Hi everyone! My name is Cesar Bermudez, and I am thrilled to finally join this amazing community. After speaking with Ronjon and Jason, I’m excited to introduce myself and share my journey with you all. I have been building flight simulators since 2010 (with roots in simulation going back to 2007). Over the years, I’ve worked on several projects, including the B200, B737, and a Tucano T-27. My current focus is a Learjet 45 home cockpit project that I’m developing here in Venezuela. A bit about my background: Aviation & Network Experience: I am a C3 (Senior Controller) on VATSIM. I take procedures and realism very seriously, and I’ve spent years navigating the virtual skies and controlling traffic. Technical Setup: I’m currently working with X-Plane and FSX, while eagerly awaiting the JustFlight release for MSFS 2024. I use Arduinos and MobiFlight for hardware interfacing, as I enjoy the challenge of making physical controls respond accurately to the sim. Manufacturing: I also run a 3D printing business. This has been a game-changer for my cockpit, allowing me to manufacture custom bezels, knobs, and structural parts to achieve the look and feel I’m aiming for. I have deep respect for the years of knowledge gathered here at Hangar45. I’m looking forward to learning from your experiences and contributing my own expertise in hardware interfacing and 3D manufacturing to the group. I'll be sharing some photos of my progress soon. Thanks for having me! Best regards, Cesar Bermudez Hi Cesar, Let me be the first to formally welcome you to the Hangar! As we have always said, if your looking to build a Lear45 full scale cockpit, you have come to the right place. It sounds like you have a vast range of experience with flight simulation and you will fit right in here with us. Where else can you go if you want to focus 100% on one single airframe? We also support the Learjet40, but to this date, I don't know of anyone that is building one. If you are going to build a Learjet 40 series, you might as well build the Lear45 which includes a few extra features. In any case, we are really looking forward to seeing your project unfold. It's really exciting to see how other guys go about solving problems as we all strive for the same end goal. Speaking of watching your project unfold, I hope to see you start a build thread documenting your progress. It's a great way to measure your efforts and keep track of what you have done and how long things actually take to get things done. How time flies when you are having fun! Again, welcome to the hangar and please don't hesitate to ask questions. If you are not sure where to find something, just email me and I will point you to the right place. Hello Cesar and welcome to Hangar 45. Ron tells me that you have some real avionics parts you wish to use in your cockpit. I am using many real Learjet and Honeywell parts in my cockpit. Real parts add a degree of authenticity that is difficult to achieve with replica parts but they do require modification to use them in a simulator. It is usually easier to begin with a real part and modify it than to design and fabricate a replica part so I have used real parts where practical. Welcome aboard. Let us know what you need. Someone here on Hangar45 can usually provide help and assistance. DonnyRay Hello DonnyRay! Thanks for the welcome. Yes, I currently have several real Learjet 45 instruments. Everything is coming along well, and I’ve already managed to get all the other buttons, lights, and standard encoders working with my Arduino. However, I’ve hit a wall with the RMU encoders. Since they are optical encoders, I haven't been able to get the Arduino to recognize them properly. Does anyone have insight into how these specific RMU encoders operate or how to interface them? Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated! Hi Cesar, I can't answer this question for you but DonnyRay can. He is currently "out of pocket" but will be back soon to help answer this question for you. As I mentioned earlier, he is the only other guy that I know of in this group that is using and or trying to use as much real hardware as he can with his build including the real RMUs. So hopefully he will be able to shed some light on this subject for you shortly!Hello from Venezuela!
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