Saitek / Realsim Gear Sim setup Overview Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
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Thinking about getting into flight simulation for a hobby or wanting to build a flight simulation for real world training? I will give an overview of my setup. Come back for Part 2, where I go over what is needed and not needed for real world training or budget building.
This does not touch on all the available companies that provided simulation products, main focus is Saitek.
My Sim Setup:
Saitek Cessna Yoke
Saitek Cessna Rudder pedals
Saitek Cessna Trim wheel
Saitek Switch Panel
Saitek TPM(Throttle/Pitch(Prop)/Mix)
Saitek Throttle Quadrant - 2 total
Saitek Flight Instrument Panel (FIP) - 9 total
Saitek Radio Panel - 2 total
Saitek Multi Panel
Saitek Backlight Instrument Panel(BIP)
Desktop Aviator carb heat - www.desktopavia...
RealSim Gear Garmin 430 - realsimgear.com/
RealSim Gear Garmin 530 - realsimgear.com/
FSX Dual (Flight Sound X) - flightsounds.com/
Adesso Bluetooth Keyboard (WKB - 1000BB) - www.adesso.com...
Logitech M187 Mouse
Garmin GPSMaps 295
7 port powered USB hubs - 3 total
Reality XP for RealSim Gear 430/530 - reality-xp.com/
Navigraph - www.navigraph....
AddOn Planes:
A2A Simulation - a2asimulations...
Airfoillabs - www.airfoillab...
Accusim - a2asimulations...
vFlyteAir - www.vflyteair.com/
Digital Replica - Cessna 310
Addon Software:
Ortho4XP - Xplane11
REX - rexsimulations.... - FSX
Ultimate Terrain X - FSX
Ground Environment X - FSX
ATC:
PilotEdge - Combined(Los Angeles Center and Western Expansion)
VatSim
My Computer Setup:
Intel i7-8700k 3.7
Asus ROG Strik Z370-E(LGA1151)
Samsung 970 Evo 500gb Nvme PCIe M.2 2280 SSD(MZ-V7E500BW)
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32gb
NVIDIA GTX1080 FE 8GB
EVGA Supernova G3 750
Corsair Hydro 120mm Cooler
Cooler Master HAF XB-EVO
LGEUSA 34" IPS 34UC88 MONITOR
MS OEM WINDOWS10 HOME 64BIT COEM
2TB hard drives dedicated to scenery
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Very good build. Wish I had one this good. Forced out of aviation by a heart attack but love to spend time flying the simulator.
Thanks hopefully you can stay in the air with either a family or friend, but yes having a sim keep you somewhat close. Get on pilotedge and you are almost realistic.
@@klmelj Appreciate your comments - think I'll leave it to you younger fellas to do the airborne part and I'll stick to the sim and hanger flyin' from here on. Wishing you smooth air, tail winds and 3-point landings - Bob.
I will never not be jealous of setups like this. I very much am a flight-sim casual, but the VR mode of MSFS 2020 has really gotten me into diving much deeper into the full sim experience for the sake of immersion. As impressive as that setup is, much of it would be useless for me with a monitor strapped to my face. I have the Logitech/Saitek flight yoke coming in the mail today, and will probably get a rudder system here before long. The switch/landing gear array will probably be the next thing I grab - but I'm having trouble tracking down a good trim wheel for a reasonable price. I guess I can remap my mouse scroll wheel in the meantime.
Anyhow, fantastic looking setup.
This is a cool setup
I’d like a magnetic compass because I’d like to practice the reconfiguration of the heading bug when flying and I can’t see it super accurately on a screen as my laptop screen has a higher resolution than the TV I use but the TV has an aesthetic factor that immerses me. Immersion is an important factor to me as it assists in motivating me to take simming serious and to continue learning.
Yeah I think you will like the magnetic compass addition. Yes, immersion is key. Wish I could get motion and force feedback without all the cost. :) good luck with you build. Happy Flying...
Real nice sir I have been flying for decades finally decided to get a sim so I can fly some of the places around the world I've never been able to go. You have more in your sim than I do my 3/4 scale composite P-51. And of course the superstol which is Bare Bones VFR. Good luck on your certification.
Thanks, any links to your 3/4 scale P-51. I fly RC and would love to check it out.
