Thanks Lewis! That means a lot!
Hmm, since I now have the T-6 and C-172 do I need 2 more simpits? The crew chief may frown about the other two appearing in the family room so I think I'll stick to the Mustang pit and change the gauges in the MIP to the proper plane.
Take care and keep the great plans coming off the assembly line.
Ed
It's hard to believe that this pit was built in such a small area but it certainly taught me to be organized. Today was "moving day". With the aluminum on the side I can't take it completely apart in the shop so I raised the garage doors and moved it to the main part of the garage to be disassembled. I guess my car sits out tonight.
Is this after disassembly or my first crash???
P-51D cockpit build
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Re: P-51D cockpit build
Simply stunning Ed!
Re: P-51D cockpit build
Hello everyone
I wanted to give a quick update on my project, which is NOT complete, and may never be.
The simpit is now in my office but not completely assembled. I underestimated the amount of time to get the parts together and the switches programmed and working. The key word here is working.
The first delay was a MAJOR hardware problem. The main sim components went together fine but after installing the Saitek panel I decided to check the unit before closing up the cowl panels and installing the large screen and a good thing I did! The rockers worked fine but Saitek ignition only worked sometimes and the landing gear did not work at all! After several days of trouble shooting I found the problem; a loose nut on the project! Me! I had somehow reversed a few wires on the Saitek panel from my original connections! Oh well, it gave me something to do.
I’ve now got all 8 USB boards, the stick, rudder, Saitek panel, 5 screens etc. connected to powered hubs and working. With a total of 6 screens connected to my PC I spend half of my time looking for the cursor! I will have to use a combination of the A2A Configurator, FSUIPC, SPADnext and LINDA to program all of the functions.
Today I set up the gauges using Air Manager by Sim Innovations. They have incorporated the LVars needed to pull the information from the A2A gauges and it works great.
These pics are right after I sized and placed the gauges. The screens appear washed out in the pics, but that is the camera, however I will probably darken the screen when I get to tweaking the details.
Take care
Ed
I wanted to give a quick update on my project, which is NOT complete, and may never be.
The simpit is now in my office but not completely assembled. I underestimated the amount of time to get the parts together and the switches programmed and working. The key word here is working.
The first delay was a MAJOR hardware problem. The main sim components went together fine but after installing the Saitek panel I decided to check the unit before closing up the cowl panels and installing the large screen and a good thing I did! The rockers worked fine but Saitek ignition only worked sometimes and the landing gear did not work at all! After several days of trouble shooting I found the problem; a loose nut on the project! Me! I had somehow reversed a few wires on the Saitek panel from my original connections! Oh well, it gave me something to do.
I’ve now got all 8 USB boards, the stick, rudder, Saitek panel, 5 screens etc. connected to powered hubs and working. With a total of 6 screens connected to my PC I spend half of my time looking for the cursor! I will have to use a combination of the A2A Configurator, FSUIPC, SPADnext and LINDA to program all of the functions.
Today I set up the gauges using Air Manager by Sim Innovations. They have incorporated the LVars needed to pull the information from the A2A gauges and it works great.
These pics are right after I sized and placed the gauges. The screens appear washed out in the pics, but that is the camera, however I will probably darken the screen when I get to tweaking the details.
Take care
Ed
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Re: P-51D cockpit build
Wow. If there was an award for winning the internet, you win. You may as well have the awards for simpit engineering and sheer time spent. You are simply awesome. This would take me an entire lifetime to get done. Let's hope we see her in action soon.
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Re: P-51D cockpit build
Looking good, to see your pictures I would think that it is and actual P-51 pit. Looking forward to seeing it in action
Keep smiling
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Re: P-51D cockpit build
WOW!!! That looks incredible! It really looks like you posted a few pics of the real thing. Awesome job! As the others above have said, I can't wait to see some shots of her in action.
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Looks amazing, hope to see some video in the future.
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Stunning Mate amazing work
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Thanks Slingers!
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Re: P-51D cockpit build
What can one say that hasn't been said already. Your P-51D Sim Cockpit is definitely a work of art and simply amazing! Your passion and love for this stuff has no bounds. Definitely a 11 out of a 10!
Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down!
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Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down!
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