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That’s so awesome!! Keep me updated how you go with it all 🫡🫡

😂😂 sure mate 🤙🏻

@@aHornetsNest Hi buddy I'm sorry about this comment, i haven't notice that this was a series video and this was the middle of the series !! Your previous videos are great !

No worries mate 🤙🏻 I’m on a break at the moment and I’ll be back in the next month to continue on with Ep. 19 Have a great weekend 🫡

Let me get home today :) and I’ll measure it for you 😃😃

@@aHornetsNest thank you very much

The right side console by itself is 1240mm, all up include the Lower instrument panel is 1820mm

@@aHornetsNest thanks. but I mean the width of the single ecs type panel. sorry if I expressed myself badly

@mattimazz4005 ohhh got you It is 146.05mm or 5 3/4 inch … its a standard DZUS width panel With the length just being a function of a multiplier of 3/8” … since the dzus faster rails have fasten points spaced at 3/8” or 9.525mm

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You’re a legend thanks mate! I want to make a updated lesson to add in the new versions 😃

@@aHornetsNest as in adding more lessons? There are plenty of basic and more advanced topics to cover i guess Leds, displays, servos, steppers are already atleast 4 video's 😁

Yeah we got a fair few videos coming when I come back off my break 😃 First up with be Displays and buttons (AMPCD), then to finishing off the lower pedestal - will look at doing steppers/servos for the cabin alt gauge And then how to take ‘outputs’ from Bios to drive LEDs and then eventually into magnets

That’s awesome!!! I like it 😃

@@aHornetsNest if u need pilots to fly with or against, our pc based squadron is branching into mobile simulators...some may scoff but Fighter Wing 3.1 and the Gunship series (oddly enough) are older pc caliber sims. <S>!

Nice one! Will definitely let you know

Hey thanks for the comment! Yeah that is a very valid concern, and it all comes down to how many extra modules you want to fly For me it will be just F-18 as a high fidelity sim, and then generally I’ll fly the UH-1 or UH-60 with a little bit of F-5 and for all of those I’ll probably just use the Hotas. But I do believe there is a way to write program with DCS Bios for multiple modules - and it will take info from the game and know what you’re flying

Hey mate! Thanks for the comment and great question 🫡 if I had to do it again and I had access to 3/4” (19.05mm) material I would use the 19mm The 18mm is fine… but there are moments where you see the 1mm gaps, such as when you use 1.5” screws per the build plan, but your two pieces of material equal just shy (by 2mm) so the tip of the screw sticks out - but other than that it all still works :)

Hey that is a tricky one, the best I’ve been able to do is jump in game, and use something like TrackIR to take as “straight on” as I can screen shot. Panels are easy to do as their lengths and widths can be calculated using dzus lengths and widths Caution panels are a little harder - but can be scaled fairly accurately by using surrounding items, like screw heads, switch mounting threads etc What aircraft are you building

​@@aHornetsNest ​ Hey, thank you for your answer. I will also build a hornet :). I also have a question about Fusion itself. Maybe you can answer that. My problem is that after following your steps and cutting the text from body #1 (the top layer), my cuts don't appear white like it does in your case. In my case, I mark the text again and this time create objects from it, then I can color the objects. But that is very time intensive. How do you do that in your case?

Nice one! So the way I mark my text into the paneling 1) make ‘body’ of object white with the appearance tool (A) 2) make ‘faces’ of object black, make sure the option that says something about apply to faces is selected, sometimes it reverts back to paining the body 3) then extrude (E) to cut the layer, depending on orientation.. if you type in a distance and it looks like it’s raising it off the body creating bumps, just add a - (negative) sign in front of the value to tell fusion to extrude the other way Some days I’ll forget to colour the body and faces first… then I’m left with the tedious job of colouring in each bit You can also hold Shift and select each face and colour them in one hit Hope this helps 👍🏼

@@aHornetsNest yeah thats it. thanks :D

​@@aHornetsNest I know it is maby a bit anoying that i ask so much but do you found a switch that can be placed for the "bleed Air"? in the aircraft you have to pull the mittle nob and then you can rotate the 4 position switch. I searched a lot in the internet, but didnt find any switch that is similar to the described function :(.

Mmm I’m not too sure… I haven’t tried, but I think the team on the DCS BIOS discord would definitely be able to answer that :)

Haha one would hope 😂

Hey thanks for the comment :) So the double KK is just how the BIOS creators named it… you probably find another model has the same naming convention, and that module has a single K… so they used double K to prevent cross over issues - that’s just my thoughts You’ll see that naming in the aircraft files of bios

@@aHornetsNest Ok great!!! Also, I know people have asked about MFD's (F-16). Would a Raspberry Pi monitor work? Is there a way you could make a tutorial on interfacing it with DCS? Thanks again, Scott!!!!!