That is my dream setup. That’s sooooo cool
This looks more complicated than an actual aircraft 😂
Nice setup. Since you have used mostly out of the box equipment, this means pretty much anyone can replicate this if they want to. Building custom can be more realistic in terms of layout and feel. But its much, much more work to do that.
Yes, wanted to work with off the shelf items. I do have some custom cut support brackets for the right throttle quadrants but that is about it.
Man, this is getting me excited. I'm new to flight sims. My budget is nowhere near what you currently have, but I just got a good deal and a new Saitek pro yoke + throttle on eBay and I will be adding more panels as I can afford. But it's a good start! Much better than using a mouse + keyboard + PS4 controller lol. I was using the controller as a Yoke. MSF2020 next month! Can't wait.
Payton Gossett Nice, sounds like you are starting off like I did. Take your time and buy what you can. This was years of building. Yes, FS2020 should be nice.
Thanks from Brazil!
Finally RUclips recommended a video that was really worth it. Great stuff man, keep it up! Happy landings.
Thanks!
Almost my complete setup. I don’t have the annunciator panel. Very nice
Thanks and Happy Flying
@@klmelj were can i find that panel? BIP panel
@@carlospeinado1282 They are very hard to find and when they do come on sale they are very high! I say just keep searching online with places like craigs, offerup and ebay.
Very nice setup, Karlston. Also very well explained. When you were starting to assemble, those individual gauges were the way to go, but I think at this point an iPad and software is probably the better value and more functional - you can pick the panel the way you want it, or even do a glass panel... or both. I run Linux and X-Plane, so I actually can't do that - there is another program that can basically give you a switch panel or DIY, but that is more hacking than most people are comfortable with. I think the Cessna yoke has been discontinued - because of my budget I use an iPad for map/switches/radio stack and a CH yoke which has the three levers plus two switches for gear/flaps, a hat switch, and a few yoke switches which I have programmed for views. The nice thing is you can make the setup as big or as small as you want - but a yoke and pedals is a must. Still don't know how VR is going to pan out, but since I like to do cross country flights in sim, I need access to the real world. I wish that GPS was half the price - because I would snap it up in an instant. There is an iPad app program to simulate it, but it requires Windows X-Plane only.
Thanks for watching...yes iPad is a great addition but it does greatly limit what you do in a real plane unless you are glass panel as you mentioned. I did that prior to getting my fully gauge setup and it just did not do it for me. For me VR is nice but I do not see it becoming popular for pilot trying to stay current or proficient. I think VR will be more for sim enthusiast.
Thank you for all the links in the description! This is very informative!
Awesome setup!
Jesus that’s a serious setup
I would have a field day on this setup -great video and Setup!
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Dude wow what a sweet setup...im only starting now😊 thxs for the vid
Thanks, a little at a time. I could not afford all at once. So just take your time.
dude 😳😳 that is sick setup !!
Thanks
I love your set up I have something similar I have not created a cockpit for practicality reasons, and i do prefer a no mouse use outside of starting the sim.
Thanks
i would die for a review of your gpsmap 295 on your cessna yoke O.o there are so many memories about fs2004 and fsx, where many small aircraft had such ones. pls make a video about it and how you did set up it for your sims.
Man that think is deep in the closet :). I will try and get a video of it in the works.
So awesome. I'm doing a PPL and have a minimal setup but looking to expand.
That is all you need. I got my PPL with Yoke, Rudder Pedals and a Quadrant running FSX! :)
Absolutely cracking setup there and made mine look so sad
You should have seen how this was started. We all have to start at some point.
Awesome!!! I expect someday to have something like that.
Cool set up. Best of luck with your flight training.
Elijah thanks!
Cool setup. All you need now is 3 40" or bigger monitors! All 3 of them would cost as much as 2 saitek LCD instruments!
Yes!, that would top it all off :). Honestly, I do not have the room for that.
Awesome rig.
Great job!! A recent video on Saitek and having it work correctly. Nice setup.
Michael Jordan thanks for watching.
Awesome overview! This was really helpful.
Impressive setup.
Thanks, I consider mine as basic compared to some of the real good sim enthusiast.
Fantastic video man. Thank you!
Nice cockpit.
Thanks
This is a great set up. Lot of time and money out into this but at what point do you think “maybe I should just buy a plane”
For me when you have a plane that does not cross your mind :) - ruclips.net/video/QKEO-FBDXqs/видео.htmlsi=mUD_CNpvDllde5VC
Seriously though, sims have a significant cheaper yearly cost and maint overhead than a real plane.
