I have been using a device called a ButtKicker in my simpit for the last few years and in late September the main amp for these devices gave up. Having the seats rumble adds quite alot to the experience. It was capable of running two units at a time and I pushed it to three. I have been waiting for a new amp since mid October and am looking forward to having my seats come to life once again. They are a great addition to any simpit and work well well with a good sound system.

Got my new amp and it is all good again. It was real good last night flying the bell jet ranger. As you load up the rotor blades you actually feel it in the seats. Like I said a great addition to any simpit

Every bit of stuff like this that you can add to the pit makes a huge difference in immersion.  On my list for the near future is to incorporate a stick shaker on the yoke.  Simple to build and interface.

I have been using Aura Bass Shakers in the pilot's seat.  They are great. 

best,

............john

Im sure your better half couldnt wait for it either... :D ;)

Interesting Post...gives me some more ideas... :)

Flying Trucker wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2012 at 7:24pm:

Interesting Post...gives me some more ideas... :)

Just take it easy on the prune juice before you fly with one of those under the seat, Doug...  ;)  ;D

They are very effective... not sure if it was the same mfr., but some years ago I helped install the sound system at the new Hayden Planetarium Sky Theater... in addition to massive subwoofers around the dome for the subharmonic frequencies and ordinary "bass" tones, there is a small shaker under each seat. They are usually 12V DC-powered, being intended for installation in cars. They work more like industrial vibrators than speakers- not for pushing air, but for making structures vibrate directly. If you bolt one to the frame of the seat, it effectively turns the seat into a transducer for extremely low frequencies. The ones we used could produce a clean sine wave at high volume at only 5Hz!

;D ;D ;D

Thanks Sean... :)

Odd how I missed three or four good Links in this section as I have been in the internet looking for ideas and there are some great products and ideas right here... ;)

Hey Doug

Since that post I was in a simulator in Toronto and it was a real eye opener to fly with out the seat shakers. I have come to rely on them for certain ques. For example as soon as you start to dirty up the aircraft for landing there are small changes in the frequency of the seat. The best part is when the wheels hit the tarmac you know it. I highly recommend this addition to any flight sim set up. For about $200 it is a very noticeable hardware add on.

Thanks westside... :)

Were you on course at DeHavilland by chance and did you stay at the Yorkdale Holiday Inn?

That info will come in handy when I go to purchase something, hope you do not mind if I contact you by PM when I am ready to purchase something just to see what you think.  :)

Hey Doug

No problem, anything I can do to help. When I was in Toronto I was at Horizon Aviation north of YYZ. They have a static 737 simulator that I spent 3 hours in last October. With static simulation(non-motion) sound and vibration can make a huge differance. I did two landings and I wasn't sure how well I did because these types of Simulators are MS2004 based and the crash setting are set to easy.

Mark

Excellent...the flight simulators now just boggle the imagination... ;)

Flying Trucker wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2012 at 11:05am:

;D ;D ;D Thanks Sean... :) Odd how I missed three or four good Links in this section as I have been in the internet looking for ideas and there are some great products and ideas right here... ;)

There is a wealth of infomation hiding in this forum section.

best,

..................john

westside wrote on Mar 26^th, 2012 at 4:49pm:

Hey Doug Since that post I was in a simulator in Toronto and it was a real eye opener to fly with out the seat shakers. I have come to rely on them for certain ques. For example as soon as you start to dirty up the aircraft for landing there are small changes in the frequency of the seat. The best part is when the wheels hit the tarmac you know it. I highly recommend this addition to any flight sim set up. For about $200 it is a very noticeable hardware add on.

Absolutely.  With the Aerosoft payware add on that puts center line light unit bumps into the sim...... you really notice the impact of the shakers... and if you modlify the sound files with sub-sonics for the flaps noises.... you really feel the effects.

best,

...................john