Building a high quality Flight Simulator, Home Cockpit or Desktop Trainer with high fidelity is a challenging experience. The following video gives you a quick glance into all of the steps taken, from start to finish, in order to build a DIY Cockpit that resembles the real aircraft, and can be used to train pilots, […]
Read moreNew Products from ProDeskSim! ProDeskSim has added these cool new products for your car, truck or any vehicle with a cup holder. Install them for kids or as an aviation fidgeting toy for yourself. Check out the products here:
Read moreCockpit Annunciators and LED Indicators are a great addition to any Flight Simulator. Not only do they make the experience more realistic, but they can also be used as a training tool. Annunciators are used mostly for warnings, emergencies, but to also show the status of a certain system on the Aircraft. Custom LEDs, such […]
Read moreHaving Flight Simulators and Home Cockpits with Back Lighting is definitely a game changer. Back Lighting adds another level of comfort, and it makes it easier to locate specific labels or instruments. However, sometimes the lights may be too bright, or too dim, and need to be either increased or decreased. This is where a […]
Read moreLabels don’t have to be perfect, but they are absolutely essential for safe flying as well as learning. It would be impossible to follow checklists, fly the plane, or enjoy a well put together DIY Cockpit or Flight Simulator Panel without the proper labels. In this video I show you how it can be done […]
Read moreRotary Encoders with LEDs are a fun addition to any Home Cockpit or custom flight simulator project. These can be used in Flight Simulators as well as Racing Simulators; basically anywhere you are using Arduinos and other Interfacing Cards. Along with my other video on Switches and Pushbuttons with LEDs, this can be another great […]
Read moreEvery flight to me is a humbling experience. It makes me wonder. It helps me be creative. When you see so much, it helps you appreciate everything you have, and the Planet you have it on. It also inspires me to continue creating things to help others. During a training session in an Embraer Phenom […]
Read moreWhen working on your Flight Simulator, if building something similar to a real airplane, you will notice that not all of the instruments are side by side or even close by. If using one large monitor to load your instrument or gauge cluster this is perfect, but sometimes we have to split the instruments between […]
Read moreIn this video we review several products by ProDeskSim, which create a variety of add-on products for Simulator Hardware manufacturers such as Logitech, Honeycomb and Turtle Beach. Part of the review is actually performed on a real Airplane and tackles accuracy, functionality, and features such as fully functional TO/GA buttons. The Add-Ons which include throttle, […]
Read moreIf you are into Flight Simulators, PC / Gaming Rig Assembly and also Aviation, you can combine all of these with some cool Airplane models that can live safely inside your computer. Below I provide some examples, and links to stores on Amazon that can help you obtain almost any Aircraft you have in mind. […]
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