Well get this... I am working on my sim. Pilot and co-pilot yokes are installed. Thank you Xorin and Blueskydriver!! YOu both know why....
Great, cant wait to see your progress. should be a interesting build.
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As promised, pics of todays work so far. The CH yoke body will be behind the MIP so I will need to extend the shafts of the yokes. The TQ is not the one I will be using in the build, but it will allow me to start flying. Now all I need is a good flight model.
Just a few shots of the start:
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Is it going to be G1000 equipped or standard mix of glass and steam? Off to good start!
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Is it going to be G1000 equipped or standard mix of glass and steam? Off to good start!
Going to be Avidyne. Much simpler to use then the Garmin. Besides, I have the Avidyne software already.
Looks good so far...
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Ahh Bob the builder returns!!!! welcome back and keep up the progress
Phil
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Here is the TQ I got from Kennair. It is going to be very nice once I get it interfaced.
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Now I have told a number of you I have no room. Here are a few pics (don't mind the mess I am building lol) This will give you an idea how little room I have. This is the office, Sim room, Workshop..... ext ext ext......
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WOW you wern't kidding.. Not a lot of room thats for darn sure. Here is a question... Why do you have the goflight tq installed and not that other beauty. Man thats awesome..
Trev
Thats hardly a goflight module modded is it ? Doesn't look like it to me. When I can see the guts of it.
Quote from: Trevor Hale on September 13, 2011, 12:11:22 PM
WOW you wern't kidding.. Not a lot of room thats for darn sure. Here is a question... Why do you have the goflight tq installed and not that other beauty. Man thats awesome..
Trev
Thats because that TQ is not interfaced yet.......
Hexpope..If you look at the pictures AT THE BEGINNING OF THE THREAD you will see pictures of a goflight TQ installed in his MIP Stand.
Bob,
When I started building my 737 in my old house, I had much less room than you and I still managed to fit a platform for a dual seater and one projector for the visuals with a 60" image. At that time I thought this was heaven so lack of space is a pain but from the pictures you posted, it looks to me like you can end up with a very nice setup and I see that you are off to a very good start already.
Maurice
I can't wait to start hooking my interface card to it... that will be fun I think...
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@ trev, I think thats a ch product. Well it looks like it from this side
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Perhaps, but regardless I was asking because if it were me I would be using the monster B200 throttle instead. Looks great BOB
Quote from: maurice on September 13, 2011, 01:28:23 PM
Bob,
When I started building my 737 in my old house, I had much less room than you and I still managed to fit a platform for a dual seater and one projector for the visuals with a 60" image. At that time I thought this was heaven so lack of space is a pain but from the pictures you posted, it looks to me like you can end up with a very nice setup and I see that you are off to a very good start already.
Maurice
If all I had to do down here was the sim, I would have lots of room. But it is also where I work, so it is the shop, office and simroom..... Just have to keep things out of the way...lol :P
Hey Bob,
Looking forward to seeing those KA parts start coming together! Like that throttle! :idiot:
Quote from: hexpope on September 13, 2011, 12:54:54 PM
Thats hardly a goflight module modded is it ? Doesn't look like it to me. When I can see the guts of it.
Well the first pic is a shot of the guts. I will try to get a better pic of them but there is not a lot I can do except get a little closer. Kennair built this baby from scratch. All it cost me was the shipping to get it here from his home down under. May have to make a few changes to it bit it does look good!
Can't wait to see this thing take shape Bob
Scott
THink I just made a huge step in the sim. Looks like I can strip what I don;t want out of the Airoworx B200 flight package. This was a huge stumbling block.
Started on the backers for my Ruscool B200 panels tonight. Should have some pics tomorrow.
Bob, glad to see my baby finding a new home and new lease of life. It was in pretty poor shape in my garage. You're not kidding about the room limitations! All looks very busy but also lots of fun. Can't wait to see it all come together and I'm envious of the GA build, so tempted to go back to the PC12!!!!
Ken.
Bob, how are you doing the backlighting to the panels. I originally tried arrays behind the panels but was getting too much light bleed in places. My new ones have light dams between the various colours which helps.
Well it will be experimentation for sure, but I will work with leds from behind the panels not the first time I have worked with backlighting. If there is bleed I will deal with it.
12v LED stripes do wonders.
http://www.cockpitbuilders.com/community/index.php?topic=1453.msg11066#msg11066 (http://www.cockpitbuilders.com/community/index.php?topic=1453.msg11066#msg11066)
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It's not the lighting but the colour bleed. Some of the ATR overhead has White labels next to other colours. That's where the problem has been for me.
All I am going to do is backlight so only one color to deal with. I want a functional, fare looking aircraft. I am not building a model. If I want a model I will go buy one. One has to remember unless you have very deep pockets and never want there sim flyable, there has to be some compromise or you will spend the rest of your days wanting and trying to build the perfect sim.
This is message is for me so I don't forget this!!! I keep having to tell my self the FAA will not be looking at my sim. :P ;D
The other thing to remember is that most B200s do not have back lit panels anyway.
Oops! :face palm:
I fixed my light bleed prob today. Routed out channels and glued black plastic in them. Yay for my new Dremel Trio. Will have to post some pics of before and after if I can master this damn camera. Colours come out all wrong for some reason.
Oh and Bob, I'm just OCD at times. ;)
Well more progress tonight. We have one of the Pilot side panels mounted to it's backer and switches installed and wired. (pic before I go to bed) These are the Ruscool panels. Very happy with them. Should be programing tomorrow. This thing may be flyable by the end of the weekend. :P
Ok here are the pics I promised. I was using the on camera flash, I will get better pics of the front of the panels tomorrow with my good flash so I can get rid of the glare.
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Looks like you are having some fun! Like the looks of that panel! :idiot:
Going to have to use pc to view pics I think. Tapatalk isn't showing them.
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Going to have to use pc to view pics I think. Tapatalk isn't showing them.
They did not size properly, that may be why.
Nice work though bob.
Love those panels Bob. I can hear the whine of those PT6A's now, winding up as you flick the start switches.
Ken.
Well more done on the sim. Not a lot but more progress. Things may slow down a bit over the next few weeks as I need some help from a friend that is busy until next month some time. :'(