Archive: 2020

Just a quick update on something I've been working on in the last couple of months.

I've designed and 3d printed throttle quadrant inspired on the Boeing 737 to use in Prepar3D/FSX/MSFS. The potentiometers connect to an Arduino Pro Micro, which register itself as a USB HID gaming controller, making it pretty easy to use inside the simulator.

The STL files for the 3D printed parts can be downloaded for free here:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4578576

You can check the throttle quadrant working inside P3D with the PMDG 737 in the video below:

With my recent rebooted interest in Euro Truck Simulator 2 and it's tons of controls, I've decided to create a virtual button box so I can use my iPad to interact with the game.

While there are some other alternatives out there, I wasn't really satisfied with them.

You can check more details about it in its dedicated page:

Fergo ETS2 Virtual Button Box

You can also access its full source on GitHub:

https://github.com/Fergo/FergoETS2VBB

Since 2011 I've loosely maintained a secondary website dedicated to DIY sim racing projects using Arduino and other utility softwares. The site is called FergoTech.

In order to make things simpler, I've decided to move all the relevant content of FergoTech into here. Any future projects related to sim racing will be posted here instead of FergoTech.

All relevant content previously posted on FergoTech can be found in the Sim Racing menu on the left.

I'll keep the original website up for a few months yet, but I plan on eventually shutting it down and redirect the domain to this one.

During the past couple of weeks I've been working on a simple VOR and ADF "simulator", that I'm now releasing to the public for free. I initially started this project as something for myself, but then I thought it my be useful for other aviation enthusiasts as well, so I made it "prettier" and released to the public.

Here's a screenshot of it's main screen:

It's also worth noting that this shouldn't be consider a proper simulator for real flight training, as it doesn't simulate some characteristics such as radio ranges, cone of confusion, and so on. The wind is also very basically implemented. It's more of a tool to get a hang of how the instruments work.

I tried to make it as simple as possible to use. Also, please report any bug or inconsistency you may find. I've added a "Help" button that has a basic usage guide.

You can check it out using the link below:

https://www.fergonez.net/projects/ifrsimulator/

Hope you like it!