The remarkably talented guys at http://www.cockpitware.com have a really nice and lightweight remote navigation system that looks really cool – for a shed-load less money than Project Magenta (i.e. none).

Tested the other night .. worked with FS9 but for some reason as yet to be determined not with FSX. Screen shot below shows the display running on a Samsung NC-10 web-book mini laptop under the 28” simulator screen with an FS9 PSS Dash 8-300 (from the game Airline Pilot).

Set-up was simple .. FS9 machine (A) has the server code installed to communicate FS9 offsets to the OGS client running on the laptop (B). FSUIPC is not used as I am mean and don’t want to pay for it while testing this set-up – I am using IOCP which is free. FSX machine and laptop talk over WiFi. OGS client laptop has OGS code installed

Really cool stuff .. check-out the code – took 5 mins to set-up. Can’t wait for the FMC to be released.

Figure 1. OGS look & feel (from cockpitware’s website)

I have now added a second modular PSU to the dual Opteron 165 simulator rig – making it a smidgen over 1kW (Hiper 580 + new Corsair 450). The Hiper is primary (as it was there first) and drives the Corsair at start-up via dual PSU coupling I found in my kit box (must be from the Hiper, but not sure). There are instructions on the interweb on how to make or where to buy these from – but a very handy little cable.