Someone with no life

a total jerk

An idiot that who

Elderly? Lol. Not.

@@user-ss6zt2mo1l Yeah since when is 65 elderly. His other hobby is probably waterskiing.

Is air manager.

Maybe for those who have yet to retire. Most wives of recently retired men are probably happy the men have something to do to get them out of their hair.

Happy and Safe Flying!

Hooked up my Buttkicker to my Volair sim seat as well. Makes a world of difference in the whole experience. Now it is hard to do without it for sure.

I might need to know what the problem is? It is pretty easy and there is a good tutorial guide on the Wiki. Take a look here and see if it helps: siminnovations.com/wiki/index.php?title=Knobster If not then throw me a bone and I will try to help.

I replied to your comment on my video. Let me know if you got that message. Thanks! Keep up the great work

Sim Innovations has the Knobster in stock at TheKnobster.com . It has been improved to a true usb plug and play version ... no longer Arduino based

Did you see the video I made kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o72Wfs57yaecio0.html

Now that 3.4 is released I will try to get it on the store as soon as possible.

Jesse Fremont keep learning with flight sims and think about the military. I got a scholarship to college with Air Force ROTC and got to fly Fighters (F-4) before the airlines. I studied Aeronautical Engineering. I got my Private Pilots license when I was 17. I worked fueling planes at a local airport and got a discount on my flying too. Good luck!

Russ Barlow thanks for replaying! Yes I’ve been thinking about the military, it’s a bit different in Canada (military is not as big!) And also what sucks is my local airport is close to closing, not closed, but has been on the Engle for quite some time now! I will keep working my way! I also think I’m going to get the knob, as it is a fabulous product!

Sorry (from the earlier first comment) I wasn’t going to make the knobs! I was going to buy one and install it on my sim! 👍

Depends on the simulator. On X-Plane it is easy to create a geometrically accurate three monitor view where each view has separate vertical and lateral offsets as well as field of view. In MSFS this is not possible so you are stuck with using nVidia Surround or some other method to create a single superwide virtual screen that is spanned across all three monitors. Unfortunately the end result is not great as the wide angle view is projected as though it is on a single flat surface. This means the image appears to stretch badly horizontally as you approach the outer edges of the side monitors. The affect is that objects appear closer. their aspect widened, and the result is the seen to speed past as you move by. Not very realistic. I have video that demonstrates this. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l518mbui1c-ReWw.html I also have a video on how to accurately position monitors to get a proper view in the case where the views are geometrically accurate. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htCUmrJzr5vcm4U.html

C.E. Sherrod they will be coming with the AM 3.5 upgrade. That version will allow the background image including transparent areas to be in the panel background image. It will also offer click-through to allow you to click touchscreens like the GTN750. No special tricks required, Ot is too complicated as described in this video so the wait may be worth it. It will be a free upgrade for current users.

Bryan Liggett how do you manipulate the knobs? The controllers are very cumbersome. If there was an excellent hand tracking system and a sim customized to use it count me in. I just upgraded to the Rift S and the resolution is much better than my Rift CV and Odyssey Plus. I was surprised it seems so much clearer. I agree. VR is the future but without reliable hand tracking is is not a great vehicle for pilot procedures training. For visual flying like the pattern or aerial combat VR is awesome!

Thanks 🤗

I have the same question. I’m a novice in sims and would love to get into building a sim but have no idea where to begin. Did you get an answer to your question? I wish I could find a book with a shopping list of needed items, software, etc.

P Wells Did you watch the full last 30 seconds? Websites for all the key elements listed; an unconventional approach, but its there.

Thanks

Dale Bolen no not unless you go through the FAA certification process. I may try to develop an affordable certified BATD in the future but now Redbird is a good choice if you can afford it.

I have an earlier video all about the Prechen Monitors I use

Be sure you have the touch monitors USB connected to the PC and that it is calibrated so the computer knows where the touch grid is on the desktop. Otherwise it assumes it is on the main monitor. Go to setting and search for Calibrate touch and pen and follow the instructions. It will white out each monitor and ask you to touch it if it is a touch monitor. If not it says hit enter until all monitors are reviewed. It will then be able to associate touches with the correct screens. Let me know if that doesn't help.

Thank you for responding. I made the touchable monitor the main monitor and the touch features work, at least in the browser. I made the adjustment in xPlane graphics settings by reversing the settings of the top monitor (which was the main monitor) and the bottom monitor (the touch monitor). I also made adjustments to Air Manager so the panel shows up on the correct monitor (the touch). Two problems that I haven't figured out how to fix yet. Even though the touch monitor is working as a touch screen monitor, the touch feature doesn't seem to be working on the Air Manager panels and all of a sudden, I'm not able to exit X-Plane. When I try to exit X-Plane the program locks up and the X-Plane screens are still showing. Finally the windows task manager reports that X-Plane isn't responding. Trying to figure out flight simulation using multiple screens and Air Manager is quite a challenge for this 78 year old retired computer tech guy and private pilot who hasn't flown a real plane in 30 some years :) I'll keep trying.

