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Title: New sim build..
Post by: jackpilot on May 15, 2011, 01:15:28 PM
Got a few rainy days...no lawn mowing..Sim-doing!
Going slower as little details take time..
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: Bob Reed on May 15, 2011, 01:47:44 PM
Only one word to say..... Nice.....
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: shaneb on May 15, 2011, 02:11:56 PM
Looks really good  . . nice to have a shop to work in as well.  I bet your hoping for a few more rainy days!
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: carlos hermida on May 15, 2011, 02:47:03 PM
Nice new sim jack and will be great to see your progress in this new project !
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: XOrionFE on May 15, 2011, 03:11:29 PM
awesome

looking real good Jack! 
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: DaveK on May 15, 2011, 03:41:23 PM
Geez jack what are you doing? dragging the chain?  ;D Mine would look as nice as that if I had the patience..... great job
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: Maurice on May 15, 2011, 05:16:06 PM
Do my eyes deceive me or did you really go for a brown finish??

Maurice
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: Nat Crea on May 15, 2011, 06:49:17 PM
Looks nice Jack!

...so much nicer than MDF we both had  :)

Nat
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: Maurice on May 15, 2011, 06:55:59 PM
Quote from: maurice on May 15, 2011, 05:16:06 PM
Do my eyes deceive me or did you really go for a brown finish??

Maurice

OK, it was my monitor. Looks like it should in a different PC/monitor  :)

Maurice
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: jskibo on May 16, 2011, 02:24:09 AM
Nice work Jack!  Getting close to maiden flight!
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: jackpilot on May 16, 2011, 09:01:27 AM
Still rainy
Doing the annunciators.
The PC board is very handy, and with the Sys Boards no need for resistors!
After a few, takes about 2mn to solder and fit.
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: jackpilot on May 16, 2011, 12:24:20 PM
The FDS CDU Box is extremely well designed so that you just have to slide in the newCDUs on the supplied Dzus rails,  install the center screen , Plug &Play.

As I still have the previous CDU plus a dummy FO CDU I had to modify that beautiful piece of engineering, (Nevertheless I took great care to be able to revert back to the original design when I buy the new CDUs)
Had to remove 3 of the 4 Dzus rails and one support and install new aluminum brackets to support the 12"LCD
Pictures show it better than I can say. ( Mau: My Camera does not render well the grey without flash).

Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: fsaviator on May 16, 2011, 01:56:03 PM
Looking really good, Jack.

Warren
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: XOrionFE on May 16, 2011, 01:57:39 PM
looks perfect Jack

Scott
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: jetpilot on May 16, 2011, 05:36:20 PM
Wow Jack,
If you do not show that you have a 12" monitor there, it would be imposible to notice the difference.
Great
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: dharrison on May 17, 2011, 04:53:10 AM
Looks great Jack!!!

Don
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: jackpilot on May 20, 2011, 01:59:23 PM
Dimmable background lighting...
....still having fun!
Title: Re: New sim build..
Post by: MLeavy737 on May 21, 2011, 08:45:14 AM
Looks great Jack!

Mike Leavy