DIY cockpit controls HTML version 1.0

Author: Roland van Roy, March 2002

Can be used with any PC flight simulator.
Optimized for Flight Unlimited III

This document is presented as freeware.
Do not change the content of this document except for personal purpose.
Do not use or distribute on a commercial basis.

Contents: HTML files and pictures

This document describes how to build your own light aircraft
cockpit controls, and how to connect them to a PC.
The controls included: Yoke, throttle, prop, mixture, gear, flaps,
parking brake, speedbrake, elevator and rudder trim wheel, various
switches. There is also a section on how to add tactile transducers.
The document has all details on the mechanics and electronics
involved. A tutorial is included for those not familiar with connecting
external electronics to your gameport and keyboard. The setup is
written for use with Flight Unlimited III, but with some slight
modifications it can be used with any flight simulator program.

Installation: Unzip into new folder, open index.htm with your browser.

Credits:
DIY Tactile transducer design based on idea of Chad Gray
FUIII screen shot by John Lewis (Glidernut)