Nice :) im just start and buy Logitech x52 pro hotas and Logitech saitek multipanel. Next i buy swich panel, radio and 3 screens.
Nice, good luck with your build and happy flying!
Excellent video.
Thanks
Wish I could find that TPM and Trim wheel. Nice setup fella!
Thanks, they come up every now and then.
I use X Plane sometimes for simulating flight but I did not go big on the setup, I just got a dual screen and enlarged the six pack on the second monitor , building that out with all those panels must be so pricey, that is an epic simulator
David Horn thanks, I use this to keep me proficient. Flying real life planes adds up and this cuts the cost dramatically. This setup is cool but man there are some guys they have some really nice setups online that are sick!!!
@@klmelj yeah for sure. I think they can be super helpful
Nice setup !
Thanks!
Sick Setup! What do you use to connect all the USBs and what kind of motherboard do you have? I'm having an issue with connectivity, my usb devices keep disconnecting on my current USB Hub from Manhattan brand. Do they need USB 3.0?
Thanks for watching. Full computer specs in description. Here is a video of my hub setup - ruclips.net/video/BujmzUKwYAs/видео.html
Impressive
Great setup, I began playing Xplane on an iPad and have the itch to create a sim like yours. I have a bunch of questions... before even getting into the speed of your computer, I saw the video on how you plugged it all together, but I don't understand how many USB plugs are going into the actual computer. Why do you limit the number of USB cables into the USB hubs, and are the USB hubs connected to each other? Then there is the question of RAM, speed, etc of the computer. Thanks, great videos, I watched them all.
Thanks for watching! I hope to have more up. Currently working on my commercial pilots license. I have a total of 10 connected into the computer. I limit the number of usb cables into the hubs because if you max them out, they will not provide the proper power needed for the Saitek FIP displays or other panels and cause functionality issues. I do not have any hubs in parallel. As far as my computer specs, they are in the details of the video.
I see, so the back of your computer has 10 or more USB plugs and each Inland or Pluggable goes directly into the computer, not one into another? Thank you.
@@bubbashrek007 Yes has more than 10, They are not plugged into each other.
Great layout friend.
Thanks
Thanks for taking the time to go through it - loving these videos! Are you able to run all of the Saitek USB devices and the RealSimGear at the same time without issue? Looks like there's 22 inputs there not including the Flight Sound X?
Ned J yes, no problems. I did record a video of it all with pilot friend and me helping with a IFR flight onPilotEdge but waiting on his approval to post the shorts clips. If he does not I will get one of me in the next week.
@@klmelj Great! Looking forward to seeing it all in action!
@@njamvideo I just posted a video up of a PilotEdge flight I flew with a friend.
Wow, very impressive ❤
Thanks for a informative video, where did you get your OBS 1&2 and RPM Instruments? I went to Amazon to buy the Logitech G Pro Flight Instrument Panel and it does not come with those three instruments? Thank you for your help, Respectfully... Charles
Hey Charles, those are actually all defaults with the Saitek Logitech FIPS. You will get those.
@@klmelj Do they come as a set or do you have to buy each one individually?
@@charlesphillips2756 depends on how Amazon is selling it. Saitek and Logitech sell them as one by default but some places sell in sets of 3/6/9/12 I think. I am guessing you may be confusing the ability to change the screen image with having more than 1? Check out this page for more detail....www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/flight/flight-simulator-instrument-panel.945-000027.html
Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Love the set up just started getting some of this gear and can not get the individual FIP gauges to work with my FS2020 how did you get yours working I have downloaded the plugin as I have the radio stack but just get flashing red light foe a while then goes blank any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated happy flying!
Thanks, I am Xplane11. So can not help with your issue on MSFS2020.
I hope since making this video, you've invested a little money in some tools and some wood and built yourself a side console where you can fit and install some of those panels, especially the radio panels and your bravo throttle quadrant. Get some of that stuff to your side and off the front, and you won't have to stare halfway up to your ceiling to play.
I have not and probably will not. The table is adjustable…plus i just finished building a G1000, GTN650 fully mobile unit and working on a third. I am taking toolage donations and if you want to donate a bravo…I am building these for STEAM/STEM.
awesome !
