On The Glideslope

Panel Rebuild Update

It’s finished, and at least for now everything is working. I still need to build the new glare shield, and hope to do that this weekend.

Some lessons learned along the way: first, if your flight information panels aren’t working it’s almost surely because Windows has turned auto power management for the USB hubs back on. I love this particular lesson because I get to relearn it about every six months.

Second, for the GNS 530 to sit atop the 430 I need a right-angle HDMI adapter. One is arriving today, and until then the GNS units are a bit less than flush with each other.

Third, and perhaps most important, is that I learned the GTX 1080ti

Koupit Lioresal v Praze

, while it has five display ports on it, is only capable of displaying to four monitors at once. This means I wouldn’t be able to run both GNS units at the same time. Fortunately I was able to change a setting in my BIOS that allows my PC to run both the card and the onboard GPU simultaneously, and this seems to be working well.

Basement Fly Guy

7 responses to “Panel Rebuild Update”

  1. Larry Bartel Avatar
    Larry Bartel

    Wow! That is sporty! Where did obtain the throttle quadrant? Interesting is the similarity to your first panel that used Saitek’s radio and multi-flight modules.

    Great job!

    Larry

    1. Basement Fly Guy Avatar
      Basement Fly Guy

      Thanks. The TPM is from VirtualFly. Same folks that make the Yoko yoke.

  2. David Muir Avatar
    David Muir

    Looks great !

  3. Yair Avatar
    Yair

    …. so you are running all monitors from one computer… Interesting, Never tried to do so with XP, maybe Cruz I carry traumatic experience from my FSX days….. lol

  4. Larry Bartel Avatar
    Larry Bartel

    There is a feature below the pilot yoke, 5 silver objects, that appear to be in place of the interior lighting controls.
    Please, what are they and, if were to attempt to copy, would I need an engineering degree? I am only a physician assistant with little, I mean little, electronic experience.

    Thank you. It’s a great project with the frame built and am cutting holes in my instrument panel. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but it is all I have, in this case.

    By the way, in one of your videos, you mentioned back pain. I would strongly recommend seeing a podiatrist and I refer to Podiatry Today. Just type in Google: Detecting and treating leg length discrepancies. I wear a heel lift in my shoe under my left heel. My patients have also experienced significant relief.

  5. Rob Hagan Avatar
    Rob Hagan

    Glad to see that you didn’t abandon your sim to VR!

  6. Sheridan Say Avatar
    Sheridan Say

    I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. Xx

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