March 5Mar 5 Hi everyone, After a little over a year of design work, testing and more prototypes than I can count, I finally reached a point where I’m happy with the Project-X GA modules I’ve been building. The goal from the beginning was simple — create solid, realistic, plug-and-play controls inspired by General Aviation aircraft, something that actually feels right in the hand and not like a toy. Everything went through multiple revisions until it felt mechanically right and reliable. It’s been a long process but a really fun one. Just wanted to share the result with the community that inspired a lot of this project. I’d love to hear what you guys think. If you are interested i added links to all the photos of all the modules below! Calm Skies to all! Mike Throttle Quadrants: https://imgur.com/a/CYwIC9I Standalone Modules: https://imgur.com/a/dJ7r2jO Carb Heat Module: https://imgur.com/a/yxTKO68 Primer Module: https://imgur.com/a/9uCw7MR Simple Flaps Module: https://imgur.com/a/yxBTk0W Cessna 172SP Flaps Module: https://imgur.com/a/6A5pnIL
March 5Mar 5 Author Just Noticed the image links dont work so here is an updated drive link which also includes videos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XVkYmOqMSlb3SOJ0-xG-HGMR_Nd8g4NV?usp=sharing Other videos of the setup and how they run can be found on my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@Project-X-Flight-Sim And some other videos photos and info on my TikTok Page here: https://www.tiktok.com/@projectx310
March 5Mar 5 Commercial Member None of your images can't be found, tried in two browsers.... Current system: ASUS PRIME Z690-P D4, Intel 12900k, 32GB RAM @ 3600mhz, Zotac RTX 3090 Trinity, M2 SSD, Oculus Quest 2.
March 5Mar 5 Author Just Noticed the image links dont work so here is an updated drive link which also includes videos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XVkYmOqMSlb3SOJ0-xG-HGMR_Nd8g4NV?usp=sharing Other videos of the setup and how they run can be found on my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@Project-X-Flight-Sim And some other videos photos and info on my TikTok Page here: https://www.tiktok.com/@projectx310
March 6Mar 6 Nice, I've had a project like this but unfortunately couldn't get it to manufacturing to reduce the cost. What 3D printer and/or software did you use if you don't mind me asking? I've been looking at some 3D printer ($6K range) and 3D scanners ($5K range) but wondering if they would hack it for quality and accuracy. Great work! Rob Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. - Carl Sagan
March 6Mar 6 Author Hi, Bambulab P1S + X1C + creality K2 Plus. The software i use for design is Plasticity + tons of cables, microcontrollers tons of solder and a few hundred prototypes 😛. Oh and a few thousands of hours on design/testing!!! I wonder What my logbooks would look like if my Sim was certified!!! M
March 6Mar 6 1 hour ago, Project-X said: Bambulab P1S + X1C + creality K2 Plus. The software i use for design is Plasticity Thank you ... do you have any opinions on the tools you used? I've been research and going over a many YouTube reviews so gather up my information ... there IS a lot of Pros/Cons out there making it really hard to decide a path forward. Bambu Lab H2D 3D Printer 40W Laser Combo with AMS 2 Pro or Bambu Lab H2D Pro AMS 3D Printer Combo with AMS 2 Pro and AMS HT or UltiMaker S8 3D Pro Bundle Printer with Material Station. Objective is to build a "desktop" cockpit with realistic aircraft variants that will simply clamp to a stand desk. Build "volume" is probably my biggest issue, even the UltiMaker is only 13 x 9.4 x 11.8" which means breaking the components down to small sizes that will interlock for desktop size. For electronics Arduino is my core and work up from there ... had great success with Arduino when building my "Silent Chiller" ... enjoy the learning and trial and error ... a rewarding adventure. This would be yet another hobby and/or tax write-off 😉 Anyway, great work, fantastic job. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. - Carl Sagan
April 6Apr 6 Author Sorry for the late response 🙂. Yes, just stick with BambuLab—it simply works! Everything else was a complete waste of my time, tinkering with settings that eventually turned into hours lost away from actual testing and designing. You also need to be a bit careful with electronics. Arduino is the way forward, but ironically, the chip you’re looking for—the ATmega32U4—is somewhat old and can be tricky to source. The fun part is that you can get it as a standalone microcontroller and build the board yourself. It’s not difficult, but it does require some tinkering with electronics. Some older Arduino Leonardos or Pro Micros have it, but be warned: the Pro Micro is a very delicate and finicky little critter. I’d always choose the Leonardo any day of the week, even if it means using larger enclosures! why the 32u4 you ask? because it has a dedicated joystick library that can turn it into a plug and play device - anything else will need plugins and become a massive software mess!
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