Very nice setup
Why not keep the radio panels, but just get a large monitor for the gauges? Could even get a touchscreen for that money
Most people think I paid the $199 for each gauge. I did not. Plus touch screen is a different experience where I wanted to physically turn knobs and not have a knobster. Just personal preference. I am looking to get two G1000 for my other sim setup later.
Why are the instrument panels so expensive for just one single one how do I get a few of them and not need to pay for well more than what they are worth.
wooooow :-D great stuff ... adiced to planes :-D great setup :-D I love it
Thanks
Holy Crap Bro!!! wow.
Wow, that's awesome👍
Real nice set up, I'm getting there. Also Your advice and video was helpful. Have Logitec Pro Flight yoke and Throttle Quadrant Simulation Controller with Pro Flight Rudder Pedals {which I have working fine} Just can not get my Flight Radio Panel, Switch Panel, and Multi Panel to work. Have all on my x-Plane 11 running on a Razor flaptop. Just gearing up
David DeVoe nice thanks for watching. Try spad the free version 4.3 or 4.2. Version 5 caused issues with my windows 10 and my Saitek panels did not work properly. fstools.weebly.com/download.html
Sir, thank you for the video and beautiful functional setup. What did you use to keep everything in place. do they naturally sit that well together or is there a panel behind it that keeps it all from falling over.
Thanks, Saitek makes things modular and directly connect to each other. The only thing that is held up is the G430/530, but even those could bolt to the saitek panels if I wanted.
Really well explained video, thank you! How have you mounted the Saitek switch panel beneath the desk? And how have you mounted the radio panel on the left? From the camera angle it looks like it's floating in the air :)
Hello Greg, Thanks. The switch panel is mounted using 3M doubled sided trim tape that you can get from any auto parts store like Autozone/Pep Boys/Advanced/etc. Mounts firm and comes off ok as long as you take your time pulling off. Some people use velcro but I am not looking to move the switch panel, so 3M tape is what I wanted.
Great Set up video kimeji, I use some of them myself but I have found my Auto Pilot screen does not light up, the AP works ok but no display. Anybody know a work around I would appreciate it.
Thanks, what sim are you using?
klmelj My main two simulators now are the new Microsoft 2020 and X-Plane for controls I use Saitek Pro flight Yoke and Combat Rudder Pedals, and my cockpit gear is the switch, Radio,Auto Pilot, Nav and Com panels with one dial I use that for my Altimeter. At 84 I have long had to give up real flying. Your videos are great and good luck with getting your real world licences.
@@ronholfly Thanks. If you are using Xplane then the new logitech Xplane panel plugin/driver will/should work just fine for you saitek multipanel. As far as MSFS2020 you will probably have to buy SpadNext to get it to work as needed.
klmelj Thanks, I have heard about SpadNext.
Amazing setup! I was curious, do you have a switch to go through different profiles for different aircraft?
Thanks for watching. I have I think 4 different profiles in Xplane. Each disables certain hardware not unique to the plane I am flying.
wow 😍😍😍
nioceee !!!
Please how can I get my flight radio panel to work thank you
Not sure what sim you are using but normally the issue just comes down to the user not installing the plugins for the simulator. If you are using MSFS2020 SpadNext is a popular choice outside of the logitech plugins.
wauw!!!
Amazing
I am getting the pro yoke and throttle and I am getting the button panel with the gear
your setup is nice but in no way pilots look always up or aircrafts offer that style of visibillity if you looking for reallism you must put your tv down (so down that the center of the tv is looking direct to your eyes
Thanks for the comment. Good thing I fly real planes and do not have to fully depend on the sim to be full accurate on proper eye alignment based on every model generated in the sim. Maybe one day I will focus on that but right now it is really not a concern for me and only off by a few inches.
@@klmelj soo thats why you focus on coms and autopilot features ))))))
Well, the screen just looks higher than it is and given the camera angle it looks even higher. No, it is not eye center but not all planes you fly in real life will be eye center. The screen is on a mount that I can move down a lot more, but my focus is more on, yes functionality of flying the plane. Plus, the Saitek BIP is blocking some of the screen so I try and keep the screen a little higher. Crazy thing is I have gotten people that always speak on eye level on my setup and the flight school I teach at has a RedBird AATD MCX. Those screens are not even eye centered and that is a $90k full motion sim. The screens are positioned high on the MCX... I just checked a guy out in a Bonanza I use to own and even his eyes are not eye centered and I had to teach him how to fly the plane differently than the 177 Cessna he normally is in. I even have flown in and trained in a Cessna 310 and that seat sits high, giving me a different eye level...
