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Yes, I've seen this before. I try not to advertise it...really puts my little simpit to shame! :) It is an amazing piece of work, isn't it!

Thanks, VB! Anyone who wants to fly her can do so at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum outside of Savannah, GA We donated the simpit to them in conjunction with the museum's acquisition of a B-17 which has been placed on static display in the main exhibit hall. Aptly named "The City...

This system has two Saitek throttle quadrants. Each has 3 programmable levers, for a total of 6 levers. The middle 4 throttle levers are assigned to each of the engines: 1 thru 4. The far left lever is assigned to control prop rpm's (all 4), and the far right lever is assigned for elevator...

Trebor: For an idea on the full implementation of Saitek flight controls, see this post... http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/basic/building-b-17-simulator-12578.html

Greetings all... It's been about a year since my original post, and thought some of you might be interested in the status of this project. I completed the simulator in time for the 401st Bomb Group reunion in October 2008, and the SimPit now resides at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in...

Greetings all....newbie here: I am at the start of a project to put together a portable B-17 flight simulator. This simulator will be used at a reunion of the 401st bomb group, attended by the (remaining) veterans of the B-17 base at Deenethorpe during WWII. I'm looking for suggestions...