Learjet 45 Simulator Project » Videos

Yaw Coordinator

Captain — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:58:14 +0000

I’ve got my software working reasonably well, so I decided to build a quick and dirty mock up of a yaw coordinator and test it out. The ball shakes a little too much, because the connection wire to the servo is a little too thin. The final design will be more complex, due to the slight curve of the glass tube the ball sits in, but this gives me something to play around with while I’m finishing up the software interface. Sorry for the low-quality video.

I need to get back to finishing the shell exterior. One of these days I’ll get back to it.

Motion Control II

Captain — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:04:23 +0000

I converted the Z acceleration data into a tilt angle that can be used for simulation. The max angle I’m using is 45 degrees, which is too much to be practical, given that the linear actuators aren’t that quick. It makes for a good test though. I’ve also converted the yaw coordination ball into data that a servo can deal with. I’m working on a home-made yaw coordination ball instrument for the Learjet 45. Next up, as I said before is to get a servo controller card and hook it into the software.

An image of the Turn Coordinator on the Learjet 45 is shown below. The video illustrates what happens to the sim base when taking off. The angle increases as the acceleration rate increases.

Learjet 45 Turn Coordinator (white ball) shown above the Flight Display

FSX Testing

Captain — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:21:28 +0000

While doing a few upgrades and tests on my FSX machine, I got a little too close to a 747 while on final approach. This is what happens when a small plane gets in the wake of a big plane.

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One Last Video

Captain — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:32:27 +0000

OK. One more video. I couldn’t resist. This is some pretty amazing flying!

Learjet over Duluth Harbor

Captain — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:55:25 +0000

I’ve been doing a little more flying lately. I also got my hands on a new version of After Effects. Why not have a little fun with my video camera while I’m at it? I promise to not bore you with any more random videos. I will be adding more video at some point, but more likely when my full pit is finished and I can record some ‘real’ simulated flights.

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How Not to Fly Your Simulator

Captain — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:12:47 +0000

I spend all this time and effort trying to get this simulator to look and feel like the real thing and look how I treat it.

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