Mike Wauge did you go to the Air Manager “Settings” tab and select the input mode to TOUCH ? Default is MOUSE and NONE is the third choice. Were you running a panel in Air Manager when XP11 locked up?

I changed the main monitor back to where it was because everything started giving me trouble. I need to figure out how to tell the system where to set up touch. Just now I made the touch monitor the main display again just to see if checking the mouse box would help. It did. I was able to locate the panel by looking at the custom box which shows all four monitors. Once I found the panel, I drug it to the touch monitor and low and behold, it worked! I was able to minipulate the instruments. But alas, whether to try to solve the problems of changing main monitors or trying to get the panel to show up on the touch monitor??? Also, the only way I can see and access the pop up instruments is to have the background set to transparent. But when I do it there are gaps all over the panel showing whats beneath the panel (the 4th part of the xPlane cockpit). I've so much to learn. I think I saw somewhat of a user manual in wiki so I'll read it and see if it answers any of my problems. Thank you so much for your help, which is getting me closer to what I'm try to setup here. Still can't exit X-Plane - it locks up and I have have to use the task manager to clear the screen. I probably need to reinstall X-Plane and it could be because I'm using the beta release which allows for much higher frame rates although I don't really see any improvement in the graphics quality. Does this ever help keep my mind off of all the problems the world is facing!

Success! Thank you so much. The button and switches work pretty well but the knobs, especially the small ones don't work so well. Too bad one can't use either mouse or touch without having to close the panel and change the settings. And X-Plane quit freezing up when closing which is a relief. Again, thanks much. I will study up and make more progress. My favorite planes are Mooneys however, there are only instruments available specific to Mooney and most of the switches and buttons don't work on either my Honeycomb - I wonder if that will be a problem with all add-on planes?

I like PilotEdge but the same idea...true it really adds to the realism.

dafzero it is possible to use the same overlay technique with the RXP G530 and GTN750. It takes some special tricks for the GTN since Air Manager 3.4 does not allow mouse clicks/ finger touches to be passed through transparent areas in the Air Manager background

Russ Barlow I must be missing something. I thought that it would not function outside of the XP environment. When I’ve tried to drag it onto a air manager panel it just disappears. Perhaps you could direct me to a solution? Thank you for your response.

I use only the GTN from RXP and there is a setting that allows the instrument to be displayed in n a separate window that can be placed anywhere on the windows extended desktop. I know others that say the can do a similar thing with the RXP G530. Check and see if that isn’t possible.

Actually VR is far more immersive but is not very useful for training because cockpit interaction is quite clunky and the resolution is just not there yet. A three large screen visual display is the best way to go for serious flight training. For zooming around VFR or Air Combat flying VR is the winner. I have two cockpits set up, one for procedural training and a VR cockpit for fun. VR or perhaps AR (Augmented Reality) will eventually be the winner but not quite yet.

Russ Barlow Russ, I’ve spent a lot of time refining my home cockpit setup (and thanks to you for your insight on that) and although I acknowledge the limitations you mention, I’ve successfully made my way, for example through all of the PilotEdge ratings in VR, which require procedures such as holds, backcourse approaches, DME arcs, etc. To cope with the limitations, I’ve got some special things set up, such as buttons and knobs I can access by feel as well as a zoom button if I’m having trouble making out something on the panel. I’m also using MOVE VR to have my approach plates and charts with me in VR. It’s not ideal, but it’s pretty good and so far I haven’t found anything thrown at me that I haven’t been able to handle in VR. Certainly, if I were training for exact knob/button positions to get familiar with a particular aircraft, it would not measure up favorably. But building a SimPit to do that for each aircraft would be an expensive proposition. I could see, also that dual pilot CRM training would be totally unsatisfactory. But for procedural training, I think it’s working pretty well right now in VR if I use a few extra tools.

If you are running THREE 4K monitors I am sure it can't handle it. Each 4K monitor has the pixels of 4 1080p Monitors. I run X-Plane at 1080P with a i7-4770K and a GTX1070ti. I can't run at max settings but it is still decent with FPS of 35 or so. I run my cockpit on a second X-Plane installed on a second networked computer which generates pop out displays for the Air Manager cockpit panels. X-Plane has built in networking. MSFS doesn't support accurate views for each monitor so using Nvidia Surround should use far less assets than X-Plane. I suggest you set up your monitors to 1920 X 1080 and the surround surround to 5670 X 1080 and you will get great frame rates. Surround gets a wide view but it badly stretches the image toward the outboard edges. One you fly with 3 accurate views it is hard to suffer Surround. I think 1080p resolution is more that adequate and unless you have excellent vision better than 20/20 the additional clarity when viewed a normal distance is not that noticeable.

casq882 no sorry but it will only work with Air Manager Desktop version. It will work with any dial on all standard Air Manager Panels and you could use it temporarily with a standard monitor. In that case you would select the knob with a mouse click instead of a touch.

@@rbarlow Thank you because that still is amazing to be able withbregular monitor. I studied aviation in So Salvador but never got opportunity for employment but this simulation complete my dream Thank you Ross and excellent work you are doing. My name is Carlos. Take care