It has been discussed internally for many months and finally it is here – the Soarbywire forums. The forums have been setup primarily for Jeehell FMGS users to participate in a community and receive support; over the last few months I have received many e-mails from users who were unable to create an account and … Continue reading
Multifunction Printer Pinouts Power R (115 VAC) / N (GND)Backlight <E (5 VDC) / M (GND) AIRINC 429 ConnectionsFMGC 1 IN V, WCFDUI IN <H,<IFMGC 2 IN A,BEVM IN <J, XAIDS DATA IN C,DDATA LINK T,U ReferenceAircraft Schematic Manual 31-35-01 Continue reading
The flight deck with the registration 9V-SBD (SilkAir Airbus A319-100) was relocated to Sydney Australia on November 2017 to be rebuilt as a fixed based A320 procedural simulator. It has a MSN of 1698 and was manufactured in Hamburg, Germany. At the age of 14.2 years it was scrapped at Cotswold Airport. There are plenty … Continue reading
The highly anticipated MCDU Master Board has finally been released by Cockpit Concept. It is another master achievement by Chris and James who have spent countless hours debugging and ensuring native compatibility with both Jeehell FMGS and ProSimA320. Simply connect the networkable AIRINC board terminals to the MCDU cannon plug connector. The MCDU operates at … Continue reading
With the foundation built and Main Instrument Panel (MIP) mounted work can begin with the interfacing of the Simulator switches and korry annunciators. With the previous Flight Deck Solution build the TEKWorx InterfaceIT boards were used. The TEKWorx boards are designed with group wiring – 8 positive connectors assigned to one common ground. This solution … Continue reading
“Victor Iannello, an engineer and entrepreneur in Roanoke, Virginia, who has become another prominent member of the Independent Group and has done extensive analysis of the simulated flight, underscores what the Malaysian investigators ignored. Of all the profiles extracted from the simulator, the one that matched MH370’s path was the only one that Zaharie did … Continue reading
A “game” changer? The visuals look beautiful, but questions remain about the engine, API and compatibility with 3rd party developers. Many will remember MS Flight and its controversy. It never gained traction because of its paywall requirements and the arcade like approach. Support was eventually dropped. https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/06/09/xbox-e3-2019-briefing-recap/ Microsoft Flight Simulator (Xbox One And Windows 10 PC)The … Continue reading
A string potentiometer has been interfaced to the rudder mechanism. Although not cheap in comparison to the other conventional potentiometers available in the market, the ease of use, smooth movement, accuracy and time it takes to implement the system outweigh the expense. The potentiometer was purchased directly from the CALTSensoR store on Alibaba – linear … Continue reading
The flight deck has been designed to be modular – each section can be quickly removed and reassembled for maintenance. Using aluminium profiles the segments can be created and reinforced using simple bolts, angle brackets, and nuts. A hex key set is all that is required to assemble the foundation. The following sections have been … Continue reading