Ken Terry Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Some info on 737 cockpits http://www.simworld.pl/shop/index.php?cPath=18&osCsid=5c676c4703563e1e639e6b35545b6d29 http://www.revolution-simproducts.com/PROSIM.html Looking at the next picture you can judge the width of a 737 cockpit by measuring the MCP and extrapolating I get about 1.8 to 2 meters width. http://www.pacificsimulators.com/ http://www.hispapanels.com/tienda/index.php?id_category=6&controller=category&id_lang=1 http://www.flightdecksolutions.com/ And some comments on the size of a room to house your 737 pit http://www.cockpitbuilders.com/community/index.php?topic=3579.0 and finally http://www.jetpits.com/catalog737.htm Hope this is of some use. Regards Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 After working our arses off establishing our business for five years my treasurer(wifey) and I decided to give ourselves a treat. Guess what I where my treat headed? My thanks to Ken Terry - I duplicated quite a bit of his set up. More work to be done but I'm too busy flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonClout Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Graeme that is a fantastic setup, I'm not jealous at all!!! That's the sort of thing that I would love to have in my spare room,, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miloguy Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 thanks Ken, hope this helps others too ! very nice Greame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi stu Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Lucky bugger Graeme Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Here are nice setups and so i thought i would post mine The first on is my GAT setup. Im using the Saitek Cessna yoke with the multi + switch panel and the combat rudder pedals. Evrything is tied up on to the Wheelstand Pro its a very handy constructon made in poland. The second picture shows my helicopter setup. There is only the flight stick ATM. am waiting for the collective The stick is made by Komodo Sim. For fighterjets i still use the TM Thrustmaster Warthog stick. My display generator is a small LG 720p beamerlockated in front of the Warthog thrust lever quadrant. It gives a good picture but could be full HD and a bit brighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Graeme that is a fantastic setup, I'm not jealous at all!!! That's the sort of thing that I would love to have in my spare room,, Simon Simon - I would love to have a spare room! I'll have to wait a few years before I can kick one of the kids out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Graeme and Mickey, Great setups guys. Graeme, I would be mad having my setup where you do as I like my sound up loud to feel the rumbles! Mickey, glad to see you utilizing the Komodo gear, Rich has worked very hard on those and I know the quality is top notch. I have been gathering mental notes for years and I am now at the stage where I am going to build a box/room sim in the garage, similar to what Tuisong has set up. A 2 seat setup that is encased and I am also going to add aircon and soundproofing as well as wheels to make it moveable. I am just starting to accumulate wood for the shell build, but once I start making the frame I think I will start a little thread here just for fun as I know people love to follow along with builds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Terry Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Mikey, great setup, please show a photo of the cockpit from the pilots eye view of the setup and the view into the screen. Also can you give details of where you sourced the Cyclic and Collective for your future Helicopter rig? Regards Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Ken: www.komodosimulations.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emin Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I built myself a home cockpit. It's an easy one and very cheap. Hope you like it, I am using a small monitor for gauges which is 15.6 inch BenQ. I also have an iPad for moving map which I didn't insert into black panel but I might do that later, because I have space. I've built black panel from 7mm polistiren board. It's hiding all cables inside and portable actually. I am using 1080p BenQ projector for main screen. I've put screen to wall and projector is 2 m behind me at ceiling. My screen is about 60inch. Since I need to make it dark for using projector, it becomes difficult to read charts and manuals. So, I've put some led stripes to give me enough light for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Graeme and Mickey, Great setups guys. Graeme, I would be mad having my setup where you do as I like my sound up loud to feel the rumbles! Mickey, glad to see you utilizing the Komodo gear, Rich has worked very hard on those and I know the quality is top notch. I have been gathering mental notes for years and I am now at the stage where I am going to build a box/room sim in the garage, similar to what Tuisong has set up. A 2 seat setup that is encased and I am also going to add aircon and soundproofing as well as wheels to make it moveable. I am just starting to accumulate wood for the shell build, but once I start making the frame I think I will start a little thread here just for fun as I know people love to follow along with builds Hello Ryan, yes it brought a whole new feeling into FS helicopter handling. It is now way more precise. I ordered the AS350 collective now too. Im really looking forward to fly with the complete setup. Your plan sounds very intersting have you seen this thread over @ hovercontrol that will be my last step in simulator setup 180° 2 beamer visual. As i dont have a big gerage i gotta stick with my office Mikey, great setup, please show a photo of the cockpit from the pilots eye view of the setup and the view into the screen. Also can you give details of where you sourced the Cyclic and Collective for your future Helicopter rig? Regards Ken Hello Ken, of corse i can take some pics from the pilots view. You gotta wait a few days as im on duty right now. Maybe i try a gopro vid so you can see me "in action" ATM i use my Warthog throttle as a collective. Im waiting for the Komodo sim AS350 collective. When this arrives i plan to make a gopro vid too. Ryan stated the Richards website above and you can follow his progress on different helicopter flight controls on facebook. I wrote a review about the stick here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Ryan, on the rare occasion that I'm home alone the 5.1 is maxed. I have two speakers under my seat at the rear. Im considering putting the bass woofer under my seat to try and get the buttkicker effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturi Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Ryan, on the rare occasion that I'm home alone the 5.1 is maxed. I have two speakers under my seat at the rear. Im considering putting the bass woofer under my seat to try and get the buttkicker effect This works! Many don't worry a lot about sound however several hundred dollars invested is repaid a 100 times over in immersion. I built myself a home cockpit. It's an easy one and very cheap. Hope you like it, I am using a small monitor for gauges which is 15.6 inch BenQ. I also have an iPad for moving map which I didn't insert into black panel but I might do that later, because I have space. I've built black panel from 7mm polistiren board. It's hiding all cables inside and portable actually. I am using 1080p BenQ projector for main screen. I've put screen to wall and projector is 2 m behind me at ceiling. My screen is about 60inch. Since I need to make it dark for using projector, it becomes difficult to read charts and manuals. So, I've put some led stripes to give me enough light for reading. I use a blue light to see maps and for vatsim details, it works well and doesn't effect the projector light