More Homebrew FlightSim Goodness
Some students at DeVry University have finished building a 777 flight deck powered by Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.
From their website:
"The Sim Icarus Flight Deck is a real-time flight simulator that accurately recreates the primary flight accessory controls of the Boeing 777 aircraft. The discrete hardware is connected to a programmable logic device (PLD) that detects an analog state change and converts it to a binary signal. The binary output is interpreted by a program named EPICINFO and sent to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (MSFS2004) via FSUIPC. Designated analog state changes are reflected in the on-screen display of MSFS2004. Additionally, the primary flight display (PFD) and navigational display (ND) are run on client computers using the Project Magenta software package. What sets the Sim Icarus apart from other flight simulators is the fact that it is modular and customizable. The software can be coded to meet the customer’s needs at a cost far below that of most simulators."
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