Hi all from Germany and Italy

[weyes]

Hi everybody,
I finally had time to join this (great) forum that I am following since awhile.

I am Alessandro, italian, living in Germany since a couple of year.

I am building my special version of a 767 cockpit based on opencockpits (http://www.opencockpits.org) hardware and some CPFlight (http://www.cpflight.com) module. The version is special because I do not have enought space to reproduce a real cockpit so I aim to have all the controls available to flight without keyboard and mouse.

If you want to know more about my cockpit, feel free to browse my blog!

[Michael Carter]

Welcome to the site. You can post photos here too in the gallery if you wish.

[Matt Olieman]

Hi Alessandro, welcome to join our madness. I think most of us our space hungry :) :) :) so join the club.....

Would love to see your pics of your project posted here :) and look forward toward your interaction.

Again, Welcome!!!!

Matt Olieman

[weyes]

Ok, I will summurize what is my creation but believe me, it is really nothing compared to what I saw in this forum :roll:
I fly the 767LD, FSX version, virtual cockpit. CPFlight modules are connected to the desktop running XP. Opencockpits hardware, lekseecon and IVAP runs on a lapotop.

I have an apartment in Italy where in principle I could have an entire room for my passion but I had to move to Germany because of work and here I do not have a room but only some space into a closet:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/alessandro.caproni/R9aQm8GwizI/AAAAAAAAAC4/zKJo-xzJkAY/s128/img_2824.jpg

My wife (as almost all the other women I know) hates cables! :(
So I have to put everything into that closet.

I bought some CPFlight products: MCP, EFIS, COM, VOR, ADF, XPNDR. The following picture shows the setup at this point:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/alessandro.caproni/R9aRSMGwi7I/AAAAAAAAAD8/6FnEKy-ey90/s128/img_2853.jpg

I know it is crazy and you will be quite disappointed by this idea. :eek:

At this point I decided to start building more modules for the 767 by myself but they can't reproduce the originals because of the lack of space so I have to design my panels from scratch. My objective is to fly without mouse and keyboard not to reproduce a real cockpit.

After a little survey on the net I decided to build against opencockpits hardware using the lekseecon library produced by Nico Kaan...

I designed the panel:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/alessandro.caproni/R94pdcGwjOI/AAAAAAAAAIc/YL1CDgn5lhM/s128/Butoncini.png

Build it:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/alessandro.caproni/SNQBpCqiFJI/AAAAAAAAALs/RhW5puT6R3w/s128/IMG_3160.JPG

And installed over the monitor in the right side:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/alessandro.caproni/SNfrhPouDFI/AAAAAAAAAMM/lnV3LrOLA5o/s128/IMG_3164.JPG

I built everything of the light panel and the final result was suprising giving that my knowledge of electronic is really very very basic.

In the short term, I wish to create a panel, to put below the two flat screens, grouping all the CPFlight modules. I describe all my works in the blog that acts as diary for me. So if want more detail, browse the blog ;)

[Matt Olieman]

Thanks for the pics Alessandro. It's amazing what we'll do for getting into some flight-sim experience. Nice work and keep up the good work :) :)

Thanks for sharing your sim with us.

Matt Olieman

[Kris Stow]

Welcome to the site. This is the place to get all the info you need for your project thats for sure!!

Looking great keep up the good work and cant wait to see some more nice photos.

[vcimmino]

Hi Alessandro and welcome.

I already know him from an italian forum and he's a good and talented guy.

[weyes]

Hi Alessandro and welcome.

I already know him from an italian forum and he's a good and talented guy.

Are you here?!? :o

Thank you for your kind words :D