Air Manager + Knobster: The Ultimate in Versatility for Home Cockpits

[@JailbreakStuff]

Great setup! Can you make a video from start to finish on how to get the g1000 working?

[@ottopilot6536]

The new G1000 panel in AM is now MSFS2020 compatible, so there's no longer a need for messing with Mobiflight and such to get it to work.

[@clofland5214]

Your videos and advances in the sim arena are Super. I’m using your CJ4/930 instruments from GitHub. Nice. One question for you, I fly a PMDG B737-700 frequently, also have 2 15.6’s with knobster, but can’t control the MCP on the Boeing. The link between Air Manager and knobster has been mastered for the X-Plane but not Msfs 2020. You have any ideas or thoughts about that? Thank you, keep dirty side down, shiny side up. Chan

[@pauleyplay]

Prop control leave in fine pitch. No flaps on takeoff, Right hand on throttle Gear switch on right side. Climb power, throttle back & Prop to about 2500. Same as shifting gears! Your panal is 100% over the top Well Done

[@franciscofredviana743]

The one thing I was banging my head on was that every time I clicked on the frame the FS Panel would disappear. I figured that I had to change on Air Manager Panel settings the background mode to transparent. If anyone else is having the same issue, just scroll all the way down on the Panel settings and change background from solid to transparent

[@ottopilot6536]

It's a bit of a learning curve to get things initially setup. But once you do, it's a thing of beauty.

[@janmenzinga]

That's interesting... I have this same problem. As long as I use my three screens and my large tablet, no problem. But with my second tablet, I have this problem. I thought the tablet caused it. Will try this the next time I'm flying! Btw: I have Cessna switch panel and two knobsters. One double encoder for the Garmin, one single for all the other instruments. Does anyone know if it's possible to use only one arduino for the two knobsters?

[@johncrichton4341]

Great, informative video Sir - many thanks! Could I just ask, how do you secure the controller onto your Yoke?

[@ottopilot6536]

I attached it with industrial velcro tape so I can remove it easily to use it for other games if necessary.

[@johncrichton4341]

@@ottopilot6536 Well, that's a fantastic idea and I hope you don't mind me copying you!

[@petersalkeld]

Hi, I thoroughly enjoy your videos - very informative and presented on a relaxed manner - thanks very much. I saw that you had traffic on your mfd - I’m new to MS2020 and wondered what you have to do to get traffic visible on the mfd? Can you help, please?

[@ottopilot6536]

You can go into the G1000 settings for the MFD and turn on / off all kinds of layers. Dig through the menus and you'll find it.

[@kwaka5704]

Hi Great set up. I have a DSD Black Max 2 button box which has rotary encoders on it. Could they be used for dials like your knobster for altitude/heading etc?

[@ottopilot6536]

My initial guess would be no. Outside of Knobster, I believe Air Manager only interfaces with Arduino board. I could be wrong though.

[@richardtrask7055]

Could you please make a video on how to get the G1000 working with in Air manager? And would love to see your Mooney Air manager set up. thanks!

[@ottopilot6536]

I was trying to do a video with the Mooney yesterday. 3 attempts and crashed to desktop every time. I got frustrated and basically rage quit. Even without capturing video, the sim experience was horrible yesterday. It seemed to be back to normal today, so I suspect it was server issues. I'll be trying that again soon. I may possibly do a video to show how to get the Garmins working with Air Manager.

[@stephenalberts6873]

This would be great and indeed very helpful, also, how you refit the G1000 panel with PowerToys Fancyzones behind the Air Manager G1000 panel...I am really struggling, a video will help indeed.

[@ottopilot6536]

@@stephenalberts6873 The new G1000 panel in AM is now MSFS2020 compatible, so there's no longer a need for messing with Mobiflight and such to get it to work. As for FancyZones, I'll consider doing that.

[@stephenalberts6873]

@@ottopilot6536 Thanks Mate, I got the PFD & MFD to resize well using Fancyzones, I loaded the FS compatible G1000s in AM, knobster is active (turns yellow on knob selection), however, there is no input coming through to the G1000 knobs and buttons from within MFSF 2020, nothing happing, no commands. Am I doing something wrong, silly question, I think I am?

[@RonVF]

Nice setup. I would like to see how you built the case and attached your knobster. Also what’s the small keyboard on the left, above your Logitech switch panel? Thanks.

[@ottopilot6536]

The Knobster is mounted in a small electronics project box I had. They were 5 for $12 CDN on Amazon. On the left side is a Stream Deck XL. I'm using a plugin called Flight Tracker that allows me to control all kinds of stuff in MSFS. Until I started using Air Manager, I did most stuff using it.