Hey mate! No worries at all Next 2 episodes will be all about screens and their interface :) I’ve been away for a little bit - but as soon as I’m back I’ll put them into production

@aHornetsNest Awesome!! Thanks again, Scott! I think im going to video my F-16 build. I've already started the logo design, etc. To show my appreciation for what you've given the community, It'll be very similar to yours, with links to your channel, etc!!! Again, I appreciate all you've done my friend!!!

Nice one mate 🤙🏻 enjoy the grind - I look forward to seeing it come together

Thanks for the comment! I get home in a couple days - let me jump on the computer then and see what I can find out of you 🫡

Thanks for the comment! I get home in a couple days - let me jump on the computer then and see what I can find out of you 🫡 maybe it could be due to the update or BIOS, or BORT I’ll double check

Had the same issue, but reinstalled DCS BIOS from Skunkworks using the DCS Unified 2.9.3. Tested with both BORT 0.2.4 and 0.3.0, both worked OK after reinstall. No idea what caused the issue, however.

So I am running Bort 0.2.4, as I haven’t had time to update yet - and that path you’re using … \ doc \ json is the same as mine and it works and removes the red box

Hey :) yeah exact same theory, I’d still use resistors and connect all the pins - just incase one day you do need the extra capability, and it’ll also keep the coding a bit more intuitive But at the same time - if you just wanted to connect the required pins that is also okay - just adjust the code as required … but the voltage dividing theory is the same

@aHornetsNest Perfect your an absolute star and a complete credit to the sim community thankyou!

@clarkyclackers2684 thanks mate I appreciate it 🫡 looking forward to coming back and making more episodes soon

When you select the board in the Arduino IDE, it should have a COM in brackets with a number Or you can press Win+x // device manager and then find the device with its com number on device properties

@@aHornetsNest thanks

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@@rasmuslindgren9433 thanks mate! I don’t have a discord as such yet for AHN but there are incredible servers like Open Hornet… they designed the framing that you’ll see in the vids I’ll make future vids on designing cockpit elements - and I’ll leave the OH team to present how they designed the frame 🙂 Thanks for your comment 🫡🫡

@@aHornetsNest Thank you for the response! I's really nice of you toanswear all comments. Im wondering what you mean by "I'll leave the OH team"? My main langeage isnt english.

Thanks mate :) I’ll leave it up to the Open Hornet (OH) team to make a video about how they designed the cockpit frame. They really have done a wonderful job on it

@@aHornetsNest ok thank you for the help!

no worries :) happy building

Zoom in enough to get a clear photo Then calibrate its size in fusion - there is a section on that in this video at the beginning

Hey that’s an interesting one Is the Arduino showing in your devices when you press Win+X , device manager

Yes​@@aHornetsNest

@@aHornetsNest yes is show me the device

Mmm that’s a weird one then, you may need to pop over to the Bios discord server and check in with them It may be something as simple as re selecting a different bootloader in Arduino, to needing a new board all up

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Hey it’s white acrylic spray painted black then engraved 🙂

Hey nice one! That’s awesome to hear I use a 50W CO2 laser 😊

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@@aHornetsNestthanks again for the help! All my panels are now working super well, and re-wired the set up. 🎉

@@TallWestEddy beautiful!!! Great to hear

Thanks mate! It’s a marathon not a sprint 😊👍🏼 when I get back from my break we will get back into some awesome topics and modules

@@aHornetsNest awesome. Enjoy your time off. I'll be looking forward to it

Thanks mate!

Hey you may need to buy it from a company like Mouser or Digikey

Hey I haven’t looked at working with voice attack yet I’ll keep an eye out for a solution 🙂

Thanks mate! I think a gauge lesson will definitely be coming up I’m going to over time build all the standby instruments and I’ll start off with a nice simple gauge like the VSI or ASI Thanks for your support 🫡

Hey there definitely is a way and I’ll see if I can make a video about that when we get closer to the end 😊😊

Hey I know right! I think if it were a kit with purchasable parts it would be a big hit! You are certainly right about the time - some days I wonder even if I have the time for it

I use a CO2 laser cutter :) Episode 2 shows it briefly I need to make a proper video on it

@@aHornetsNest Sorry I wasn't clear I meant in fuisiun how did you enrgrave it and turn it white?

