u/project-x-sim

Image 1 — A gift to the r/Xplane community.
Image 2 — A gift to the r/Xplane community.
Image 3 — A gift to the r/Xplane community.
Image 4 — A gift to the r/Xplane community.
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A gift to the r/Xplane community.

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Due to this community, I was able to transform a whole train of ideas and concepts into a tangible small business.

The throttle quadrant, flaps modules, and everything else that I've made was taken straight from my experiences and observations within the community, be it for inspiration, problem-solving, or simply how other people go about setting up their simulators.

As a sincere thank you to everyone, I felt it appropriate to do something in return.

I've created a promo code that will effectively drop these to my costs on the first 15 modules overall — throttle quadrants, GA flaps module, and momentary flaps module.

Not much to write home about, but a little way to pay back those that have made all of this possible.

This is a great opportunity to upgrade your current system if you've been considering it before.

If you are one of those people that helped directly with the ideas and the setup of this i sincerely thank you.

u/project-x-sim — 1 day ago
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My turn to say thank you back.

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Due to this community, I was able to transform a whole train of ideas and concepts into a tangible small business.

The throttle quadrant, flaps modules, and everything else that I've made was taken straight from my experiences and observations within the community, be it for inspiration, problem-solving, or simply how other people go about setting up their simulators.

As a sincere thank you to everyone, I felt it appropriate to do something in return.

I've created a promo code that will effectively drop these to my costs on the first 15 modules overall — throttle quadrants, GA flaps module, and momentary flaps module.

Not much to write home about, but a little way to pay back those that have made all of this possible.

This is a great opportunity to upgrade your current system if you've been considering it before.

If you are one of those people that helped directly with the ideas and the setup of this i sincerely thank you.

u/project-x-sim — 1 day ago

Modular sim switch board

Started working on a new switch panel — 5 tactile buttons, 4 toggle switches, plus a momentary up/down switch on the far right (works great for things like flaps or any incremental control).

Designed to be fully plug-and-play for PC sims.

Goal is primarily flexibility, so it can be used across:

-flight sim (lights, gear, flaps, aux controls)

-racing sim (ignition, pit limiter, etc.)

-pretty much any sim setup

My son actually grabbed it and started using it on his racing setup, so it’s already getting some real use outside flight sim as well.:p( more like a hijack but anyway :p)

Thinking about doing a version with guarded (arming-style) switches next.

Also experimenting with different button colors (white / blue / red).

Any ideas on improvements are greatly appreciated. I also wonder what other uses people can see for this or what features people would love to see added?

Thank you fellow simmers

u/project-x-sim — 2 days ago
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Anyone else enjoy making these?

Ecosystem coming together quite nicely. I must admit there are times where I enjoy making these more than swimming with them.

I published more on my site here and here if anyone wants to have a closer look.

Calm skies fellow simmers.

u/project-x-sim — 2 days ago

Is Reddit actually a viable channel for selling niche products, or just for exposure?

I run a small (very new) Etsy store focused on a pretty niche product — custom flight simulator panels for home cockpit setups.

Over the past few days I’ve been experimenting with Reddit as a traffic source, mainly posting in relevant communities (home cockpit builders, flight sim, etc.). Some posts get decent traction (upvotes, a few comments), but actual conversions are… unclear.

I’m trying to figure out if Reddit is:

  • a real sales channel for niche products like this
  • or more of a “top of funnel” awareness tool

From what I’m seeing, anything that feels even slightly promotional gets downvoted fast, so the only thing that seems to work is posting as a builder and letting people ask questions organically - which of course is great but it does take A LOT of time and its an un-viable long term solution.

So I guess my questions are:

  • Has anyone here actually managed to convert Reddit traffic into consistent sales?
  • Is it worth investing time into Reddit long-term for something like this?
  • Or should it mainly be used as a supporting channel while focusing on search/ads?

Would really appreciate hearing from people who’ve actually tried this — especially with niche / higher-ticket products.

reddit.com
u/project-x-sim — 3 days ago