Thanks for the inspiration to try this project after seeing your vids.

Thank YOU. It always makes me feel good to know I've given someone inspiration. :)

see my video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7Whq9OjnZzUZ4U.html

Yes it works great that way. Also, see my video “Look Mom no Bezel” if you want to eliminate the Bezel from the popped out X-Plane GPS

Chuck looked at that and of course you could modify it to work with that DA board. The volumes and on/off are potentiometers so you might have to assign a joystick axis to those. I am really not sure. The PCB rack and wiring would have to be modified but it probably could be done. The arduino wasn't included in the kit since 1) some people already have them, 2) they are cheap and 3) he anticipated people may want to try their own designs using Desktop Aviator or Leo Bodnar boards. I suggest you contact Chuck on the website and ask him directly. www.simwarekits.com

as ive done a goodle search and not finding it?

www.simwarekits.com it is brand new and Google may not have indexed it yet

Russ Barlow 😉

Chuck Kendall has done a great job on the kit. I love mine too.,

Hardware dials and buttons connected to Arduino mega send inputs to Air Manager. AirManager sends commands/events to the sim. The popped out windows respond to the commands ( for example direct to button pushed) and you see it on the display.

@@rbarlow Thanks for answering that quickly 👍😅 I think I got it - basically the input air manager is injecting into the sim is changing something on the gauge (or panel) inside the vcockpit and the outpopped gauge is just (like screen mirroring) mirroring the gauge or panel from the cockpit. Life can be easy 😂 Stay healthy, cheers 👍

Martin Mühlstein Exactly!

@@rbarlow Sorry for going off-topic right here but I tried to find another way to contact you on KZfaq (funny, I use it since years and don't actually know all of yt's functions ^^) ... So, after searching the web and were not able to find some useful information on this topic - is AirManager capable of "mirroring" gauges by their corresponding ident? For example I have a PFD gauge written in XML and in the panel.cfg I then create a [windowXX] with the PFD gauge and an ident. Is AirManager then able to mirror this window by it's ident? Or is there another way to simply have the gauge as an AirManager gauge without the need to re-create it inside AirManager? Again, thank you for trying to answer all of your requests I guess we are all happy you do so ;)

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You should see the desktop background on your second monitor just like your other monitors not white. Try disconnecting your other monitors and see if you can confirm the GPS monitor is really working correctly.

@@rbarlow tried disconnecting the main monitor and i only get the white screen on the second . And drivers for it? I’ve unplugged it a bunch of times.

You seem to be the only guy doing videos on propwash. I’m left with getting in touch with propwash directly . I got no instructions with my order, so I’m doing all the leg work.

Orbin Lopez No but I think Chuck has sold a few to those who requested them. I think his goal was to show that the G530 only uses about half the digital pins on the Arduino Mega but he has some other cool kits planned for the future

screen about $65, Arduino about $15 so I guess about $300-320 but really a bargain compared to other similar hardware for sale

about $330 US

Unfortunately not available. The kit had some custom printed circuit boards that fit the bezel design. Check out this website and the links. This guy has the files and sourcing for all the parts. I think it looks pretty realistic. www.thingiverse.com/thing:2764205 Project page cessna172sim.allanglen.com/docs/avionics/garmin-gns-530/ Once built you could easily run the Arduino using Air Manager and it could work with FSX/P3D/XP11/MSFS. Let me know if you need help with that part.

Good news, I got Chuck to put his website back up and offer all the STL files and instructions for building the unit. He also told me that he has some supply of the PCBs need it if you want to follow his instructions and his bezel. It makes a really nice unit. He also has a few parts available and can provide details of what you need to complete the kit. You can visit the website at. www.simwarekitsonline.weebly.com For some reason the link doesn’t seem to work here you may have to enter it into a browser to get access to his website.

Another guy created the Stil files and circuit boards for that kit. I just reviewed it and helped him promote it. He gave up when Real Sim Gear started selling their completed units. He may have parts available. If you are interested I can get you in touch with him.

@@rbarlow yes please. I read somewhere the company was based in Wisconsin...so am I (near Milwaukee).. so local pickup for parts would be a big possibility for me... richkapoor0@gmail.com

I was able to convince Chuck to put his website back up so you can download the STL files and complete instructions. He also has a number of the printed circuit board kits available if you want to try to follow his instructions exactly… It makes a very nice unit. Check out. simwarekitsonline.weebly.com/ For some reason the link may not work here, you may have to enter it into a browser to get access to the website.

simwarekits.com

If you have a third party g50 addon like Reality XP or Flight 1 where you can display the screen in an external window and have access to the Events in FSX it could work. Air Manager is a way to interface with FSX to send events to the sim using their Arduino support.

kits no longer available. Real Sim Gear has one available. Where are you located? Do you fly X-Plane 11?

Russ, Real Sim Gear does have a nice version but it is too expensive for me. I need to build my own. Sorry that the project seems to have ended. Can you advise if there is a way for a DIYer to build one for the P3D environment? I was hoping that Air Manager might have the display but it looks like their one is only for XP11.

David Wilkinson habe you looked at the propwash simulations version... not as fancy but functionally the same www.propwashsim.com/store/new-propwashsim-gns530-simulated-gps-flight-simulation-gps-great-instrument-trainer The screens are about $40 from China if you are interested in a scratch build I can tell you what to buy

Hi there Russ, thank you for the reply, information and offer of help. I followed your link and have studied the propwash products carefully. They certainly look OK to me but the cost, if in US dollars, is beyond my government 'pension' income. I will need to make my own from scratch. I have been given a Samsung Tablet that I have successfully conected wirelessly to my Simulator PC via SpaceDesk. I am hoping to make my own bezel to carry the encoders, switches and buttons. These I am intending to use with a Leo Bodnar board to send the data to P3D. I would certainly welcome your list of items to buy.

Brady Mueller yeah Chuck decided to discontinue since RealSimGear has a similar built version. I could ask if he has anyone inventory if you like. You want the kit correct or a pre built version?

@@rbarlow Pre-built would be the preference, but either one would be great!

Russ - sorry that the product was discontinued because this was a really good project for DIY'ers and people who simply need a bit of help to get started.

@@rbarlow is there any chance of investigating this kit?

Desktop Aviator version is definitely a good affordable solution and it is already built. No plugin required so that is nice but I like having the realistic look and screen for building a cockpit. Thanks for the feedback!