much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miloguy Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 you guys are amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MH434 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Good morning people, well in the pacific region at least. I'm a keen simmer and build my own set ups and I'm also vice chair of 909 Peregrine squadron air cadets based in West Kelowna, B.C. Canada. Our cadet year has just finished and it is my mission, for next cadet year beginning in September, to raise funds for a suitable trainer they can practice on. I'm also a chippie so if anyone knows of any plans for a Cessna cockpit, I'll have a look at that also. Kind regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinoyAir Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Good Day, Here is my humble offering of a home built cockpit. It is not quite finished yet as I still need to build a steel frame and build the main display. Regards, Saul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emin Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 This works! Many don't worry a lot about sound however several hundred dollars invested is repaid a 100 times over in immersion. I use a blue light to see maps and for vatsim details, it works well and doesn't effect the projector light muc Thanks for the tip pal, I'll try blue light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonstory44 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Pinoyair. Nice setup, what kind of yoke is that? Jealous of all these setups. Cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuisong Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Good Day, Here is my humble offering of a home built cockpit. It is not quite finished yet as I still need to build a steel frame and build the main display. Regards, Saul. That is a great setup Saul. I bet you can't wait to get your main screen up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinoyAir Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Pinoyair. Nice setup, what kind of yoke is that? The yoke comes the the bottom console from http://www.flypfc.com/ Its their Mooney with hall effects options on the C2 Pro Console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinoyAir Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 That is a great setup Saul. I bet you can't wait to get your main screen up. Yes you guessed it. I'm saving up for a good dislpay system now... and then I will weld a steel frame to house all. I'll post further photos when is completed. Regards, Saul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Ryan, on the rare occasion that I'm home alone the 5.1 is maxed. I have two speakers under my seat at the rear. Im considering putting the bass woofer under my seat to try and get the buttkicker effect Graeme, Have a look at the buttkicker website, for under $100 you can get a pretty awesome solution. I built a Bell 206 commercial sim and we put one under each seat and the FAA examiners that certified it almost jumped out of their chairs when the turbine start kicked in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deverette Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Did some modifications to my setup recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi stu Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Really nice set up...tell me about your FMC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deverette Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Thanks. FMC is by Flight Deck Solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi stu Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Does it work with all aircraft or just 737s.I am looking for an FMC which i can use with my quality wings 146 as well as 737s and any other airliner i wish to fly. Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian01 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I'm saving up for a 737 jet max cockpit. Wife has already given the tick of approval. Bingo bingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deverette Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Does it work with all aircraft or just 737s.I am looking for an FMC which i can use with my quality wings 146 as well as 737s and any other airliner i wish to fly. Stu While I haven't tried with other aircraft, I think it only works with the PMDG. The driver interfaces with the NGX via their SDK. My MCP on the otherhand (by CPFlight) will interface with other aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi stu Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Thanks for the heads up Atu Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayandj Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hi everyone, Just recently finished setting my home cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi stu Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Saitek must love you !!!! Looks great..that's a big TV by the looks of it..goes ok with IR tracker etc ?? Stu Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayandj Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hi Stu, I was contemplating between a multi monitor setup and a TV and decided to go with a Samsung 40" FHD as it was cheaper than 3 displays and used up less space. Also I figured with TrackIR (which is really amazing!) a single large display would be good enough. The TrackIR sits about 8 inches above the top of my head and admittedly I was worried it would not work and purchased the trackclip pro as well. But surprisingly it does work well even with the standard reflective detector. Cheers DDJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Terry Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Newbie, great setup. Two questions, 1 the Saitek Pro Flight Instrument Panel (PFIP) top left has a display I can't get on mine, what is it? Perhaps I need to download the latest driver. 2 Can you get a PFD display on one of your PFIPs? I usually set my PFIPs to PFD, Compass and HSI as I only have three and this give me the best dials. Regards Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayandj Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hi Ken, Thank you. The gauge on the top left is the Cessna airspeed indicator. Saitek has 3 new Cessna gauges which you can download from http://www.saitek.com/uk/blog/index.php/3-new-cessna-flight-instrument-panels-to-download/ , the downloader includes detailed instructions on how to install the new gauges. There is also another great blog site with amazing gauges but I have not had a chance to play around with them, take a look at ;http://fsxtimes.wordpress.com/tag/saitek-fip/ . Yes I do have the PFD by default but the resolution is poor. SImviation has a few options including one listed on this page; http://simviation.com/1/browse-FS+Gauges-124-3 . Have not had time to try any of them out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 !!Good stuff. Great setup DDJ:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayandj Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Thanks Graeme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickD Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 You guys have some pretty impressive setups there. I wish I had the skills and money. Meanwhile I will enjoy looking and your pictures and keep on dreaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boleyd Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 You guys have some pretty impressive setups there. I wish I had the skills and money. Meanwhile I will enjoy looking and your pictures and keep on dreaming. Ditto - Maybe I can get a "greeter" job at Walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mraytch Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Hi, I have just bought some Orbx scenery to enhance my experience. Here is my pit. Allan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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