FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby JBaymore » Sat May 26, 2007 6:03 pm



I could swear that I visited the site a while ago... and the price for Keysim was only something like $30.   :-?

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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby JBaymore » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:43 am

Ellie Systems proposed prices are now posted at the site:

http://www.elliesystems.com/Store/produ ... election=2

The whole 777 suite will cost you about $240.  Not exactly FREE FD.   ;)  But still way, WAY better than some other options, like Project Magenta.

The nice thing is that the various components apparently will be available separately... a smart move.  The ND alone for example is $59.  


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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby JSpahn » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:30 pm

Well if Free FD is any indication to the quality of his work then 240 is a good deal!
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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby JBaymore » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:11 am

Well if Free FD is any indication to the quality of his work then 240 is a good deal!


Yeah... there si no question about the QUALITY of Don's work.

FreeFD.........even unfinished is a NICE piece of software.

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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby JSpahn » Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:38 am

Looking at that product I would like to see some other stuff to make it more complete. The 777 package would be nice, but it is very much like freefd my guess is the only benefit you would get would be the updated nav data and a bug free EICAS. I would also like to see a set of airbus gauges, 737, 747, and maybe some general aviation style(although FSXpand does a pretty good job at this)

Im also a bit disappointed there is no cdu.

If there was a weather radar integrated in the nav display it would be a no brainer.

Another panel I would want would be a good gps, still haven't found anything other then the google maps plug-in from those wideview guys.
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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby JBaymore » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:14 pm

Well, very odd situation over on the Ellie Systems online store.

The proposed prices for the new 777 Suite gauges have now been RAISED from what I posted a few days ago.

The PFD and the ND are now "proposed" priced at $79, while the standby gauges are now at $59 and the EICAS is now at $89.

Sorry about the change....... I had nothing to do with it.
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Postby JBaymore » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:16 pm

If there was a weather radar integrated in the nav display it would be a no brainer.


Yeah.... that would be a REALLY nice situation.  Or have them integrate witl the existing SAWX gauge the way PM's ND already does.

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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby JSpahn » Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:25 am

Now the prices are pending again?
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Postby JBaymore » Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:38 am

Yeah,

I sent them a message about it with a little "fatherly advice".   ;)

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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby JBaymore » Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:17 pm

The Ellie Systems 777 glass cockpit software is now very close to release.
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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby JSpahn » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:07 pm

Awesome at some point I think this is gonna make its way into my pit. The ND and MFC might be my only investment with the EICAS coming from fsxpand.

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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby KNT060 » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:51 pm

Hiya Guys...
Just founf this post. Interesting stuff. Got Freefd years ago..then my h/d got fried..lost freefd...Now found it agian thanks to you  ;D

I've got a few GF-modules and I sort of thought of building a  Homebuild Cockpit..Thing is I'm no good at design work...so any one got a design that you can share? Will probably build out of MDF...

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Re: FreeFD ....BINGO!!! You want it? Go get it.

Postby JSpahn » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:23 pm

Hopefully some time soon Ill have some progress to report...see I got twins on the way and I need to put a good show on for the wifey.

John Baymore has a great series here in homebuilt cockpits up in the stick section. ;)
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