All that being said, my focus in on functionality on simulating controls the best I can that will carry over to any GA plane I fly on the sim, single or twin engine. The autopilot features not so much. I only have that because I got that prior to me getting a Saitek trim wheel. The Saitek multipanel has the trim and flaps that I really like, but now only really use it for flaps. I do not really use autopilot even in real life flying even in IMC. I have right at 900 hrs and probably have flown about 20-30 hrs on autopilot because I only regularly flew one plane with autopilot and I just sold it.
***Functionality on simulating controls the best I can that will carry over to any GA plane I fly on the sim, single or twin engine.***
@@klmelj with autopilot i mean triming etc that is feuteres on autopilot 2 anyway you know better ))))) as for the eye center i tell you is because im comming from combat sims like Falcon bms - Enemy Engaged: Apache vs Havoc - fc-3 and many more )))) that is esensial the screen for combat reasons (dogfight awareness situation etc) hope my english is ok ))))
@@neofitosmihail4272 Ah yeah for fighter flying I would agree you need eyes center to lock in targets. I do not fly combat sims. So, that is a foreign area for me.
Holy crap is this Space shuttle sim?
Wow this is amazing how do you use reverse thrust?
I do not fly heavies in the sim but if I did you can map it to the indent of the quadrants. Meaning the quadrants throttles go back about another inch past stop.
wow, what a setup. I assume you still have the Logitech (saitek) panels. I have them and was able to use Lorby to get them working in FS 2020, but major stutters as you probably know. FS 2020 will release a fix for this within a week and we should be good to go but I have an important question,,, i just wondered what your impression of the mulit-panel is (the one with the autopilot), do you like it ? Should i consider getting a Pro Flight panel to handle certain things that the autopilot panel doesn't do well at? And where did you get that annunciator panel? i was going to build one from scratch but if they make one already made that's not outrageously priced, wow. Thanks for your video!
Thanks for checking out. Yes I still have everything. Never heard of Lorby, will have to check them out. As far as the multipanel. I actually only use it now for flaps. So it is on my bottom list because you can map another button on the yoke for flaps. I fly by hand 99.9% of the time but have use it a few times for autopilot. The annunciator or BIP...I am not sure where I found it. I have purchase three over the last few years. Check ebay/craigs/offerup, pretty much any online sales app. If you find one they will run you probably about $300+. Good luck and happy flying.
Great video & setup! Thank you for doing it. I have one recommendation & 2 questions. RECOMMENDATION: When money allows, switch the yoke to the $250 Honeycomb Aeronautical yoke. Every review I’ve seen - including from Austin Meyer, the creator of X-Plane, says it’s dramatically more accurate (higher resolution & less noise) than any of the Saitek or Logitech yokes and is probably 80% as good as the $1000+ yokes. Super high value. QUESTION 1: Given how much monitor prices have dropped, do you feel differently now about side monitors? That is, in the interest of spending more time flying & less time panning the image, do you still feel that side monitors are only to impress & that they don’t add to the realism aka muscle memory aspect of flying? I also only care about functionality but those side monitors seem core to accomplishing a realism to flying. It’s all about the PPL for me too (and making me a safer pilot.) QUESTION 2: What instrument panel did you mount all those instruments to? Thanks again & congrats on an absolutely awesome simulator!!
Thanks for watching. Money does allow but for me still not worth me jumping ship on my current setup. I have heard great things about that yoke. Maybe one day but not right now. Working on my commercial rating and I have all the functionality in my sim now, that no other money needs to be spent on it until I feel a need to.
As far as monitor setups. I still would love a three-monitor setup but adding it not worth the ROI for what I am spending. My finger works just fine on the hat switch on the yoke and it does not diminish the quality of my sim flight. That money will be better spent in the air for my commercial rating. Just to note three monitors is not to impress it is good upgrade, just not worth it in my books, at least not right now. Not sure I stated that they are only to impress and do not add realism. As far as muscle memory with monitor setup, I feel it will not help at all and I feel it is not the core of realism as you mentioned…it will be natural for you to look left and right when you are in a plane flying even after flying with a single monitor.
