Awesome, thanks for posting that. Looking at your display code especially should prove very helpful when it comes time to start making mine do what i want it to. Just doing simple things like...

FYI, this is the 5-way button I'm using:
http://www.adafruit.com/products/504?gclid=CMPlmp--mbsCFeFlOgodlUMAcQ

Sparkfun also has a number of joysticks that use pots for X & Y movement. This is a...

Your progress looks great! Just a couple comments:
Your issues with using all your Ram for the libraries is one that it seems a lot of people run into. Generally it seems that people trim the fat...

Yeah, when the time comes, I suspect that I'll give the arduinodev guy a try. For now I'm going to stick with getting meaningful data from a temp sensor, oil pressure sender, fuel level sender, etc,...

I found that arduinodev.com site, and I like that setup. I'm not sure yet if I prefer that setup or this one from sparkfun: https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/294

The sparkfun version seems to...

This is great stuff! Prior to reading this thread, I'd never even heard of the Arduino stuff. Now I've got an Uno, a couple LCDs, and a "starter" pack on the way. To get re-acquainted with coding...

I remember reading about electric actuators years ago, but they never seemed to materialize. I suspect it was because they couldn't make an electric servo that would operate fast enough. This air...