Download full flight simulator instrument panels, mix and match gauges (free), even create your own (also free). A separate computer means there is zero impact on my frame rates.
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I run the software on an old, obsolete computer (running Windows Vista) which is connected via network to my flight sim computer. Air Manager can also work on an iPad or other tablet computer.Īir Manager is very versatile, see it above with the DIY Deluxe Desktop Flight Sim. Flat panel computer monitors are so cheap that I literally have 3 in my house just waiting for a project. What I mean is, a totally separate monitor that is set aside for just the flight instruments.
I’ve personally used Air Manager for displaying the flight simulator instrument panel on a separate screen. More about that here.Īir Manager with the DIY Deluxe Desktop Flight SimĪir Manager $77.00 + separate monitor or computerĪir Manger works with Prepar3D, X-Plane 9, 10, and 11, FSX and FSX Steam. However, there is a way to make FSX save the flight simulator instrument panel settings by using a handy freeware utility. That’s all great, except FSX does not save these settings on exit, and you have to set up all your views again the next time you turn on your computer. For example, you could show the outside view on all three monitors, and then in the bottom of your middle screen, show smaller windows with the flight instruments. This trick also works with multiple screens. You see how this appears in the picture above with the DIY Flight Sim Pod. then FSX will display different windows that you can move around your screen. When you type Shift+1, or Shift +2, Shift+3, etc. You can move and resize the 2D windows in old FSX and FSX Steam. Native FSX instruments in the DIY Flight Sim Pod In conclusion, TrackIR is very useful but it’s still difficult to use with a GPS or other instruments that require fine tuning.
It works with a very wide variety of titles: Prepar3D, X-Plane, FSX, Flight Sim World, DTG Flight School, DCS World, even Elite Dangerous, War Thunder, IL2, and many others. TrackIR works with a single screen, or multiple screens. The picture above shows TrackIR with the DIY Deluxe Desktop Flight Sim. You can also look out the windows, look over your shoulder, look around struts and other parts of the airplane. As a result, you can lean into the flight simulator instrument panel if you want to see something closer. Instead of explaining all 6, I’ll just say your real life head also moves in 6 degrees of freedom, and leave it at that. TrackIR “sees” your head move in 6 axes, also called 6 degrees of freedom. It is a view tracking device that allows you to look around the virtual cockpit by moving your head. I’ve used TrackIR from Naturalpoint for a long time. TrackIR with DTG Flight School and the DIY Deluxe Desktop Flight Sim It’s up to you to decide which flight simulator instrument panel works best with your particular needs. You have a few options to choose from and each has its own benefit trade offs. Today I’ll focus on viewing the flight instruments. Developers struggle to create software that displays a legible flight simulator instrument panel, and also present a realistic outside world with scenery that stretches to the horizon.
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