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I looked into it and could not find another program that does it, maybe someone else can chime in. I do follow this channel and he is building a Jet fighter pit and shows how to build your own panels. I would check out his channel! ruclips.net/video/3XxNbP91H5U/видео.htmlsi=gmHCAiDbMzdOOpi7 Hope this helps Flight Sim Jammer.

That's a great idea I will try that. It does seam to print great but there is always room for improvement!

There are a couple programs you can use. I use Mobi Flight as it works with both X-Plane and MSFS. Another one is simvim, I also believe AirManager can now do this as well.

You really could, there is a metal collar inside the yoke that holds it to the shaft and that is held to the yoke with a couple screws as you said. It would not take a lot of work to do really.

Yes they are.

I’m sorry I do not know what size they are but I’m sure they are metric.

Thanks for the quick response.

Thank you for the feedback. I am not a professional at video editing, though I do try my best. Hopefully the other videos I made after will better suit you. I will keep your comment in mind when adding music to my other videos.

I used Adobe illustrator and moved stuff around until I liked it. But you could use any drawing program. Then sent it to my printer and cut it out, to make sure I liked it before sending it to the laser.

Sorry the video didn’t work out for you. It was one of my first videos I had made. I did try my best at the time. Good luck with your project!

@@diyflightsim4246 Changed my comment, words were originally too harsh even if it wasn't your first few videos. I need to be better. Thx for showing the way.

Much appreciated, I ended up going with the honeycomb yoke and this one now sits under my sim, maybe I can try and do a new video that shows it better. Enjoy simming it kinda sucks you in!!

I did not, however that would have been a great idea! Glad the video helped out!

Not at this time, they are not perfect. Maybe someday I can rework them so others could use them.

Even some of the brand new expensive ones use elastic bands.

Thanks Tom! The cord is the standard cord that comes with the ESP8266 which looks like a Micro USB. I have mine powered from a old iPad charge block that I had laying around but any charge block that can put out 2 amps should work fine. Good Luck on your build!!!!

I'm getting ready to build and collecting everything. One thing I'm not clear on is how to program FastLED 3.0. Is that something you can offer some advice on? Thank you...Tom

@@toma5842 Sorry Tom I was out of town. I just got back and had to try and remember how to do this part. I think I found what you are after. Download the FastLED code from github.com/FastLED/FastLED/releases. Once downloaded either copy it or if you have to extract it then extract it into your Arduino Libraries folder in Your Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED. when you go into the Arduino program to make all the updates of your airports in the lines it says to use FastLED and I believe it will pull it from that folder when you upload the "sketch" to the ESP. Let me know if that helps answer your question.

Thank you! I'll be working on this in the next week or two.@@diyflightsim4246

In this sim no. I was going to but no one in my house likes to fly with me haha. I am going to be starting the other plane that we got it is also a c150. I am going to hook up both yolks and rudder pedals in that one. it will also be shown on this channel! If I was to do this mod again I would make the yoke body sit all the way to the firewall and then you could add a gear to the shaft to the other yoke with a bike chain to have then turn with each other. Then would have to figure out how to make then go forward and aft.

@@diyflightsim4246 Thanks bro !!!

I’m on a trip and not near my setup. But it’s just soldered to the board. I believe I used pin D2 but can’t remember off the top of my head. I noticed others used 3.0.0 but I couldn’t find it so went with what I put in the video and that worked for me.

Hope that helps a little I’ll be gone for 16 days but I’ll try and check when I get home.

@@diyflightsim4246 ah I thought you said 3.0.0 in the video, probably misheard sorry. Just new to soldering so was wondering if there was a temp solution so I dont ruin it.

@@diyflightsim4246 It did thank you, I went ahead and soldered the 3v3 and gnd then just held the last wire to D2 nothing, worked on D5 tho so able to move on with the project! now just getting the sectional printed!

@@gilliganxl Just got back to town, I hope it turned out how you wanted it!! It makes for really cool wall art!!!

It’s been a couple weeks and I still love it! Because it’s in my room I unplug it every night and back in when morning comes. But you could also just leave it plugged in all the time! Have fun with the build!!!

@@diyflightsim4246 how did you cut the holes on the map itself, ive made a map already but looking to make another and using different techniques. My map shows high winds, rain, lightning, wind speed direction, taf, etc and has a dimmer light sensor for day/night use

@@amrutherford12 it was super easy with the foam board drill kit. I used the super 77 glue glued the map to the board. I let it dry for about 5 minutes while getting other things ready. Then drilled through both the map and foam all together. If someone wanted to make it a little more discreet you could take your print out of the same map take it to the board and cut through both of them. Then glue the new map over it so you don’t actually see the bulbs then when something is not reporting it would just be blank instead of what looks like a burnt out bulb.

@@diyflightsim4246 okay cool. I’ll have to try that foam drill. I hand cut the foam my first round 😬 43 stations and map came out to be 38x42. It’s now on display at a local FBO.

