As always, this past month i was at the EAA Air Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Of course everything else was there – the airplanes, the aerobatic events, the product vendors, and LOTs of visitors. The weather cooperated – it was a balmy 86 degrees with a light breeze.
One thing i have noticed change over the years is the number of instances of flight simulators that are present at the show. This season i noticed at least two instances of product vendors using simulators to demonstrate their aircraft.
One of them had a long line of people waiting more for the simulator, rather than truly wanting to see the aircraft itself – but heck, you cant blame those people. For those who dont have easy access to one, it is an attraction that one cant refuse. This one used XPlane as its base and a wide screen setup for visuals.
The seat was my attraction. I wanted to feel how active those seats were. They were actuator driven and USB controlled. The ride was nice. It did reproduce motion well enough. However, what i couldnt tell is whether it did reproduce all six degrees of motion. for those of you who are interested, it was produced by CXC Simulations.
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