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by JackZ
Wed Oct 25, 2023 7:36 pm
Forum: Air Manager
Topic: New or updated feature list available?
Replies: 17
Views: 4058

Re: New or updated feature list available?

Well I don't know about you, but during the dev process of a gauge, there is always a trial and error phase. This is where one needs to run the code and the gauge alongside, in order to visualize the log windows and simultaneously being able to change one or more variables in real time. That is wher...
by JackZ
Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: Air Manager
Topic: Air Manager 4.3
Replies: 102
Views: 101724

Re: Air Manager 4.3

Hi, I'm looking for a library with similar functionality, but something written in Javascript is not going to work. Need something native that can run on all platforms. Corjan Corjan Whatever suits you, but I strongly suggest you make sure that the library you use implements a way to use Quaternion...
by JackZ
Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:16 am
Forum: Air Manager
Topic: New or updated feature list available?
Replies: 17
Views: 4058

Re: New or updated feature list available?

I do agree. We need more space in the edit panel for the code editor and the two sub panels. Especially when working on an instrument, where the gauge has to be displayed alongside AM, thus AM has to be reduced to a window. The thing that takes the more space is the left pane for selecting an instru...
by JackZ
Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:03 pm
Forum: General Instrument Help
Topic: Trying to simulate instrument errors in a VSI
Replies: 18
Views: 4652

Re: Trying to simulate instrument errors in a VSI

I think even 20 years ago most of the VSI were already in fact IVSI. I have not flown any GA aircraft for a while, but I don’t recall having encountered VS lag delays such as 6 to 9 seconds which seems A LOT. In my Airbus we don’t have this problem anyways as data comes from the Air data reference c...
by JackZ
Wed Oct 11, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: General Instrument Help
Topic: Trying to simulate instrument errors in a VSI
Replies: 18
Views: 4652

Re: Trying to simulate instrument errors in a VSI

Yeah. IVSI Have INSTANTANEOUS written on the face of the Gauge somewhere
by JackZ
Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:39 am
Forum: General Instrument Help
Topic: Trying to simulate instrument errors in a VSI
Replies: 18
Views: 4652

Re: Trying to simulate instrument errors in a VSI

Good proof of concept, but I am afraid that’s a bit of a hair pull. Most if not all of the modern aircrafts are equipped with IVSI (instantaneous vertical speed indicator), built to counteract the effect you’re trying to implement by using counterweights and small pistons. https://www.mcico.com/reso...
by JackZ
Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:30 am
Forum: Cockpit building
Topic: Source for low profile rotary encoder and housing
Replies: 1
Views: 1649

Re: Source for low profile rotary encoder and housing

Flat encoders which were used mainly in old mouses with ball are a good solution. Only 1.2 mm width you have to add a shaft though and there’s no pushbutton
by JackZ
Wed Sep 13, 2023 2:41 pm
Forum: Air Manager
Topic: Generic Hardware?
Replies: 7
Views: 1920

Re: Generic Hardware?

phxflyer wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:33 pm I recently purchased Air Manager 4.1 and can only find 6 items in the generic hardware items.

A youtube video by Russ Barlow, suggests 60 plus items are there.

anyone know how to get the rest?
Hello, Thank you, maybe?
by JackZ
Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:32 am
Forum: General Instrument Help
Topic: Trying to simulate instrument errors in a VSI
Replies: 18
Views: 4652

Re: VSI and altitude

The calibration hole is mainly here to introduce a certain lag in the indication so it’s more realistic, instead of showing an instant rate of climb/descent where the needle literally jumps to the max ROC/ROD. A slight delay if a couple of seconds is introduced.
by JackZ
Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:55 am
Forum: General Instrument Help
Topic: Trying to simulate instrument errors in a VSI
Replies: 18
Views: 4652

Re: VSI and altitude

I “think” you are probably overthinking this. In the standard atmosphere model the pressure decreases “almost” linearly with altitude since density is derived from temperature that changes linearly with altitude. The real formula is here: http://fisicaatmo.at.fcen.uba.ar/practicas/ISAweb.pdf Integra...