AH64 Throttle For DCS

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This design was asked for by an old friend who still flies the Apache in real life. What started out as a joke over a beer online led to this project being designed and created in around 48 hours. As an ex-Apache engineer, I downloaded DCS just for the virtual cockpit and created the panel in CAD. This will sit on my desk as an excellent desktop reminder of my service with the aircraft. However, for others, this should; be a great unit for DCS.
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A massive Thank You to Sebi Woelke for the Intro and Logo!
0:00 Intro
0:47 Hot Glue Prelims
2:19 Creating the LED plate
10:16 Mounting the electrical components
12:21 Creating the APU Switch
17:00 Apu Sw Test
18:50 Mechanism Build
32:08 The Assembled unit
32:50 Case Mount
33:23 Green Lightflow
33:38 Outro

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@cnchobbyist991 Жыл бұрын

One more vote for the Apache collective!

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Chuckle, that is driving me mad! So many complex Shapes to get right!

@cnchobbyist991 Жыл бұрын

@@helimech8152 That is exactly why there are no Apache collectives for sale for under 1k USD. You can do it - we have faith in you!

@blk_miss1le963 Жыл бұрын

Man I love watching your videos. No long intros, no clickbait titles, straight forward to the content.

@simpitacademy Жыл бұрын

Man, you just make everything look so easy and nice with your incredible skills! Still hoping that you'd build the Apache collective one day. And while you are at it, why not all the Apache panels haha. I think many people will be buying your apache products at your website.

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

The collective is a work in progress! its being very difficult!

@MichaelMoellerTRLInc Жыл бұрын

Now you've gone and done it. Apache panels are exactly what I'm after. I can already hear my banker, he is sobbing, because he knows what's coming next.

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Chuckle! My wife must think the same whenever i start a new project

@fanlou1698 Жыл бұрын

Yes I planned to made AH64D sim pit too!! 6Dof in my dream! Ready to buy all of work you will made related with this amazing chopper!

@OzDeaDMeaT 10 ай бұрын

Dude, PLEASE do more Mil Sim stuff. This is quality work!

@TheBauwssss Жыл бұрын

Bro, that final resulting Apache AH64 Throttle panel absolutely looks EFFING INSANE!! And I'm throughly flabbergasted and completely and entirely astounded as to how you manage to make this all look so incredibly easy!!! One things for sure though, you're one hell of a talented bloke, and I really do think (and hope🤞) we'll all get to see you build one of those fully functional complete DCS physical cockpit layouts à la the Warthog Project before too long 😉 But your skills man... 🤤 🤤 I'm afraid it's official now..... I'm super jealous. 🤣

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Thank you and feeling humbled! Kind regards, Karl

@ImpendingJoker Жыл бұрын

As a former US Army Apache mechanic, I love this however in the throttle slots there should be, depending on variant either a set of soft bristles or split rubber to keep things from dropping into the throttle quadrant assembly. The rubber is pretty thick and stiff so it would most likely require a rework of the faceplate to have a recess to add it so it could mount flush to the underside.

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Hello Joker, You are right and i pruposely missed those out for ease! Normally i would print them in flexible TPU, but it causes so much hassle when others print them, it fills my inbox up with requests. Hence they were never added in the first place.

@se7hix Жыл бұрын

In DCS you got a lot of stuff available to do content and also a lot of people interested in this type of stuff, I don't even own an AH-64D had already blinked at it but wasn't so sure and just because of this I am starting to being sold on the idea... oh and I just realized one thing I didn't said, THANK YOU for this. (and if you do some fighter cockpits stuff I'll become your costumer)

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@-Sunny-- Жыл бұрын

YES! DCS!

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Haha, only for the virtual cockpit for me lol

@TheFlyingSPR Жыл бұрын

just stunning Bro

@tntgamerdotnl Жыл бұрын

Fantastic result! I subscribed cant wait to see more 🤩

@danielgraves5277 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding and about time you gave DCS some love, cant wait for the rest of the panels.

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Chuckle working on it!

@alainaubry5615 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Karl. Your panel is so neat! Really excellent!

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alain

@mweitzel2005 Жыл бұрын

Very well done sir! Much appreciated and looking forward to more contributions in the 'Apache' series... ;-)

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Hello Michael, Thank you, the other parts will be a bit slower like the collective and tedac as the shapes are a lot more complicated to get right. But defo working on it.

@konturgestalter Жыл бұрын

thats so insanely good.... thank you

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Hello and thank you for taking the time to drop by and comment!