@@amrutherford12 wow that’s a lot of work, the only think with the drills it will give you a blister so just pay attention to that. If you are using the standard bullet pixels I would use the smallest one that comes in the drill kit. It just fits the tip of the pixel out and looks way better. Also the amazon link I posted is not an affiliate like I don’t make any money off of it. Feel free to click it to see the exact one I got. Good luck with your project!

The nice thing on yours is you may be able to use the faces you engraved and just add a stepper motor to the back of them.

@@kevindeason4525 I tried the straight through cable and it worked a treat. Thank you for taking the time to check your cable and replying. Saved me £22.

There is no wiring diagram its simple two wire buttons. Fusion 360 does not allow the sharing of files with the one I have. It is really super easy to make one on your own though!

I've been using it for about a year or more and it still gives it that realism feeling. There are a few other programs to use with it one is called, Sim shaker for Aviators. They also have one for like racing and whatnot. it just makes it a little more real feeling. It is like a free trial type thing and you can pay a little extra to have it fully unlocked. Not saying you have to get it but it does add to the feeling. Hope you like it as much as I do!

I meant the new shaft you cut

@@johnpesale3896 On the yoke side I just did straight through. and have nuts on the bottom side. On the base side I drilled through the coupler and just used the original holes that way I can put it back to "stock" if I every want to switch it out.

Stiffer springs would work as well. but are harder to come by then some rubber bands. I am not sure how doing the rubber band mod is destroying the yoke as if you really wanted to you could fully put it back to how it came. I have all the parts that come out in a bag ready to reinstall if I need to.

Not really it has been done for about a year and I even have my yoke mount with my iPad mini attached to it and have had no issues so far. I will someday redo it and move it back farther in the glare shield area so it’s just a shaft coming out and when I do I may Install a bearing or some kind of support to help hold it in place.

@@diyflightsim4246 cool. I just got my alpha. Building a king air cockpit and the real aircraft looks like it has some sort of linear bearing there too so I may do that

Thanks for taking the time to do a video

@@diyflightsim4246 I’m struggling to find something to be that coupler. Any advice on what to search for (I’m in the USA)

@@expataviator7107 I got mine at park rose hardware, a little hardware store on the west coast. But Home Depot would have one it’s just a standard coupler.

Awesome!! I run 2 different ones. I run X-plane 11 and will get 12 when its released. I use this one because it can be on multiple screens at once so I have my sim setup like you would really be looking out the window of the plane. I use MSFS 2020 when I am trying to learn the area around where I fly in real life. The real world look to me makes it a great tool. MSFS says they will be bringing out multiple screen capabilities as well. That will be amazing for sure. I love the feeling the Butt kicker gives for sure!!

@@diyflightsim4246 are you using the simshaker software or just using it straight from the audio source

@@bunnyfoofoo27 I am currently just running it straight from the source. I have heard great things about sim shaker software and may look into setting that up as everyone says it makes a huge difference. I like that I can have the volume down and still "feel" the rumble of the plane and not annoy my family upstairs. Have a great day!!

I will have to check that out. I sure loved the difference going from nothing to the Buttkicker! Thanks for the reply!!!!!

It was not easy to talk others into helping me fit it through the window. but It's amazing to wake up with my plane!!!

@@diyflightsim4246 That's totally cray cray and I love it. I just got back into the sim thing about 9 months ago. My simmy symptoms remain less severe than yours.

Microsoft 2020 does not support multi screens, so it is laid out different. I have not spent the time to work over msfs2020 as hopefully in the next few months they will release the multiple screen setup and I can then play around with it.

@@diyflightsim4246 ah, ok. Makes sense. Yeah, I have both X Plane and MSFS 2020. I much prefer X Plane on my 5 screens compared to 1 screen on MSFS2020. It just feels like I am looking at the world through a tunnel. Not immersive. I don't forsee MSFS 2020 having multiple view support for quite a long time. The reason being that modern PCs struggle with rendering even 1 screen at decent framerate. I think 3 is impossible on current hardware.

@@ksp1278 very true!!! But one can hope. I like to use msfs2020 to learn my area from the air. I am not the best with just knowing where to go. So the realistic looks of msfs2020 is nice!!!!

Glad I could help!! It’s super easy! And if you are careful it can be done without hurting the alpha invade you ever want to put it back together. The only thing I would do before putting the shaft in the yoke handle would be to put anti seize on the shaft as it was a tight fit and it locked in place. For me it does not matter as I don’t plan on removing it for my application.

I have not heard of that application but the FSX SOLO has the dual GA plugs so I can use my aviation headset in the sim and it works really good! the plugs are 1/4" and my computer only has 3.5mm plugs on it.

This is a brand new unit. Definitely not a waste as it’s I the dash of my Cessna 150 plane that’s in my room. It’s also 100 percent revisable so if I remove it I can put it back to stock and use it as it came. It’s actually helpful to have the switches as X-plane and mobiflight for some reason won’t work on the second avionics switch so I leave it flipped on the honeycomb behind the dash. Thank you for your comment and remember to land safely!!!!

That is great information, I just want people to know before trying to take things apart they could run into issues. Thanks again and have a great day!

