FSX Hawker Hunter - split screens is it possible?
Posted: 07 Dec 2020, 09:28
Hello,
Well, been sometime since have been here, but nice to be back. If you remember, I was a few years ago, building replica Spitfires in Cornwall, but that all stopped, and am now employed by the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Museum down at Newquay. We used to run a FSX based Hawker Hunter simulator with Dave Garwood's Hunters. This proved popular, with the budding pilot enduring an 8min flight out of Newquay, down to St. Ives, over to Falmouth, St. Austell and then back into St. Mawgan. This year, unfortunately, due to covid this wasn't feasible, but next year we hope as a start to get it up and running again in its own little booth. Far better than having a TV plonked on a table, would be just like at home for most.
I asked Dave this weekend if it was possible to have the panel on a secondary monitor and then the VR panel above. He like me wasn't sure if this could be done, and so thought that the best option would be to ask here. I think space will be a premium, after having a brainstorming session yesterday in the hangar, the 2D screen will be just above the rudder pedals. But would just like to know if this is at all possible? Has anyone done it in the past?
We have been donated a Tornado Avionics Simulator which we intend to turn into a VR sim, but this has been put back due to Covid and what with the installation of the controls, and an ejector seat and ladder, not really that customer friendly at the moment. So, the Hunter sim has been brought out of retirement and hopefully will prove as popular as was before. Just needs to be something more than what people see at home. We are currently repainting our FGA,9, so there is bound to be paint leftover from that, and with a roundel, either side and a warning triangle etc, should be a boost to our little Museum.
(It is amazing the number of people when on finals, don't flare and just stuff the aeroplane onto the runway and then think something is wrong with the sim!).
Best wishes,
Martin Pengelly
Well, been sometime since have been here, but nice to be back. If you remember, I was a few years ago, building replica Spitfires in Cornwall, but that all stopped, and am now employed by the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Museum down at Newquay. We used to run a FSX based Hawker Hunter simulator with Dave Garwood's Hunters. This proved popular, with the budding pilot enduring an 8min flight out of Newquay, down to St. Ives, over to Falmouth, St. Austell and then back into St. Mawgan. This year, unfortunately, due to covid this wasn't feasible, but next year we hope as a start to get it up and running again in its own little booth. Far better than having a TV plonked on a table, would be just like at home for most.
I asked Dave this weekend if it was possible to have the panel on a secondary monitor and then the VR panel above. He like me wasn't sure if this could be done, and so thought that the best option would be to ask here. I think space will be a premium, after having a brainstorming session yesterday in the hangar, the 2D screen will be just above the rudder pedals. But would just like to know if this is at all possible? Has anyone done it in the past?
We have been donated a Tornado Avionics Simulator which we intend to turn into a VR sim, but this has been put back due to Covid and what with the installation of the controls, and an ejector seat and ladder, not really that customer friendly at the moment. So, the Hunter sim has been brought out of retirement and hopefully will prove as popular as was before. Just needs to be something more than what people see at home. We are currently repainting our FGA,9, so there is bound to be paint leftover from that, and with a roundel, either side and a warning triangle etc, should be a boost to our little Museum.
(It is amazing the number of people when on finals, don't flare and just stuff the aeroplane onto the runway and then think something is wrong with the sim!).
Best wishes,
Martin Pengelly