[@RonVF]

@@ottopilot6536 thanks for the info. I have a similar setup with the 2 Wimaxit 15.6 touch screens, Air Manager 4.0 beta, knobster, Saitek panels, Honeycomb, Alpha and Bravo. Would be great if I can get the G1000 panels as well as GNS530/430 working in MSFS which I have yet to do. X-plane 11 is so much easier and it remembers the pop outs.

[@ottopilot6536]

@@RonVF Do a google search for Windows 10 Power Toys. There's a tool in there called Fancy Zones. It will allow you to map areas on your monitors where you can just drag and drop your pop-out instruments to without having to mess around with resizing. The initial setup is a bit of a pain, but it's so worth it. I also wish MSFS remembered the positions, but I don't see functionality like that coming any time soon unfortunately. I've shared a link below where you can get the GNS units as well as G3000 and a few other Air Manager instruments for MSFS / Mobiflight. drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dHG3OkFKFEz8mssAX25soBflUJbMcL5I

[@RonVF]

@@ottopilot6536 thank you, I’ll play around this weekend and see if i get get things setup. Oh! And PS, I am a real pilot/CFI since 1990. If you ever decide you want to go for a license, just know that with what you know from simming you are way ahead of the game for real life flying. I am trying to get my sim setup to the point of a true training and procures tool for students. Even though its not logable time, it can save hundreds if not thousands of actual airplane time.

[@ottopilot6536]

@@RonVF With the WASM module support in the sim being broken by the update, you're not likely to be able to do much with Air Manager this weekend. At least in terms of using Garmin avionics. Hopefully they release the promised hotfix soon to rectify that. And I was looking to take some lessons last year, but due to the lockdowns everywhere, that didn't happen. Figured it would happen this year, but seems like with the most recent covid wave, that won't be happening either. So in the meantime I try to keep myself amused with MSFS (when it works). While it doesn't replace real work training, and I know I'll have a LOT of bad sim habits to break, I do realize that it does give me a leg up since I already understand a lot of the terminology, theory, how sectional charts work (still learning), procedures, etc. Next is getting on Vatsim so I can get some practice with real radio comms.

[@MichaelHenfrey]

Nice setup. I just received my Knobster a few weeks ago and have been wondering how best to set things up. I take it each of those screens require a separate hdmi/dp connection?

[@ottopilot6536]

I'm using a Plugable USB 3.0 and USB-C 4K DisplayPort and HDMI Dual Monitor Adapter (model USBC-6950U) that I have connected to the 10-port USB 3 hub hidden away behind my yoke. Both touch monitors connect to that via HDMI. I wouldn't have enough ports on my video card to connect both to it. My setup is mobile so I can move it away from my desk to use my computer for other stuff. Connecting everything via a USB hub hidden behind the yoke means that I only have to disconnect a single USB connection plus a power cord (power brick for the hub) in order to move my cockpit out of the way to use my desk for other stuff.

[@fsxspen]

Logitech MxErgo Trackball in VR is awesome.

[@daywalker5458]

You seem to have more monitors than a four port GPU can support. How do you get by more than four monitors of a typical GPU?

[@carpenterfamily6198]

You mentioned your home made Knobster ! I’m going to look for more info on that.

[@ottopilot6536]

Look at this link. It's the official info directly from Sim Innovations. siminnovations.com/wiki/index.php?title=Knobster_DIY

[@carpenterfamily6198]

@@ottopilot6536 Wow ~ thanks a ton for the quick reply and link 👍

[@Bush_Fam]

Where did you get that g1000 suite bezel? Is that something that is already in the software that you just pop out the windows and drag down. I thought I saw that the air manager was still the x plane g1000 bezel and yours says garmin.

[@ottopilot6536]

I built that bezel for the G1000 NXi. It's now available in the AM community store and has been for quite some time.

[@franciscofredviana743]

Awesome video!!!! Thank you for sharing

[@ottopilot6536]

You should check out my newest video. I'm flying the CJ4 and have a nice panel for it. In currently in the process of building more instruments for it a as well and have a link in the description to my shared repository. kzbin.info/www/bejne/raCbY4uFZdFlhtU

[@franciscofredviana743]

@@ottopilot6536 I've just purchased one 10.1in touch screen display, when I connect all the touch shows on the primary and in order for the touch to be correct I had to change the display to primary. I'm wondering how you deal with two touch screens as I want to add another one but I'm afraid of what will happen with the touch.

[@ottopilot6536]

@@franciscofredviana743 It sounds like you need to calibrate your display for touch. Press the Windows key, and start typing "Calibrate the screen". The Windows app required to do this should show up in your menu. Follow the instructions. Once done, it should have all screens calibrated correctly for touch without having to make the touch screen your primary display

[@ottopilot6536]

@@franciscofredviana743 Did my suggestion work for you?

[@briank3754]

That’s quite the setup! For the money some people spend on sim gear they could just fly for real.

