ok. decided to make a start on my homebrew cockpit project. I would like to have something that resembles a 777 cockpit as thats what I fly 99.9% of the time.
I have 2 computers. one is the current one which runs fs2004, but i cant have it be integrated into the system. what I figured is I just use the tower alone for the cockpit, basically have the required connections to the cockpit stick out the back and I just move the tower from here in the dining room to where I have the cockpit and connect all the wires. the other computer I have no idea whther it works or not. i still need to put the power supply back together. it runs @ 333mhz, has 160MB ram total, and will either un windows 98 or 2000 on a 3GB drive. i do have a nic available for it, but hoping I can direct connect betwen usb if possible since I have 4 open usb ports available on this computer. I have 2 monitors to go with that computer but only one video card and I have the usual keyboard and mouse. that is pretty much what I have available along with the occasional peices of electronics lying around. for example my mom has an old CB radio that no longer works which has the LCD, switches, and knobs intact which are free at my disposal.
I have no idea where im gonna start but i feel that basic constrction of the non-electric hardware is going to be a good start.
EDIT: btw, I did some searching on ebay and came up with these bargains for joysticks: http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/sear ... sicSearch= . are the logitech's listed there good bargains for their current bids or are those cheapie joysticks?