Been a lurker for a while. Held off posting until I had actually cut some material. Well, dirty hands and Hello.
I'm coming at this having build a few racing simulators. On the track we call them "rigs." I'll get "simpit" into my vocabulary.
It will be some time before the word pilot applies so starting off with non-flight stuff. It will be an overhead assembly with 3 modular sections.
Power as in system. Second, Windows navigation. There is a PC so there will be a keyboard but experience says the more you can dump the keyboard the more immersive the experience. The last module will house Orbiter non flight controls. Camera, warp, dialogs and such.
A number of Arduinos will provide interface. In VB.Net hacking out some structure and protocols. AutoIt has some appeal but I'm thinking AutoHotKeys is my buddy to get going.
Ok, I'm new so be gentle. Weightlessness, I have a plan. Let me hack a little farther before I go farther.
Guessing I'll be 70% build, 30% fly for many months. What do I know? This is great fun. A gazillion things to learn. A toy that begs for a calculator. How cool.
I'm coming at this having build a few racing simulators. On the track we call them "rigs." I'll get "simpit" into my vocabulary.
It will be some time before the word pilot applies so starting off with non-flight stuff. It will be an overhead assembly with 3 modular sections.
Power as in system. Second, Windows navigation. There is a PC so there will be a keyboard but experience says the more you can dump the keyboard the more immersive the experience. The last module will house Orbiter non flight controls. Camera, warp, dialogs and such.
A number of Arduinos will provide interface. In VB.Net hacking out some structure and protocols. AutoIt has some appeal but I'm thinking AutoHotKeys is my buddy to get going.
Ok, I'm new so be gentle. Weightlessness, I have a plan. Let me hack a little farther before I go farther.
Guessing I'll be 70% build, 30% fly for many months. What do I know? This is great fun. A gazillion things to learn. A toy that begs for a calculator. How cool.