I asked for and received the book Building Simulated Aircraft Instrumentation by Mike Powell for Christmas. I’ve nearly worn it out already. It is a good read with some very sound ideas on construction of simulated instruments. Mike has done a great job of breaking down the process so anyone with patience and a few good tools can make instruments.
I think I will start with a stepper-powered airspeed indicator. The air-core movements look interesting but I have a box full of stepper motors and am familiar with driving them.
I high recommend this book to anyone wanting to build their own instruments.
It’s not covered in this book but I also have a prototype of a nav/com unit started. This unit will connect via USB and provide a general aviation style nav/com unit modeled after the Bendix 155a.
UPDATE: This book is out of print. I am not able to scan this book. I do not want to sell this book. Please see the author’s site for more information. Thank you
Hi,
Are you still working on simulated aircraft instrumentation?
I’m about to start and Mike Powell’s book is no longer available.
I’m no longer working on the instruments. I may resume at some point but other interests have taken over.
Hi Williams.
The Mike’s Building Simulated Aircraft Instrumentation book is no longer available. As you aren’t longer working on the instruments, would you want sell me your book ?
Regards
Sorry, since it’s no longer in print I’d like to hang onto it.
I’d like to scan the book and make it available to everyone. Are you open to that?
No, I wouldn’t be open to that without the author’s permission.
Dear Mr Riley
I would be very grateful if I had a scan too.
Respecting Author’s permission, lease contact the Author and ask his permission.
I will send you the full amount to send it to the Author.
I hope your respect is also towards a kind request.
Thanking you in advance,
and with great respect,
George Aristotelis