I have been working on building an altimeter gauge. It’s a bit more work but once I get it set up I will make a video on that gauge as we’ll. It will be the hardest of the gauges I think at least so far!

I have read that Logitech who bought saitek has updated drivers for some of their devices, maybe check their website and see if they have one for the yoke?

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Yes, it is in my bedroom! It takes up a whole wall. Nice when you can’t sleep haha!

I would love to have the room for that!!!! My sim is actually in my bedroom so the tvs had to be mounted to the sim to save the room. I plan on building another sim from a 1976 cessna 150 that may get a surround screen as its at my shop.

I definitely use one hand to fly most of the time. One had on the throttle and one on the yoke. But when I first started with this sim I had not started flight training yet. This one is smooth enough to use with one hand.

@@diyflightsim4246 A friend got this yoke the other day and after trying it for myself, I have to say that it feels fantastic to the touch and movement of the controls is pretty smooth. I was planning to get one for myself, but after I felt the ridiculous amount of tension in the springs (or whatever they use) in the elevator axis, I would say that it was a deal breaker for me. If there was an easy and reliable way to lessen some of that tension, I might reconsider, but my current CH Products yoke performs more satisfyingly to me than Honeycomb because I found the secret to making it feel super smooth a long time ago. The secret is to lubricate the shaft with automotive STP Oil Treatment. NO OTHER LUBRICANT WORKS ANYWHERE NEAR AS WELL!!! The difference with the lubricant is like night and day and though having a CH yoke doesn't get me an ego trip, it does feel like I have an ace up my sleeve that I only wish more people knew about. No, I don't have 180 degrees, only 90 degrees of throw in the aileron axis, but going between real aircraft and the sim, I can't say that I ever noticed this as any kind of inconvenience or shortcoming. Aside from that, my humble CH yoke has a throttle, mixture, prop pitch, landing gear and flap controls already built in and though they might not be an accurate representation in the cockpit, they do work and allow me to fly the sim in a respectable fashion until I decide which add on throttle quadrant is most suitable for my purposes. Using F2 and F3 on the keyboard just doesn't cut it as I had to do with my friend's setup.

That good to hear! I personally don’t care about name brand but rather works best. The insides on the honeycomb use a bungee system which is what gives it the smooth feeling. I definitely see where you are coming from as in the real plane there is a lot of feedback needed when using the flaps or trying to get the stalls going but most of the time just light movements will change things a lot. At least in the 150-172’s that I have been flying. For others that have the ch yoke can you tell us is you take it apart to use the oil of just on the part of the yoke shaft that sticks out. That might be a good video you could do. Or if someone wants to send me a ch yoke I would be happy to do this video and also I would install it I. The sim and try it out and give my honest feedback. I think the next time up I will try and pay attention to my steep turns (45-50 degrees) and see how far the yoke turns in the plane. Thanks for taking the time to give us more info!!!!

@@diyflightsim4246 The great thing about the CH fix is that there's no disassembly, just smear a nice coat of STP with a cotton swab on both ends of the shaft, wiggle it back and forth to saturate the bearings and enjoy a completely different experience compared to the way it came out of the box!!! From my experience, this simple little procedure makes the CH yoke feel like it's worth at least twice the price that it sells for.

Me too lmao 🤣

That one is above my head but check out home cockpit builders on Facebook someone in that group can probably get you in the right direction.

No I never got a response from the company ;(

Sorry we are on vacation. In the mobiflight app there is a zero button. At this time I make sure all gauges are at the zero spot and calibrate them. You can add a switch that they can click and center on them selfs and I may do that as I remake some of the gauges! Great question though!!!!

The plane was sourced at an old airport for a good price. The pc when I bought it was a nice one and ran about $2000 the gauges have been not been to expensive maybe $150 so far. Lots of parts from Ali express and lots of hours hand building things.

@@diyflightsim4246 just spent $3400 on a PC today. I'm going to follow you!

Just ordered my PC last night. I9 with RTX3080 for ultra. Most I've ever spent on a PC in my life but this SIM is addicting.

@@johnkennedy8693 yep that’s how I felt as well!!! But it’s an amazing feeling when it all working. Congratulations!!!!!

I used it for about 6 months before I got the honeycomb installed. there is so much grease inside of the yoke I think it will keep it from drying out. and if not it take about 15 minutes to replace them.

Hi honeycomb is nearly double the price here in Australia. Is worth spending that much or shall I get the Logitech yoke. What's your thoughts on this

@@skidrow-black this depends on what you are after in the end. I wanted more realistic and the honeycomb to me feels closer to the plane I train in which is a Cessna 150 in real life. It has a larger turn radius it goes almost 90 degrees! I also drive in America truck simulator and the yoke works great for that. But if you are not trying to work on real flying and are okay with more (game like) controls the saitek is just fine! I liked my honeycomb so much I modified it to work in the sim knowing I would void the warranty!

I went to Ace Hardware and got lesser springs, did not touch lateral mechanism as it seemed fine to me. Picked up a couple different springs to try out. They will last longer than rubber bands.

I will look into that, so far it’s been amazing. Thank you for pointing that out!