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My New Cockpit

Postby BigTruck » Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:17 am

Ok, it's not a sim pit, but if you compare to what I was using, to what I just bought, this is sweet!

$170 at Ikea ($130 cheaper than my wifes little Coach Purse LMAO)

My old desk (aka my new workbench)
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The new desk, I am thrilled (you can see my co-pilot...slacking as usual)
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby BFMF » Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:35 am

Very nice.... ;)
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby pepper_airborne » Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:25 am

Sweet setup, looks very comfortable, as your copilot is demonstrating ;D ;D
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby BigTruck » Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:59 am

It is so much more comfy than my last desk, I can finally stretch my legs (it's very deep being a corner desk, I'm not smashed up against the wall lol)

And yeah, my copilots are rather useless...
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby glennlcasey » Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:39 am

yeah very nice mate. Mine is more spread out horizontally. My desk was a housewarming present from my grandfather.
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby Mictheslik » Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:44 am

I like the shopping list :P

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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby Sir_Crashalot » Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:51 am

Nice desk. I see you have everything at hand. Nice soundsystem, picture of you and your wife, garbage bin, 2 spindles of (empty?) cd's, a book about grilling(?) and a box of tissues for those lonely evenings....

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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby Steve M » Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:04 am

Nice, Ive really got to do something like that. My desk is so small I'm getting eye strain because the screen is to close.
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby JSpahn » Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:49 am

and a box of tissues for those lonely evenings....



Thanks I just spit my coffee all over my monitor ;D ;D
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby AMDDDA » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:41 am

and a box of tissues for those lonely evenings....



Thanks I just spit my coffee all over my monitor ;D ;D

I think my dad won't let me on SimV anymore  ;D ;D ;D. Naw.


Nice cockpit :P.

I'll get a picture of my co-pilot and how enthusiastic she is  ::).
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby beaky » Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:05 pm

Cool. Only problem I see is that your main speakers are too high. You could probably mount them sideways (with Dua-Lok or something)on the outside of the hutch and they would sound better.
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby BigTruck » Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:15 pm

Cool. Only problem I see is that your main speakers are too high. You could probably mount them sideways (with Dua-Lok or something)on the outside of the hutch and they would sound better.


It's actually a 5.1 surround, the two front speakers are next to the monitor, but you can't see them due to the angle.
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby pepper_airborne » Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:32 pm

And yeah, my copilots are rather useless...


Real pilots dont need copilots ;D ;D ;)
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby lunitic_8 » Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:18 pm

nice and is that a 12 inch sub?
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Re: My New Cockpit

Postby Brando14100 » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:36 pm

Nice. Looks like a very good setup. My very expensive desk that I chose several yearsr ago before I had the need for a large monitor and joysticks and pedals and stuff doesn't allow for anything like that. I still like it a lot though (not like I'm getting a computer now anyway). Anyway. Nice job on that. I'm affraid I'll have to come and take that sound system though.

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