My Saitek FIPs are mounted with the Saitek FIP mounts, mounted to the yoke.
Thanks again for flying and good luck on you PPL.
@@klmelj yeah I feel like your saitek yoke you have is good as is since it has the full 180 degree turning. We just got the Honeycomb yoke, and it’s amazing. But the bulk of the main body is different, and wouldn’t fit in your panel the same way. You’d have to change everything around, and looking at all you have, that’d be a headache!
@@JSamson416 Thanks I actually have a honeycomb and it was a easy replacement and all the top saitek panel bolted right on. Honeycomb did great engineering with it.
Isn't there a good microphone amongst all that stuff? ;-)
:) maybe someday :)
Excellent setup! I also fly Saitech and would like to know where you found the tachometer. It’s not included in my instrument panels, and I’ve seen others on RUclips with the same dilemma. Is yours a stand alone instrument, or different brand? Help. PS I REALLY like your simulator and am now your newest subscriber.
Thanks for watching and the sub. The tach is a cessna tach that is a downloadable upgrade. Check this link out ... www.saitek.com/uk/blog/index.php/3-new-cessna-flight-instrument-panels-to-download
klmelj thanks so much for the quick reply. I looked it up on the Saitech website and sure enough there it. Is, big as day! Thanks again for your help. I’m going back now to watch any and all your videos I can find.
Steve Bodine Thanks! Happy to help. I am really wanting to get more videos up but I have been focusing on finishing my flight training. Hopefully in a few months I can start making more videos, sim and real life.
Awesome setup but I hate flying tiny planes.
Hi, for someone who wants to use a sim as practice for future pilot training, do you think I should get a GNS530 430 combo, or a single GTN750? Great video btw :)
Thanks, as far as model I would say that would be up to you and what you think you will be flying. The plane I was using only had a G430 and so that is what made me choose that for my Sim. G430 is most common at flight schools but older. I flew in a plane last week with a GTN 650 and it was not hard to get the basics of the GTN650 but I still had a lot to learn from the 650.
By the way, The GTN750 from Reality XP does NOT work with MS FS2020, just as an aside. Thought you might want to know.
How do you get your radio panel to display sqawk
Hey that is just default functionality with the Saitek/Logitech radio panel. I did not do anything special.
Great setup. Could you go into detail on the clamping solution for the various instruments? I have two Saitek radio panels and the multi-panel stacked on each other but I'm wondering the best way to clamp this stack to the desk without resorting to permanently screwing them to the desk. The panels obviously screw into a frame that comes in the box but there's no desk clamping mechanism included with the panels. What do you use?
Hey and thanks. My panels are attached to the yoke. All you have to do is connect one to the other. In my case the yoke is the clamp and the panels connect to it, which I build from.
How much did those setup cost? Looks great. I am trying to get back into flying... finding a way to do it realistically is difficult. I have PPL but would to get instrument rated and better with atc... I have seen the honeycomb is coming out soon.
I struggle between doing a basic nice setup or just putting money towards more real flight time.
Hey Howie, cost I am not 100% because I would purchase and sell sim packages to get what I want and the selling of the things I did not want allowed me to offset the cost. I am sure though I have about $1500 in it and that is including the RealSim Gear and Flight Sound X, which I had to purchase at full cost. If you are already a private pilot, then a basic setup with Pilot Edge is worth it for me. If you fly pilot edge three times, it has paid for itself. I look at a sim setup, as a way to repeat anything you want at anytime without the recurrent cost. Plus, I had times where I could not fly in a real plane for weeks because of weather or plane issues. No big deal because I stayed proficient by flying the sim. I struggled at first deciding to add to my sim setup or real flight time I am happy I invested in my sim.
@klmelj I think it'll be a way to keep the rust off my skills. I am struggling between trying for a two projector setup to provide a wrap around experience or doing monitors. It’ll be a slow build as budget allows.
@@robertf863 That will be a nice setup!
This is awesome!
Where did you get your 32 port USB hub?
I do not have a 32 port usb. I have it all connected through multiple usb hubs and ports on my computer. Check this video out to see the setup...
ruclips.net/video/BujmzUKwYAs/видео.html
I'm trying to find a trim but no traces anywhere, i cannot trim te airplane with the little switch on the clutch because it's so imprecise, where i can find that trim?