[@ottopilot6536]

Outside of the computer I already had, my current setup costs roughly what 10 hours of real life flying lessons would cost. That would get me roughly 25% of the way to an actual license. I think it's worth it. That's a drop in the bucket compared to what some folks spend on building elaborate home cockpits.

[@MotoFlightGuy]

Not really. I do both and simming is definitely cheaper even with a setup like this

[@jomckarth4836]

on a german keyboard is no alt-key on the right side, the left one doesnt work.... how...?

[@fernandow.garcia2225]

Hi, congratulations for the video, I have a question. Can I use a non-touch screen monitor and use a mouse to select options on the G1000 panel?

[@ottopilot6536]

Yes you can

[@KPDXPat]

How were you able to get a comm panel for the G1000?

[@gasparm]

great video, I'm curious about the pop outs though and how much they are affecting your overall performance? I've recently purchased some realsimgear gns530/430s and the pop outs kill my framerate. It would be greatly appreciated if you could share your PC specs and your resolution setup in FS2020.

[@ottopilot6536]

It uses to be not too bad, but since World Update 3 (UK), there's a huge performance penalty for undocking windows. I lose about 15 fps bringing me down to about 30. I was running about 45fps prior to WU3. I have a Ryzen 2700X and a 2080. Resolution is 3440 x 1440.

[@gasparm]

@@ottopilot6536 I'll have to try that. I was at low 30s at 4k with everything on ultra and then a soon as I do the pop outs I get sub 15, which makes it unusable. I'm running a i9-10900k w/ a evga 3090 kingpin (so sad almost top of the line specs in intel world sucks).

[@johnpanik7511]

Great videos, thanks for your time and info. Are you a real world pilot?

[@ottopilot6536]

Nope. Not a pilot. That's why nothing I say should ever be interpreted as flight instruction. That said, I was going to start taking lessons last year, and the lockdown put that plan on hold. They've only recently lifted lockdowns here, so likely next summer I'll give it a shot.

[@captsonko.9345]

Thats great vedio capt thanks

[@fbhombal]

Great video - how did you attach the Xbox controller to the yoke?

[@ottopilot6536]

It's attached with adhesive velcro tape.

[@MI325A]

Nice setup and video. But something made me smile / laugh. That is....why are you using your mouse after giving great review of not doing so? (Bad habits are hard to break, right?) Also, can you link the items for the DIY knobster and the others you mentioned? Again, great video. Thank you for sharing.

[@ottopilot6536]

Likely I was using the mouse for something other than control of the plane though. Unfortunately still have to use that to control other software. As for the Knobster items, I use a dual encoder from Propwash Simulations and an Arduino Nano (ATMega 325 chip). They can be bought anywhere online and are dirt cheap. Small plastic project boxes come in various shapes and sizes and can be found on Amazon. I used some I already had kicking around from a project I did like 5-6 years back.

[@MI325A]

@@ottopilot6536 Thank you for your response and tips. Have a great day and fun simming.

[@MI325A]

Hi, Joe. Thank you again for replying to my previous comment (regarding use of mouse, etc.) awhile back. By the way, thank you for having such a great interview with Ivan, as that was thoroughly enjoyable. I know the aviation community is pretty strong and I'm learning the sim aspect is just as strong. Didn't realize that you, Ivan and Russ are all familiar with one another. Awesome. So, my question now is regarding the knobster earlier mentioned. You mentioned to me about the setup for DIY you did. Could I ask which of the plastic boxes (on Amazon) you would recommend for the knobster? Also, how difficult is it to get it made as I'm not too crafty on those kinds of things dealing with electronic-wise. I can highly detail plastic / diecast models with paint, etc., but electronics....not so much. Thank you and have a great day. -- Matthew

[@ottopilot6536]

@@MI325A The project boxes were small 3 x 2 x 1.5" I think. Just wide enough to fit in an Arduino Nano. Although if you're really not comfortable with electronics, buying a Knobster would likely be a better idea than building one. As far as electronics projects go, they're not terribly complicated. But they do require accurate soldering.

[@MI325A]

@@ottopilot6536 Hi, Joe. Thank you for your thoughts as I probably will just purchase one that is already made. Here's the problem or issue I just realized. Perhaps you can offer insight on it, as I'm reading conflicting articles. A little more background....Currently, I have 2 iPads (minis, which suit me fine in regards to size and availability of space). Both have AM installed and seem to be fully functional in sending / receiving data between each other and my computer. One for the Cessna 6 pack and associated gauges; the other for the radio stack and the smaller GPS (can't recall names exactly at the moment), etc. So, what I've read is that the Knobster will NOT work on iPad version of AM. I will need to pay a monthly (or 1 time purchase of like $245) subscription based software called Duet for that to enable compatibility. To avoid that option, can I purchase the computer version of AM and be able to pop out (as you described) the panels to the iPads for the Knobster to work correctly, or am I needing to disregard the iPad and go with straight touchscreen monitors? Yes, some may think it is "cheap"; but I look at it as being resourceful with money versus options so that I can do more with the money rather than pay more for.... redundancy. In short, what am I, or what is my best option, to do in order to utilize the Knobster - based off of what I currently have? Sorry for the confusion (if any) and rambling on. I'm just trying to give the best mental picture in hopes that I can help you ... help me. 😀 Thank you again. Take care and have a great day. -- Matthew

[@johnpanik7511]

Also…what web sites etc do you read to know when updates and just info about the sim world are available.