That’s all good, so I make the body colour white, and the face colour black using the appearance tool (A) Then once that is done, I extrude (E) 0.05mm into the face and it will remove the black face leaving the white body visible 😊 I hope this helps

@@aHornetsNest Thank you

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Thank you so much! I really appreciate it I am just on a little break at the moment due to work commitments- but I’ll be back real soon with more videos Thank you for being here 😊😊

Hey if you head over to the open Hornet website you’ll be able to download the files from them and then you can cut it out at a local shop

@@mohdzakizaki1018 openhornet.com have a look at my other episode to see how to download

you can email me what you downloaded

@mohdzakizaki1018 sorry I won’t email you, you need to download it yourself 👍🏼 it’s all in the tutorials

I don't understand and I don't know how to download

Hey this would be something very interesting to look into! When I get back from my break I’ll definitely have a look into it - because I see why that would be important

Hey there! I’m sure there is, but none that I know of off the top of my head - I’ve always just brute forced it and clicked them individually… maybe it’s something I should look into 😊😊

Thank you!

Hey this tutorial won’t work with MSFS2020, this program is only compatible with DCS

Hey that’s exactly right Same with western made airlines as well👍🏼 you’ll see more of the dzus railing in future episodes

@@aHornetsNest I’m a USAF vet. I know things. 😉

@@billcedarheath387 haha cool

Hey mate! I actually going to make a video on this 😊😊 message me in insta if you want the answer asap Otherwise next video will be on how to do it :) and I’ll be showing it for the AMPCD PCB

Mmmmmmm interesting … I haven’t updated to 2.9 yet Let me know if you find more info on it 😊

Hey mate, go check out Episode 12: How to connect multiple arduinos to DCS Bios when I get home I’ll have a look into your landing gear issue 👍🏼👍🏼

So having a bit of a look at the referencing issue You may need to send me a screen shot of the error, or go into your aircraft library to see what the new syntax is - these changes will inherently happen regardless of it being BIOS or a WinWing system - only difference is we do the debugging I know the F-16 has had some syntax issues - but I can say the F-18 works exactly the same as the old BIOS It’ll just take some time to correct it and you’ll be back on your way

@@aHornetsNest so the old bios code snippet would have the point id in parenthesis , such as (0x4441, 0x8000, pin) . The new code reference has (f16c_50_gearhandle_led, pin), That’s not it exactly but you get my point, so when I go to compile arduino with that new code snippet it tells me that f16c_50_gearhandle wasn’t defined, I noticed all the new code snippets have words in the parenthesis instead of the point id like old dcs bios.

Mmmm this is definitely odd that such a big change was made - especially for people who had fully set up pits When I return I’ll look more into it :)

Thankyou!

Thanks mate! You are correct The next lessons will be about the AMPCD and screens :)

@@aHornetsNest That’s some subject matter that gives most people fear, uncertainty, and doubt when it comes to SimPit building. A solid tutorial/how-to in your style and detailed thorough explanation, should help get people through the task. If done well, it could help you channel grow as a proven source on the topic. I’m so looking forward to it.

Thanks mate! Yeah I’m really looking forward to it It’ll take some time as I’m away from the work shop for a little while But it’ll be the tutorial after next The next tutorial will be “how to send files to a PCB manufacturing house and get them assembled” And then next will be building the AMPCD I don’t want to rush that one because I know it’ll be a good one :)

Thanks mate! It’s single side, green, 3mm LED strip lighting You can get it from www.superbrightleds.com Hope this helps :)

Thanks mate! You can definitely add a clear coat to the panels to give them a bit of durability And it’ll also make the black look real nice I never thought about laminating - that’s a pretty cool idea

Thank you! I can definitely add them to the list 😊

@@aHornetsNest Thanks very much

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Hey I definitely can!! ✌🏻

@@aHornetsNest thx 👌

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Hey there! You’ll be able to find what you need at Open Hornet - I should have a link to them in my most recent videos - I think it’s around Episode 14… 😃😃

@@aHornetsNest thanks and your vids are outstanding kep up the good work! im a noob and can use all the help i can get

Thanks mate! 😊😊

As soon as I’ve finish the structural build of all the components - I’ll upload the files I’ve already found down errors with my modifications - so I’ll fix those and then upload them 😃

The material of the headrest is PLA … it will be 3D printed? By I might mould a leather over it just to make it a little softer since I won’t be wearing a helmet

@@aHornetsNest3d printing It seems to be the only right way...I tried to make from scratch with some frame of plywood + filing of foam, and then i tried to cover it up with leather which is used to repair a car seats...I am not realy satisfied with the result. It would be interesting to see your process of creating this element...With best wishes!)

Thanks for the insight into your process 🫡 stay tuned … I’ll let you know how I go :)

Ayyyy very nice! That’s awesome Keep me posted with your progress 😊😊