit link added.
27 Jan 2008 New simpit links added. Index page updated, split content into new "Old Stuff" page to reduce load time.
25 Jan 2008 Added a link on the Getting Started page that points to a thread concerning importing data into LOMAC using LUA scripting. A320 SimPit link added.
24 Jan 2008 More simpit links.
23 Jan 2008 Added various simpit links.
22 Jan 2008 Index page update: brief note of book progress.
20 Jan 2008 Index page update: DTS v2.0 and programming resources.
14 Jan 2008 Piper Seneca Sim link added.
13 Jan 2008 B737 and Lear 45 simpit links added.
10 Jan 2008 Tweaking order page.
2 Jan 2008 Added a few new simpit links.
 

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