[@ottopilot6536]

I visit the official MSFS forum daily and I'm a fairly active participant there. There are others, but that's where I tend to go since I only use MSFS. The others have far too much MSFS vs X-Plane vs P3D vs FSX wars happening for my liking.

[@tomstrickland6002]

Did you have any problems calibrating your Wimaxit monitors? I'm in windows10 and can't get the Wimaxit monitor to calibrate. I keep getting "pen and touch feature not available"

[@ottopilot6536]

I haven't had issues. How do you have the monitor connected to your PC?

[@gordon3576]

I have the same problem. Touch used to work months ago. Haven't touched it until of late and touch not working. I have tried all steps to try to make it work to no avail. Frustrating to say the least. I have a Prechen monitor with knobster.

[@donaldlessner196]

I have the recommended setup of 2 Wimaxit touchscreen monitors for the Air Manager displays, but can only get one to work because I have only 1 HDMI connection available on the video card and 1 USB-C connection on the motherboard. Note that I have 2 available DPs. Therefore for the monitor that doesn't work yet, I bought an HDMI-to-Display Port adaptor. Providing that gives me video for the monitor, how do I get the touchscreen function to work when I only have one USB-C and it is already being used for the other Wimaxit? Is the HDMI Dual Monitor Adapter (model USBC-6950U) a better way of connecting, and if so, will it also enable the touchscreen ability? Thanks,

[@ottopilot6536]

You can use a USB C to A cable like you would a normal phone charger. That works just fine. That's what I use with both my Wimaxit monitors.

[@randychamberlain2338]

Thanks for the video. A question is how did you get the throttle to work properly. Mine is 100% or 0. How did you get it to adjust. I must use the keyboard to make the RPM's to slow. Any help

[@ottopilot6536]

I'm using my throttle quadrant. Make sure you program the lever to an axis rather than the increment / decrement command.

[@AlasdairMacG]

Just to say huge thanks to DBF for the suggestion (in the comments below) about the Plugable USB DisplayPort and HDMI Dual Monitor Adapter (modelUSBC-6950U). I already had one Wimaxit screen which I use with MSFS 2020 & Air Manager + Knobster, and wanted a second identical screen, but had run out of HDMI/DisplayPort sockets on my PC. So took the plunge and bought the second monitor as well as the aforementioned Hub/Adapter, and all is working wonderfully now. I don't have the technical knowhow or ability to go with G1000 screens x 2 via MobiFlight or whatever, so am waiting keenly for Air Manager to (hopefully) include their G1000 panels in due course. Now duly subscribed to DBF - love the way you present things. Regards, Alasdair

[@ottopilot6536]

You're welcome. Glad you could find my content useful. FYI, Mobiflight is stupid easy to use as in there's nothing technical you have to do at all. Installation is a bit quirky, but relatively easy. 1. Download the Mobiflight EXE from www.mobiflight.com . A word of warning - some antivirus detect a false positive on it. If so, you'll need to mark is as "safe". (they've been making this plugin for 20 years. If it was a virus, the community would know it!) 2. Move said EXE file to the folder where it will live permanently (like c:\Mobiflight). It your AV thinks it's a malicious file, you'll have to exclude said folder in your AV setup. 3. Run it. It will unpack itself and start up. 4. Go into the WASM module folder in c:\ Mobiflight. There will be another folder in there. Copy that to your Community folder like you would any other mod. And done. Mobiflight is installed and working. No configuring, messing around, etc required. At that point, you just need to import Mobiflight compatible instruments into Air Manager, set up your panels, and you're good to go. You can get said instruments at this below. Not my instruments, btw. I just use them and they work great. drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dHG3OkFKFEz8mssAX25soBflUJbMcL5I

[@AlasdairMacG]

@@ottopilot6536 OK - you've convinced me to give it a try - you make is sound easy! Many thanks again, Alasdair

[@ottopilot6536]

@@AlasdairMacG It's really not difficult. Unlike using other programs like FSUIPC, SPAD, Axis and Ohs, etc, there's nothing to configure. You CAN do fancy stuff in it, but don't have to. Hell, from what I understand, you don't even need the core app installed at all and can delete it once you copied the WASM module over. BTW - I don't know if your knobster is a real one or a DIY. If it's a DIY, Mobiflight will recognize the Arduino and ask you if you want to flash it. Obviously, select NO / Cancel to that pop up when it asks you. Once you start using the Garmins with touch screen and the Knobster, there's really no going back. It's a real game changer (pun intended).

