by Guest Writer Helmut “RS Colonel_131st” Skrdla I guess it’s safe to assume that most of our readers are familiar with the many air shows during the summer season here in the western world. Oceana, Oskosh, Edwards in the States and Farnborough, Duxford, Airpower and similar in Europe each year draw a large crowd of […]
Back To Page 2 20mm: Well, I can tell you that there were definitely a lot of people who were pleasantly surprised when they saw the announcement of F4:AF and that your cockpits were going to an integral part. I am sure this is complicated, but if you would, take us through the process of […]
Back To Page 3 20mm: We’ve spent most of our time talking about the 2D pits, but how about the 3D ones? Aeyes: For a 3D cockpit things are totally different, here it depends what items need mapping and what not, and how it is done. The 3D model determines size and placement and all separate […]
Back To Page 5 Aeyes (continued): The best 2D cockpit however is the F-15E in my opinion. It is in fact two cockpits in one and allows you to use the WSO backseat. It is really a fun experience to set the sim into combat autopilot mode, fly a mission in the backseat, disable autopilot […]
Back To Page 4 Aeyes (continued): Tell you what, here’s a little gif file that shows some of how night lighting cockpits work is done: Night Lighting Cockpit. Click the image to view this gif animation. It will open in a new page. (file size: 203 kb) 20mm: I believe it would take a lot of […]
Back To Page 1 20mm: Eric, welcome to SimHQ. I know you’ve been a member here for quite a while, and I really appreciate your taking the time to talk with us. Aeyes: Thanks, I’m happy to tell you what I can. 20mm: How did you get started building simulation aircraft cockpits, and do you remember the […]
by Tom “20mm” Hayden From it’s release in 1998, several key features of Falcon 4 have made it a favorite of air combat simulation fans all over the world. These include the “sims within the sim” known as Falcon 4’s Campaign Engine and the Air Combat Simulation, which includes it’s high fidelity avionics, weapons and […]