@B747-4OO Жыл бұрын

Great job, Karl! Your engineering skills are amazing, and it's really very interesting watching your videos!! Cheers, Hans

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Cheers Hans!

@LexRiverLOL Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing so much of the building process :) A lot of ppl only share bits and pieces, sometimes making it hard to understand how everything comes together, so this one is much appreciated!

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

I tried to show everything, in an attempt to limit all the emails asking for help in the followings months lol

@bullet_one273 2 ай бұрын

Good work🎉

@helimech8152 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🔥

@Mr.Martini549 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful piece of kit.

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I like this one!

@garyfly8244 Жыл бұрын

Great Job! Thanks for sharing!

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Cheers dude!

@alcmann Жыл бұрын

Wow very impressive, especially for a 48 hour build. If you ever tackle the Apache Cockpit that would be quite the interesting and amazing project for DCS. Great work thanks for sharing

@tommy_boy2472 11 ай бұрын

Hey! Love your work. Im a delta model mechanic and this looks fantastic! Been trying a couple of designs myself. Keep up the good work

@helimech8152 11 ай бұрын

Hello and thank you!

@toddw6716 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos. Great skill

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that and thank you!

@tommy_boy2472 11 ай бұрын

Glad i found this! Im an apache mechanic who always wanted to build a home sim for the aircraft. Your videos have been helping me alot with the wiring

@helimech8152 11 ай бұрын

Hello fellow apache engineer! I have fallen in love with the apache again after almost 12 years away from it. I now want on in my workshop!

@timbo1093 Жыл бұрын

Excellent sim engineering , you are setting a very high standard , appreciate the focus on helicopters , could ever consider building a harrier throttle [aka the flying hairdryer?]

@raphaelgmur3898 8 ай бұрын

Woww! Very, very nice build 👍😁😁

@helimech8152 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😁

@asklapios Жыл бұрын

Perfect Job , keep it up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Cheers Onder! 😀

@C1Rob1990 Жыл бұрын

So awesome! and love to see you use brass inserts and a faster printer :D You are basically makjing this perfect for me now!!

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@johnone1way 11 ай бұрын

You do absolutely incredible things! I hope that you will perhaps someday make gauges for the Bell UH-1H. You can get panels, but there aren't many who do the rest to the Huey, as far as I can find anyway. I wish I had your cyclic for my Huey cockpit build, because it's an absolutely incredible build too!

@1geoffduke 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Looks fantastic. Please do more milsim gear.

@helimech8152 9 ай бұрын

Its coming! I have a huge set of designs and panels coming, but I just need the time to get on and finish them.

@flanker0ne Жыл бұрын

I think that adding 3 digital hall effect sensors (and relative magnets), 2 on the Idle detents and 1 on the APU switch cover, can be a nice addition to the project

@gaborilles4437 Жыл бұрын

You are amazing! You are doing a wonderful job. I looked at the stuff on the website and was amazed. Until now, I only dreamed of building my own devices, but now I might be able to do it. The biggest challenge for me is still the part and procurement of the electronics. Is this work process also written in the descriptions? I will continue to follow the channel and eagerly await what you will build next, please don't stop :)

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Luckily the projects keep coming. But i also have to revisit my older projects to make them better. So should be here for a little while longer. Kind Regards, Karl

@enginturgutpiskin7464 Жыл бұрын

Impressive work. Do you consider to make a TEDAC for DCS?

@wrmay80 Жыл бұрын

This is my next Apache build now that my TEDAC build has snagged on the hat switches

@obw71 Жыл бұрын

Wow so cool Karl, what kind of film did you use on the diodes for protection? Best thanks Oliver

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Hello and thank you. The film was just vynil from amazon.

@indyjons321 Жыл бұрын

Giving WarthogProject a run for his money. Haha!

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Haha, much respect to that channel. One of my favs

@DanielDrake Жыл бұрын

absolutely fantastic, just curious if you are using the same style text in the apache and noticed lockout is split in 2 words, is there a chance for a revised version of the 3d print files so that the text font and wording is 1:1?

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Hi Daniel, and thank you. I will do a mods program from all the discord requests later on in the year.

@juscianoguimaraes9033 2 ай бұрын

Your work is fantastic. I would like to know what type of 3D printing you use for this object

@helimech8152 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. A mix of resin and filament printing was used for this project

@juscianoguimaraes9033 2 ай бұрын

@@helimech8152 thank you very much

@TheSirBlackbird Жыл бұрын

Superbe boulot, mais lors du déverrouillage des manettes de gaz, dans DCS cela est une fonction spéciale, ce qui veut dire, qu'il aurait fallu lors de la manipulation des "locker" faire une fonction des touches correspondante.(je suis en admiration de votre travail)

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Bonjour et merci, Oui cela a été mentionné sur notre serveur discord et un mod est déjà là avec un microswitch pour le key binding.

