Making a Cockpit.

[N556EP]

Hello, I was wondering How would i go about making a cockpit to Fly in for FS2k2/FS2k4? With gagues and evrything. Like a real Simulator. How would i tie that in with  the computer? The Gagues or the cockpit section arnt a promblem for me as long as the Cockpit im buliding is a beech Baron Bonanza king Air Etc. I have acess to all that stuff. How would i go about actually using it in FS? Thanks for your help.

[Scottler]

You're not alone in this desire.  There are several great sites out there that go into quite a bit of detail about the homebuilt flight deck.

One of the "cliches" of this is www.projectmagenta.com

I'm tempted, but I know how I am, and I would go without food in order to work on that thing, so I'm skipping it.

However, I've got a spare closet that I've been eyeing lately, and I'm thinking of making something a little less grand.  

Good luck and keep us posted!

[hiflyphil]

Wow that sites giving me goosbumps just thinking about it  :o
I'd never get past the wife though  :'(

Phil  ;D

[Scottler]

I was discussing this with one of my VA guys last night actually.  I joked about the idea of having my gf move all her stuff out of one of our walk-in closets...

Then I heard her voice from inside my brain:

"You like it in there so much?  Here's your pillow, Captain!"

I immediately shot that idea down.

[fisharno]

Homebuilt pits are a great project for the "right person".

There are a few drawbacks to attempting a project like that:

The Wife.

[Scottler]

Homebuilt pits are a great project for the "right person".

Right Person (noun):  Single, wealthy, unemployed, lonely.

Plus, you just about need a dedicated PC

You need an even more dedicated wife.

[fisharno]

LMFAO

LOL!!!!


(F=Fat)

[jaythree]

I know where there are several hulks of cessnas sitting in fields that could be had cheap or free. I'm toying with the picking one up, If iremove the wings, and landing gear ( the one I am eyeing has noting forward of the firewall) and cut the tail off I think I can wrestle it into the basement.  I think this would be a great start as I'm sure I could take a joystick apart and connect the pots to the flight controls.  Sounds like a good start huh?
Now that I have put this out there I guess there will be a rash of guys skulking around GA fields to see what is hidden out in the tall grass.

[N556EP]

work jaythree. thats the easy part, getting all the parts (for me anyway) the hard part  is learnig how to hook it up to fs and getting the lcd screens thats the hard part..

[JBaymore]

Do a web search on virtual cockpits..... you'll find a lot of stuff.

If you have time, money, and space...... there are great ideas out there.  Some are astounding projects.

There are a lot of pay hardware addons that add stuff like radio stacks and such already out there with interfaces and such.  All it takes is money.

WHICH ........ I unfortunately do not have  :P.

best,

.................john

[and49288]

Personally me thinks some people are taking this hobby a little bit too seriously, wonder if Bill Gates would loan me $10,000,000 to buy a Learjet, hehehe.

[N556EP]

and49288, i can get you a King Air C90 for about $950 no bull. but you need over 400 hours logged to get insured.

[Au-MaV]

Hi try these links for starters

the main page
http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/m-howto.htm
some of the cockpit related bits

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main ... n269lp.htm

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main ... cabina.htm

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main ... /index.htm

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/howto/throt.htm

Regards
MaV

[packercolinl]

I have visions of a plane in my backyard. The only problems are I'd REALLY want to fly it and I can't afford the crane to lift it in!
So.....back to the keyboard/mouse/stick combo.
BTW this is for all intents a dedicated PC.