[@AlasdairMacG]

@@ottopilot6536 More great info - thanks. My Knobster is "Official", so to speak (not DY) - so I guess (hope) I won't need to do anything special for it. I will def give this a go - sim flying is definitely addictive! Regards, A

[@ottopilot6536]

@@AlasdairMacG You should be fine then with a real knobster. Shouldn't recognize it at all since it's a custom piece of hardware that's only recognized by Air Manager. Mobiflight is made to work with hardware like Arduinos, so that's why it asks to flash when it detects one that isn't already flashed for Mobiflight. The real Knobster doesn't use an Arduino.

[@VeezyLife]

im trying to find a good touch screen that ive seen someone use in video.. can you post link to the one you use?

[@ottopilot6536]

The ones I'm using in this video are Wimaxit 15.6" touch. I've now replaced my 2 main screens with larger 22" Planar Helium. You can search for either of those on Amazon.

[@urbanturbine]

This is amazing.

[@ronloveflying]

Hi Otto Pilot. I'm trying to put the a320 overhead panel on a touch screen monitor and put it above my head like the real thing. I have 2 questions. 1) what size of monitor so I need to fit in it? 2) How do I do it, maybe you have a link to send me? I appreciate your help.

[@ottopilot6536]

I'd say for an airliner overhead, the largest touch screen you can readily get would be the best. A 24" would likely do it. Not sure what bigger models may be available or not. As for how to mount it, I'm really unsure.

[@ronloveflying]

@Otto Pilot Otto Pilot Thanks Otto Pilot. A 24" I think it would be good. For the mount I'll use a wall mount bracket. So I need Air Manager subscription to do it? Thanks in advance Otto Pilot.

[@ottopilot6536]

@@ronloveflying The demo version of AM only allows you to use the demo 6-pack instrument panel. So yes, you need a paid license in order to use any other instruments and panel layouts.

[@WhiteHawk77]

Yes, there’s a lot of things the sim shouldn’t do etc as you said, but, the reflections disappearing like that is because that’s how a few of the ways of doing reflections in games and sims are, like screen space reflections which is probably the most widely used way, they are fake, and if the thing they are reflecting goes off screen they disappear, so it’s the standard reflections technology that’s at fault here, not the sim. I know, that’s unusual. 😔 Anyway, nice video and setup, I’m only the touchscreen bit away from your setup really, though I finally managed to get a Bravo. If only there wasn’t a big drop in performance when popping out windows in this sim I’d be all over doing this. Though I don’t think it’s the issue as even popping other Windows like the checklist for example have a big hit even on my high end system, but it might be an idea for Asobo to give us the option of switching off the in cockpit displays like X-Plane does or at least independent control over the refresh rate of them

[@ottopilot6536]

Yeah, screen space reflections work for the most part. It's the best way of faking it atm. However, once they implement ray traced reflections, that will be a thing of the past for those of us with the hardware to support it. And indeed, that frame rate hit popping out windows is annoying. I go from mid 40s down to 30-ish, give or take a few frames. I don't see that being on their radar to fix though. They seem completely focused on stuff that they can roll out on Xbox atm. That critical mass period for sales on Xbox is only going to last a few months, and I don't see them focusing on any PC-specific features until that's died down a bit. I could be wrong though, and really hope I am.

[@WhiteHawk77]

@@ottopilot6536 yeah, probably, honestly I could do with a lot more focus on bugs and stability and testing of updates than anything else at all right now and for a while.

[@ottopilot6536]

@@WhiteHawk77 Agreed. The list of bugs added with each subsequent update is getting longer and longer, and little seems to be done about addressing them. Yet new stuff keeps getting added on top of an ever shakier foundation.

[@robert-cope]

Interesting. Just learned that Air Manager exists. Thanks! What make model are the two tablets?

[@ottopilot6536]

They're not tablets. They're regular 1080p touch monitors. Quite affordable too. Look for Wimaxit.

[@robert-cope]

@@ottopilot6536 Thanks. I found a 15.6" touch monitor on Aliexpress a lot cheaper that would suit my needs. Your video opened up a lot of possibilities, thanks.

[@ottopilot6536]

@@robert-copeGood stuff. Glad I could be of help. I really wanted to demonstrate that you could build a very versatile cockpit that will work with any plane without having to sell your first born to afford it. While simming is not a cheap hobby, this is a far cry from the multiple thousands of dollars people spend on fixed cockpits that are only suitable for 1 type or class of plane. Be sure to post back when you get it to let me know how it turned out for you.

