ProgressGeschrieben von Jacob Andreas Nielsen 25 Aug, 2010 12:41:22Yesterday alot of time went trying to get the GoFlight EFIS panels to work with Flightdecksoftware. And as everything else on this project,
it seems almost impossible.
At first I tried to program them via the Goflight key mapper, but then i discovered that GFD only allowed programming through the FSUIPC offsets. So after using about 4 hours setting up the offsets I still can get most of the buttons to do what it should.
But at least the range knob works, or at least sort of. Because Goflight messed up the numbers around the knob. Instead of writing 5, 10, 20 and so on, they start with 10, 20, 40. The ND map selector knob also seems to work know, but I can't expand og center so I can be able to use it without having to press the GFD screen with the mouse.
- So the conclusion is that GoFlight makes some pretty cheep products for the default FS2004, but then we are adding 3rd party software such as FDS, PM or even PMDG.
It seems that it can't quite follow up.
Another thing is that i believe that some of the offsets from flightdecksofwares manual isn't correct.
I have actually no trouble finding the buttons for EFIS panel in the FSUIPC setup menu, but then i write the offset and the parameter as it is written in the FDS manual nothing happens??
//Jake
ProgressGeschrieben von Jacob Andreas Nielsen 01 Aug, 2010 19:50:00Due to trouble in the management the simulator will cease development under the name DAXSim.
I have decided to finish the simulator as once promised to J. F. Nielsen.
The simulator will then be handed over to him as one functional unit.
I expect that the time period for this handover will be around one year from this present date. 1/8-2010.
J. A. Nielsen.
ProgressGeschrieben von Jacob Andreas Nielsen 24 Nov, 2009 20:27:26Hi.
Sorry, for letting you waiting so long.
Things have undergone a bit of a change, last spring Jesper and I decided to put take the sim out of Jespers bedroom and put into a self storage facility. The reason for that was that the we would try to make a DHC-6 Twin Otter instead of the very expensive B737.
We chose to build the Twotter instead because we constantly ran our head in the wall regarding to the little isue called system logic. This was a very big problem for us, and honestly neither of us was intressted paying 1200 euros for project magentas suite.
So we started planing how we would be able to make a Twotter ( the worlds coolest bushplane ). Actually it seemed quite simple, use the Aerosoft DHC-6 model, BOU836X for iputs such as throttles, switches etc. and FS2Phidgets for output to get the lights and instruments working. And I know it sounds quite straight forward but actually we spend the better part of a month planing this.
BUT!!!! Then we got to start producing part for the cockpit, it hit me!
What are the dimensions of this little thing? So the next few weeks went with me trying to find some useful and accurate schematics over the cockpit.
A simply impossible task, I tell you! Then i found one measurement for floor, the chair seems too big and so on...
Around this point, I suddenly got a new job and therefore moved back to Zealand where i originally came from.
Unfortunately, this meant a full stop to our project.
//Jake
ProgressGeschrieben von Jesper Fuglsang Nielsen 10 Sep, 2008 15:56:49Sunday the 6th of september, we took the DAXSim for a spin, after the major maintenance in form of a total reinstall of the simulator PC!
It took quite a while, to get all the stuff reinstalled and set up. We spend almost the whole saturday doing this.. But we finally got it all fixed up, and ready to fly before sunday!!'
Then the next day, sunday, we took it for a spin!
It was a 4:40 hr. trip, from EKCH (Kastrup, Denmark) to BGSF (Kangalusuaq, Greenland) And we used approx. 11 tonnes of fuel. We also tested the FMC/CDU from Engravity, and we were supprised to see how well it worked! No probs. at all!!
We also took some pretty great pics!! 
Here's the beautiful Engravity FMC/CDU in action:
The flightdeck enroute, from the left seat:
Inbound "CONNY" just South East of EKVG, Vargar in the Faroe Islands:
The Flightdeck enroute, again, now from the right seat:
Decending thru the clouds to Kangalusuaq (BGSF) Greenland:
Our approach into BGSF at approx. 7000 ft.:
Hope you enjoyed the trip!
Feel free to leave a comment!
ProgressGeschrieben von Jesper Fuglsang Nielsen 06 Sep, 2008 16:47:42Our newest update on the DAXSim, is one FlyEngravity FMC/CDU, and a Landing Gear Lever also from Engravity!
A major maitenance, in form of formatting the Simulator PC is undergoing at the moment. The new equipment will be in place witin a few days time.
Here's the beautiful Engravity FMC/CDU:
-And here's the Landing Gear Lever, also from Engravity:
