Homemade Comanche cockpit.

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alioth
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Re: Homemade Comanche cockpit.

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A friend of mine has interchanged his piper comanche yokes with my piper cherokee yokes.

So I have real piper comanche yokes :)

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I am starting to build the force feedback system.
I have made a central box, which extract data from simulator (prepar3d, xplane, msfs), compute and generate forces and vibrations. It is at about 50% coded.

I am testing it using and old force feeback wheel, using just the motor, working with my electronics, and I think is working fine.
You can setup multiples paramateres, save profiles.. all in the same central box, with a menu.

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There are connectors to encoders, motor drivers, trims pots/switches.. etc..
I will post some videos with the system working.

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Re: Homemade Comanche cockpit.

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Force feedback dual yoke system update:

I have built some pieces.
First piece goes in the panel, and it is needed to smoothly move and rotate the shaft of the yoke through the panel. I haven't found the original comanche pieces, so I have 3d printed similar ones.
The 3d printed pieces are covered with the original bezels.

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This other piece, is used to join the original shaft (without any mod) with the gear for motor and dual yoke transmision.
I prefer using chains because I think itis more like the original system.

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These are the motor I will be using: My 1025/1016 350W DC motors :

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I have to rebuild the cockpit structure to install the dual yoke force feedback system, but I think it will be worth it.

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alioth
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Re: Homemade Comanche cockpit.

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Real yokes force feedback system mod started:

Yesterday:
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Today:
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Old (pilot) vs "new" (copilot). Just to see how it will look.
In the next days both will be real yokes.

It is going to be a quite long travel...
The fun has just begun (again)

alioth
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Re: Homemade Comanche cockpit.

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Step by step...

Yoke system:


Central box:


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Re: Homemade Comanche cockpit.

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Encoder installed in aileron axis.
First test of a spring force on aileron.



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Re: Homemade Comanche cockpit.

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AP following code done.
I am testing with xplane but it will work the same with p3d/msfs



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Re: Homemade Comanche cockpit.

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That's so good, I'm not jealous at all 😉 Great setup there my friend

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Re: Homemade Comanche cockpit.

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I love following your cockpit build!
Started building my Comanche cockpit last week (first try, so it will be basic, but hope to one day build one like yours!).

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Will be posting the progress on the forum as well :-)

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Re: Homemade Comanche cockpit.

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So... it is time to MSFS migration.

This thread will follow here: https://a2asimulations.com/forum/viewto ... 38#p577638

bye bye P3d.
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