[@robert-cope]

@@ottopilot6536 Yes, I'll post back when I get the touch monitor from Aliexpress. I'm buying bits and pieces each month. Last month I bought the Logitech Yolk system, inc. throttle. This month, I've just bought Air Manager Desktop, and also the android version for when I get a tablet (don't need a tablet yet, but since it's a lifetime license for the Android might as while buy now before it goes up). Next month, I'll buy the touch monitor from Aliexpress. Typically, it takes 7 to 14 days shipping from China, but during the pandemic, it's been a bit longer with fewer flights. Give it just over a month and I should have it.

[@robert-cope]

I made sure I stuck in the search term VESA when looking for a touch monitor, so I could later on get a desk mount for them.

[@speedbird3459]

which touch monitors do you use ? are those ipads ?

[@ottopilot6536]

At the time this was shot 3 years ago, I was using Wimaxit 15.6" monitors. I still have them, but now my main touchscreens are a pair of 23" Planar Helium. I not use one of the Wimaxit as a centre console, and the other on the side for Navigraph Charts.

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

I'm adding a "me too" to the other commenters requesting a video on your G1000 setup with Air Manager. Spent part of the day researching it, but it seemed like I have to pull a lot of miscellaneous bits together - and it wasn't even clear whether that would give me a proper G1000 or the rather inferior MS version.

[@ottopilot6536]

The new G1000 panel in AM is now MSFS2020 compatible, so there's no longer a need for messing with Mobiflight and such to get it to work. And it doesn't give you a new G1000. It controls the G1000 already in the sim. So if you use the stock one, it's rubbish. If you use the Working Title G1000 mod, it's better, but still basic. However, shortly after Sim Update 5 coming Jul 27, Working TItle will be releaseing their G1000 NXi beta that's eventually supposed to completely replace the stock G1000 in sim. Their goal is to replicate the real world NXi as closely as possible in the sim. THat's sometihng to look forward to.

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

@@ottopilot6536 I can't wait. I'm using Diamond's published POH for the G1000 and am getting confused by some things that don't work in the current WT one. I didn't even bother with the built-in

[@ottopilot6536]

@@michaelhoffmann2891 the current WT G1000 basically still runs the stock Asobo G1000 code in the background. It adds some graphical enhancements, and a few nice extra minor features that improve the overall experience. But it still really the stock unit with a fresh paint job and a few enhancements it's weakness is it still uses the default flight planning code which in all honesty is rubbish. If you look at the current WT G3000, you get a bit more of an idea of what to expect with the G1000 NXi. They've basically rebuilt the whole thing from the ground up, both visually and functionally to get it not quite as full featured as the real thing, but very close. You can even connect to your Navigraph account and show your charts t right on the MFD just like your show your Jeppesen charts on the real thing. Its Achilles heel is that it still uses the stock flight planning system. It's really bad, and it affects all planes with an FMS of some sort. The WT CJ4's FMS is currently their crowning glory. It was totally revamped to be as close to the real thing as possible. It also can display charts. And best of all, it runs on a completely custom flight planning system. And it's awesome. With Sim Update 5, that custom flight planning and management system will become the default for the sim, replacing that dumpster fire we currently have. That should fix a lot of the issues with the various glass cockpits in general. And it lays down the foundation for building awesome avionics in the future. The G3000 and CJ4 are the first example of that. The G1000 NXi will be the next. Then likely the G3X after. From there, it's up to 3rd party devs to build their own. All the pieces will be in place. I've been following the development closely. Outside of the performance enhancements this update will bring, the new flight management system is what I look forward to the most, even if it's really background code that's transparent to the user.

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

@@ottopilot6536 you're making me drool in anticipation! 🤤

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

@@ottopilot6536 Now that SU5 has been out - with lots of warts and all - and is being hotfixed into some sort of acceptability, I thought I'd follow up: have you now switched the the early access of the NXi? Successfully I mean? Have you found a way to shorten the setup times to get everything working just so? With my PC shared for other duties and not able to have a permanent sim setup, spending what feels like half the time just getting the sim ready to fly is a real drag. In addition, like others, still keen on seeing a whole end to end description of your setup and a howto for it all. The things I paid close attention to is how often (or not) you still have to use keyboard and mouse. Thrilled to see that you rarely do. I'm still trying to get some basics like setting my currently superfluous rocker switches on the yoke to cover ATC/comms! Flying the DA62 (yes, I know, but I'm happy flying it with a yoke instead of a stick), I finally have most of the other functions mapped to buttons, switches and levers. The missing piece is your dual touch-screen and the knobster. Would still love to see how you did it, to shamelessly copy it! :) One thing about the knobster: your setup used the Arduino nano, yet I saw another video that connected it directly to the PC. When and why would I use an Arduino? Does it have to do with controlling two touchscreens? Finally, what do you use the button panel on your left for?

