Rolling into the crosswind

[Boeing Skunk Works]

At EGLL for a bit of practice and Wideview adjustments. Made a go-around at Heathrow and a couple of T&Gs at RAF Northolt before finishing up back at stand 121 at Heathrow.

I think the biggest problem I'm having with Wideview are the two 19" monitors on the left and left forward view. Neither are widescreen and I just don't seem to be able to dial these two in as well as the other three.

The other three are fine.

[ak49er]

That is a great shot. Nice, really.

[Boeing Skunk Works]

Thanks! When I saw that I had to pause it and jump out and get the camera.

My head starts playing tricks on me this close to the ground with this many monitors.

[Maurice]

If the visuals were totally seamless, it would be hard to tell this isn't a real 727 cockpit. Great job Mike .

Maurice

[Boeing Skunk Works]

Thanks Maurice. If I only had a few more feet of room in front of the sim projectors would be nice. But I'll settle for what I can do with the limited space I have.

I wasn't thinking that far ahead when I started this. In fact I had no plans to even build it this far.

Five years ago I said there's no way I could build a 727 with no support, plans, or parts, etc. So I did it anyway.

[Maurice]

I wasn't thinking that far ahead when I started this. In fact I had no plans to even build it this far.

I know exactly what you mean. When I started my throttle, it began with a few pieces of weed (I mean wood  and all I wanted was something different than the throttle on a CH Yoke. And this what it began to look like

Then insanity took over and after more than a year of ample cursing the day when I started this madness, the end product was this. Don't know exactly when the crucial switch to insanity took place but I think it was progressive. 

Maurice

[Trevor Hale]

Nice Job Mike.  Never ceases to amaze me how many pictures I see of your setup, I always notice something that I never saw before.  Nicely done.

Mau, Great throttle.  I have to admit, You guys that build your own throttles that look that good, really blow my mind.

Excellent work.

Trev

[Boeing Skunk Works]

I wasn't thinking that far ahead when I started this. In fact I had no plans to even build it this far.

I know exactly what you mean. When I started my throttle, it began with a few pieces of weed (I mean wood  and all I wanted was something different than the throttle on a CH Yoke. And this what it began to look like

Then insanity took over and after more than a year of ample cursing the day when I started this madness, the end product was this. Don't know exactly when the crucial switch to insanity took place but I think it was progressive. 

Maurice

Same here. I just wanted something more than a desktop. I didn't have plans for it to snowball into this. I mean, I didn't just sit down one day and say, "I think I'll build a 727 over the next five years."

I was three years into it when I realized what was happening!

"The line between insanity and genius is measured only by success"

Elliot Carver

[ETomlin]

Hey Mike

I know it'd be lots of work, but have you considered removing the bezels from the monitors and building a custom stand for those to sit in there all aligned with each other very tightly? I think that would give you excellent visuals considering your small space. It already looks good- it'd look awesome if you could do something akin to what Im thinking here. I know with your building skills you'd do a knock out job of it.

[Boeing Skunk Works]

That's worth a hard look to investigate that idea.

[Maurice]

That's worth a hard look to investigate that idea.

Too late for the 'hard look'. Since the idea has popped up, you are already committed whether you realize it or not 

Maurice

[Boeing Skunk Works]

Well maybe. I'll have to study it awhile.

I do know I'm replacing one of the 19" monitors next Friday with another one of the 22" monitors I just got, and the other one two weeks after that.

I really want to get the WidevieW working fluidly.