They are very hard to find and when they do come up they are $$$. There are a few other companies that make them but not like the saitek. Try this one out.
flightvelocity.com/collections/flight-simulator-flight-controls/products/flight-velocity-trim-wheel
How do you set up the instrument panels? Like the heading, Rpm, Speed Etc Is it 1 usb per display or do they all join into 1 usb? Thanks!
Each instrument panel has x amount of gauges. Saitek loads I think about 7 by default you can switch between and you can either make or buy additional. They are run by xml and still images. As far as usb, they all have a usb connection that actually draw a lot of power.
Great video and nice setup i have two quick questions first I have move of the Saitek equipments : yoke , throttle , 7 FIP , Cessna trim wheel , Saitek switch , radio, instrument panel and BIP I have to disconnect the trim wheel and one FIP in order to run the rest how did you connect all of these running same time
My second question is the BIP I have no success running it with x plane 11 do you have some guide I even got spad.next but still no luck
Thanks a lot
Hello, I actually use all updated driver/plugins Logitech now offers for Xplane11. I have another video showing my usb power setup, which I am looking to update again. I do not run Spad.Nex and unfortunately will not be able to help you in that case. For FSX though I do run the old Spad, not related to Spad.Next, because I find that to run better than the new Logitech drivers offered for FSX.
Nice Video👍
Thanks
Great video, bro! I had been looking at this gear for years and waited too long to start buying this stuff. Between coronavirus and the release of MSFS, everything is pretty much sold out. I've been using a Saitek X-65F, since that's all I had and nothing else has been available, but play to get the pro flight yoke as soon as it is in stock. I finally got my pro flight rudder pedals and radio panel today, with the multi panel and switch panel coming next week. I'm still waiting for the instrument panel to come in and will probably get 3 of them to start. I noticed the Backlit Information Panel (BIP) is not on the Logitech website. Do you know if it's discontinued? Do you find it useful? Would you recommend me seeking one out? Thanks man! I subbed! I'm streaming MSFS among others, mostly on Twitch and Facebook, if you want to follow me there or here. 😉👍
Thanks, and yes the new Microsoft sim has really sparked the sim community!! Looks like you have a good build going. BIP has been gone for a long time :(. Nobody else makes any like saitek but there are companies that make a annunciator panels. I would not worry about buying a BIP. If you find it, they normally will run about $350+. Will check your account out. I wish I had time to shoot more videos...
Awesome setup. I’ve been trying to get this set up myself and I can’t consistently get the Saitek gauges to boot properly with Windows. I constantly have to plug/unplug after the computer boots for them to boot properly. I’ve tried different hubs. I’m using two hubs for 6 gauges and each hub has a 4amp P/S on each up. I’m using USB 2.0 hubs. Any advice?
Thanks, sounds like you should be good with the power. I would say make sure you are not plug into a 3.1 with the 2.0 hub. Try this and run as an admin uraster.com/en-us/products/usbenhancedpowermanagerdisabler.aspx
Hi! I cant get my panel controls to work on xplane…
Would need more detail…which operating system are you using? Have you installed the drivers and plug-in? Is it all the panels(radio,multi,switch)? Are they coming on at all?
This is a Great vid & set up! Can you please explain how you got the saitek bip to work on x plane? I’ve got the x plane saitek driver installed (radio/multi & switch panels all work fine) I’ve set the usb power enhancement manager to 0 but it still doesn’t work!
Driving me mad! Any help or advice would be much appreciated
FSX - TOYS I am using saitek software and driver version 7.0.47.1. Hope this helps
I have P3d V4 Can not get the Multi panel, Radio Stack And switch panel to work, Little Help
BlackHatAirborne I wish I could help with P3D but I have not flown it. Have you tried spad? Not spadNext but spad.
I have heard others complain about that Saitek/Logitech yoke. How good is that yoke in your opinion? Does the 45 degree bank angle on it affect you while flying? I'm considering it but still not sure.
Having used the Cessna Saitek and the Saitek Pro, there is a good difference in travel and quality between the two, but it would not be enough for me to tell someone 100% no. Good yoke got me through my private with a few hours over FAA minimums. The 45 degree travel did not affect my sim flying.