[@carpenterfamily6198]

Why would a touch screen be better than a tablet, bigger screen size ?

[@ottopilot6536]

Indeed, Larger screen size and more real estate for instruments. I just recently got a pair of 22" touch screens and it's just amazing. I can have panel layouts in real life size for most planes.

[@petertalbot7215]

Hi. Awesome video mate. But on my overlay all buttons work except the CDI key.

[@ottopilot6536]

You're using an older version of the G1000 bezel in AM. I would strongly recommend 2 things: 1. If you haven't already, go into the in-sim marketplace and download the free G1000 NXi. Even though it's still beta, it's light years beyond the stock one in every way imaginable. 2. Download my G1000 NXi panel at the link below. Replace the stock G1000 bezels in your panels with that. It will work, plus it supports the new functionality in the NXi like VNAV. drive.google.com/file/d/18fzLAXFPIuEPfJoIAHH8eDwdDYodVlAh/view?usp=sharing

[@petertalbot7215]

@@ottopilot6536 thanks for your reply. Tried the nxi g1000 but for some reason some of the auto pilot functions for example basic flight following using nav or hdg mode. So I removed it.

[@ottopilot6536]

@@petertalbot7215 When was the last time you tried it? I installed 0.1.0 and 0.2.0 but got rid of them quickly as they were lacking in features and a bit buggy. But I've been using it since 0.3.0 and it's been working flawlessly since. My latest video linked below is me using 0.3.0 (I think it was) demonstrating the VNAV functionality. No issues whatsoever. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmeYfXuHbqd8bJI

[@petertalbot7215]

@@ottopilot6536 I shall give it another go this weekend when I have more time. Thanks

[@petertalbot7215]

@@ottopilot6536 I forgot to mention that I'm using the buttons on my Honeycomb Bravo throttle.

[@stephenalberts6873]

How did you manage to get PFD and MFD overlays to work independently from each other, if I press MFD buttons it activates functions on the PFD, which is super annoying, means I've got to pan to MFD on main screen to activate MFD menus....advice will be highly appreciated.

[@ottopilot6536]

In the bezel properties, you have to select whether you want to set it as PFD or MFD. It also gives you the option of hiding autopilot buttons, since not all planes have them on the G1000.

[@stephenalberts6873]

@@ottopilot6536 Thank, much appreciated 🙏

[@stevenorwood9549]

Hey DBF! Could you explain how you attached your Xbox controller to your honeycomb? Appreciate it.

[@ottopilot6536]

I attached it with industrial strength adhesive Velcro tape so it can be removed when I want to use it for other stuff.

[@haysammerebe3677]

Hi what if i dont have 2 monitors but i have a 23 inch touch computer with no HDMi or DP connection to my main computer how can i drag the pop out to my computer

[@ottopilot6536]

You can't drag popouts to a separate computer directly. You can, however, use SpaceDesk on your touch computer and use it as a wireless touch display for your main computer. Then you can drag popouts to it.

[@haysammerebe3677]

would you know how to fix this problem when i touch my tablet it response on the tv screen not on the tablet thanks

[@ottopilot6536]

@@haysammerebe3677 You need to run the setup in the Windows touch screen calibration. A quick Google search will give you a step by step on what you need to do. No need to run actual calibration routine though. You just need to run the setup so it can determine which of your multiple monitors are actually touch screens.

[@jacksaloman9513]

VR is where it's at

[@nicolasmonroy435]

Hi! Thank you for the video. I would like you to help me with something that I’m struggling. When I create a zone with fancyzones and I drag the G1000 into the zone, nothing happens. It works well when I drag any other window but not with the window of the G1000 and I don’t know why. Do you have any idea ?

[@ottopilot6536]

So you're shift+dragging it to the pre-defined FancyZone area and nothing happens?

[@nicolasmonroy435]

@@ottopilot6536 exactly I do that and nothing happens, but when I do it with other windows it works fine 😣

[@ottopilot6536]

@@nicolasmonroy435 Yeah, I don't know what to tell you. I'm as confused as you are. It's worked fine for me from the start. I'm not sure why it wouldn't work for you. :/

[@nicolasmonroy435]

@@ottopilot6536 :( I’ll keep trying to resolve this. But I appreciate your response. Thank you so much

[@ottopilot6536]

@@nicolasmonroy435 Sorry for not knowing what to suggest here. This isn't something I've seen before. It's always worked flawlessly for me.

