If you use the buttons with leds, you need Resistors on the back (size needs to be calculated from you depending what tactile buttons you are going to use).ģ digit 7 segment display 0.36inch CC REDĤ digit 7 segment display 0.36inch CC REDĦ digit 7 segment display 0.36inch CC REDġ0 x 5 digit 7 segment display 0.36inch CC RED Knobs need to be 3D Printed ( you can download them HERE ) or if you don't have a 3D Printer you can use these ones for the bigger knobsįor PWR ON/Off encoder I wanted to use this one with a different knob:
That's why this is optional as these normal tactile buttons have the same dimensions and were meant for it in the first place.
Cessna 172 cockpit trainer install#
It is also designed to have tactile buttons with led's built in it like these ones:Ī problem about the led tactile buttons is that it is hard to install the knob if you look at one of them. If you don't have a 5V power supply, you can use this step down converter Since the most expensive part of the radio stack and the GPS are the dual concentric encoders, my intentions were to make it cheap, so you need two encoders EC12 plastic encoders ( EC12 link here ) to mount on both sides of the PCB based on this principle: (I'm not part of any affiliate program, the links below and in the entire website are the cheapest I could find on the web. PM GAIFR contains four types of cockpits: Piper panel, Black Instruments, Cessna Panel and Twin Panel.
You will receive an e-mail with the quotation from Project Magenta. If you want to purchase it, go to Pricelist/Quotation request and fill the form. After you register, if you want to download a demo, go to Downloads and choose General Aviation IFR Panel Demo so you will download a demo time limited version, which will give you an idea how it works. To download a demo or to purchase the PM GAIFR software, go to their website ( click here) and register (it's free). I have found a glitch with the speedometer but increasing the Max Airspeed, solves the problem.
Cessna 172 cockpit trainer software#
I like the software very much and i recommend it as it looks great, is very easy to use and works flawlessly on my setup. On their website there are no prices so you have to send them a Pricelist/Quotation request.
To display the instruments on the main panel, i'm using Project Magenta General Aviation IFR panel demo version until i finish the cockpit.
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