@TheSirBlackbird Жыл бұрын

@@helimech8152 Excellent ;)

@marvinbrooks2601 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work, how about A320 FBW/FENIX Panels Karl ❤❤

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

LOL, A320 ill leave for the Pros! Too many doing that aircraft.

@marvinbrooks2601 Жыл бұрын

@@helimech8152 sir you are the PRO you work and crafting is on another level itself

@TheWeirdWorldofGuy Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@OffiicialSteff Жыл бұрын

Could you do a wire tutorial? Really want to get into the hobby but i have no idea how to wire everything and what i need to do with something like the g1000. Ive bought some MIP panels and the lack of knowledge is kind of whats preventing me from starting a build. I dont understand the wireing prosess and the wire to Arduino placement. Like what is a common ground and how do you do all this stuff?

@ryanward4657 10 ай бұрын

Karl, looking at creating my first panels and just purchased a bambu X1C. Is there a filament or paint you recommend I get when creating this panel. Hoping mine comes out half as good as yours. Thanks

@tomatosoup5056 Жыл бұрын

How do you make sure the fitting is tight on the led's? Do you add 1/10mm or use a specific iso fitting like M10h9?

@stephenbrady7173 Жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, how did you get the dimensions for the panel? I'd like to take a shot at the lefthand keypad forward of the throttle. However, I can't find any dimensions online. 3D printing and CAD design is not a skillet I have at the moment. But if you already started making it, I'm more than happy to purchase your plans!! That being said, fantastic work.

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Hello, i use the virtual cockpit if i cant find dimensions online. I know a large toggle switch has a dimater of 12.6mm. I can then locate one in the virtual cockpit amd scale everything to that. Its usally with a a couple of mm.

@flanker0ne 10 ай бұрын

What will be the next Apache Project component?

@colderwar 11 ай бұрын

I've bought the CAD files as well as the STL's for this because I'm going to machine the guts of the mechanism and the levers from dural. And also because for once I'm fed up with reverse engineering cockpit parts, I'm happy to let you have that privilege this time 😄 I know how much work it is.... One question - on the real helo, are the grips cast ally, or are they plastic ? if they are ally then I'll machine those as well

@helimech8152 11 ай бұрын

Hello, its been over 12 years since i touched the apache. But if i remember right the collective grip was metal. Im not too sure about the cyclic grip.

@colderwar 11 ай бұрын

@@helimech8152 Aaah, sorry - I meant the throttle lever grips, I should have made that clear.

@adamcboyd Жыл бұрын

Are you available for some consulting? What's the best way to reach you?

@apocalypticweasel9078 Жыл бұрын

collective grip next and cyclic grip

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully at some point! lots of prototyping happening already, but just not happy with the design yet.

@apocalypticweasel9078 Жыл бұрын

@@helimech8152 Awesome can't wait thank you.

@stevedavey1343 Жыл бұрын

I'd have thought a TEDAC controller would garner most interest 😉

@Deceter Жыл бұрын

Get it into production! 🤑

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Hi Matt, i just don't have time. It's onto the next project now.

@Deceter Жыл бұрын

@@helimech8152 I can appreciate that. Outsource? Or maybe I just need to learn some new skills and get busy!

@electronx99 Жыл бұрын

@@helimech8152 If a hardware design engineer is required for pcb electronics, I would gladly be involved in the project.

@Data-FlightSim Жыл бұрын

Can you provide a link to the 8x45 rotary switch you are using?

@Data-FlightSim Жыл бұрын

Oh nvm I found them on your website. They don't ship to the US :( Would have been perfect for my F-16 DIY cockpit :(

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Hello! There are hundresds on ebay, someone must ship! try aliexpress.

@Data-FlightSim Жыл бұрын

@@helimech8152 Yes I did find some by other vendors. I noticed that they have different position switches, but they don't provide the angle of throw, so I sent out some messages. Thanks again for your awesome videos!

@apachekhoo 7 ай бұрын

Do you intent to sell the finished product ?

@noorik8778 Жыл бұрын

Не істеп жатырсың братан?

@qwerty85620 Жыл бұрын

wtf selling cad? not product?

@helimech8152 Жыл бұрын

Hello, that is correct! There are the stl files, stl and cad or physical products in the webshop, this is a hobby and not a business. I don't have time to create hundreds of models to sell. Kind regards Karl.