[@lucll7250]

hI Billy, I bought a prechen tactile screen, a knobster and install all, but i cant run the knobster... where can i have the step by step info to take the good parameters ? if ou can help me, will be very appreciate. many thanks for help

[@ottopilot6536]

There could be a really long list of reasons as to why it's not working. While Air Manager + Knobster is incredible once you get it working, getting it there can be a challenge and requires a lot of steps. You didn't really give much detail other than "it doesn't work", which makes it very hard to help. - What plane / panel are you trying to set up? - are you using Air Manager 4 Beta? (Air Manager 3 doesn't work with MSFS 2020) - Do you have the Mobiflight plugin installed, and is it confirmed working? (only required for GNS / G1000 / G3000) - Is your knobster being recognized by Air Manager? - Did you activate the Knobster to be used in the Air Manager panel?

[@general99411]

@@ottopilot6536 can you do a full tutorial video of how to get all this to work on the air manager beta 4

[@ottopilot6536]

@@general99411 Maybe, but something like that is pretty time consuming. Not sure I'm willing to go through all that. All the information you need as well as files, downloads, etc can be found here. forums.flightsimulator.com/t/full-g1000-control-now-with-mobiflight/348509?u=crunchmeister71

[@general99411]

How did you get the knobster to work with the beta of air manager with msfs?

[@ottopilot6536]

I did the same you'd do with any other version. It just works.

[@gs2162]

Holy shit putting that xbox controller there is an incredible idea

[@ottopilot6536]

It's attached with adhesive Velcro tape so it's easily removable for when I need it for another game. Naturally, the soft side of the Velcro is on the controller, and hooks are on the yoke. It's been quite handy to have so accessible on the yoke like that.

[@general99411]

with the new update of msfs i can no longer have the event module folder in my community folder without geting crash to desktop each time I cant get past the loading after its done looking for an update. As soon as i remove the mobiflight event module from the community folder it works perfectly but cant control the sim with my touché screen and air manager

[@ottopilot6536]

I'm in the same situation, as is everyone else using external devices beyond just basic controllers. They broke standalone WASM modules with the world update. However, they're aware of it and as per the yesterday's dev update linked below, they'll be issuing a hotfix "Soon™". Now, how soon is Soon™ is anyone's guess. I would expect next week at some point, although I'm hoping for sooner. All I know is that once you've started flying with Air Manager, it's really hard to go back to flying without it. :/ forums.flightsimulator.com/t/blog-april-15th-2021-development-update/391714?u=crunchmeister71

[@general99411]

@@ottopilot6536 thank you sir 🙏

[@florianblonske]

Could you please check something for me? I would like to know if I can use a tablet for the a320 mcdu using air manager. I try to build my own cockpit to fly the flybywire A320 as immersive as my budget allows me…

[@ottopilot6536]

If you're using AIr Manager with either SpaceDesk (like I was), then yes, you absolutely can. I mean that in terms that the tech will support it without issue. The other part of this is that I don't think there's an Air Manager MCDU available for Air Manager as of yet. At least not one that I know of. So that would require you to build your own bezel for it. It can definitely be done. As far as I know, Mobiflight has a list of all the events that are compatible with the FBW A320, and last I checked the events list, I'm pretty sure I saw MCDU key commands in that list.

[@florianblonske]

@@ottopilot6536 I saw there are some „gauges“ from other aircraft for p3d or x11. Maybe I can use some of this to get the right one done?!

[@ottopilot6536]

@@florianblonske You can indeed modify existing stuff if you wish. THat makes the graphcs part of it much easier.

[@florianblonske]

@@ottopilot6536 Sounds great!

[@JailbreakStuff]

What type of touch monitor are you using?

[@ottopilot6536]

They're Wimaxit 1080p. You can find them on Amazon. They typically go for about $200 US, so not prohibitively expensive.

[@gabiitou]

Is there a tutorial for this air manager panel?

[@ottopilot6536]

Not sure what you mean by this.

[@zombiemau]

Works in Fenix A320?

[@ottopilot6536]

Someone has produced a set of instruments for the Fenix.

[@asklapios]

😊wonderfull video thx a lot

[@MatrixMaverick1980]

Refresh rate on your PFD seems terrible.

[@general99411]

And how do you get the g1000 on the beta of air manager with msfs ?

[@ottopilot6536]

You can get all the files and inf you need on this thread over on the MSFS forum forums.flightsimulator.com/t/full-g1000-control-now-with-mobiflight/348509?u=crunchmeister71

[@general99411]

@@ottopilot6536 I did all the steps but some buttons and functions are not working all the buttons around pfd and mfs dont work

[@ottopilot6536]

@@general99411 I'm guessing it's one of two things: 1. You didn't move the Moblight WASM module folder to your community folder 2. You moved the wrong folder into your community folder.

[@general99411]

@@ottopilot6536 i had moved the entire msfs file instead of just event folder

[@ottopilot6536]

@@general99411 that's what I figured. I made the same.mistake initially. I assume it works now.

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Perfeito 👏

[@rorywatson5176]

I prefer the vr headset feels far more immersive for me😊