Hey! I noticed you’re using the same PA28 Warrior as me on x planes. Are you having issues with the plane slowly drifting into a left roll over time without any input?
j yes, that is normal left turning tendencies in an airplane. Add in some right rudder trim and that will help. It is the knob directly below the carb heat near the floor. It is in front and slightly to the right of the flap handle.
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I have one saitek preflight instrument panel and found out that it is supposed to display 12 different instruments but I’ve always only gotten the basic 6. I have fsx with windows 7 and I used the installation disk that came with the device many years ago. Am I doing something wrong? I appreciate any input you can provide to help me figure this out.
Use this link to download three more instruments...www.saitek.com/uk/blog/index.php/3-new-cessna-flight-instrument-panels-to-download , as far as your others check your file in C:\Program Files(x86)\Logitech\Pro Flight Xplugin\Data . There will be an xml file there name xpl_logiplugin. Open that in notepad++ or in notepad and verify how many
i went on Saitek Driver and Software Downloads that's where i find all the plugins. my other panels are working fine with x-plane 11 thats after downloading the plugins from above mention. i went on logitech the site you told me but didn't see the software that i should download. so if you can type me the complete web site and where i should go to find it on the site itself i would appreciate it.
welloglock40 support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024848713--Downloads-Flight-Instrument-Panel
What did you use to mount the magneto panel under the desk? I've been looking for a good solution for my sit/stand desk, but I haven't been able to find one.
Brandon Wilson just some double sided 3m trim tape.
Does your real sim 430 Nav talk with your Saitek HSI? Is it easy to setup the components.
Yes it sends commands to the Saitek HSI, the realsim gear is 99.99% real g430. They only thing you can not do is squelch on the comm and the nav. I am really trying to get some more videos up to show it more in action, but flying has taken over the last few months.
klmelj its even more real if you add reality xp to it.
TP757 100% agree, I love it on mine.
I've purchased 8 instrument panels and going to setup on top of my yoke. Reading forums there's bad stories on Saitek driver downloads and panels not working - recommendations to buy 3rd party opensource packages (which have not been updated for years), etc. Which drivers are you using to have this cool system functioning?
Michael Jordan hello. I am using all standard drivers from Logitech. No paid sources.
@@klmelj Thank you
Where can I buy the annunciator panel?
Thanks of watching. Discontinued, so you will have to look for it at random online used product resellers.
@@klmelj yeah thanks I think your setup is really nice and thanks for responding but when I when on the internet I found only one in stock for 700 Australian dollars so about 800 dollars
@@plane_spotter_italy No problem. It is discontinued, so if you are expecting to pay old retail price, do not hold your breath.
hi klmelj I tried and tried never succeed installing the little instrument gauges. they light up and whenever I press the little buttons on the side of gauges they works but they just dont show the pictures. I guess they don't work with x-plane 11. maby they could only with x plane 10 down. if maby you could send me or type me the exact website that you used to get them installed that would be great.
welloglock40 yes they work xp11, as you seen they run great with my xplane 11 setup.
@@klmelj yea I got the drivers from some website I don't remember and its updated and it works along with my other panels. so my Saitek instrument panels along with my other panels they all correspond and I am so happy. ill be posting on youtube soon.
its hardo to connect and setup all de usb ports with all that drivers etc??? how you doit??? are you using a split? how its the rigth way to do all the configuration? thank you!
And another think, were can i find the BIP panel??? and could you use the garmin 430 and 530 like com1 / nav 1 and com2 / nav 2 ??? thank you!
Check this video out... ruclips.net/video/BujmzUKwYAs/видео.html& . It will go over how I have it all plugged up. My G430 and G530 are setup for that. The G530 is Comm2/Nav2 and the G430 is Comm1/Nav1. I reversed it because I user a G430 in reallife.
Thanks for the response below !! QUick queston: Do you know if the landing gear lights work in conjunction with the simulator or are the lights only sync'd with the action of the gear knob? In other words, if you were (in mid flight) to click the simulator cockpit landing gear while your gear were up (lights off) in mid flight, if the saitek unit sync's up properly , the lights would go from off to red to green with out touching the actual gear knob on the Saitek. Thanks !!!! and SUBSCRIBED!
Harpoon_Bakery Hey, they only work with the use of the Saitek gear knob. If you activate in the sim they will stay in its last state. Hope that answers your question.
@@klmelj It certainly answers it and thanks so much!!!!