My generic cockpit/mini 767

[twisted8]

Hello everybody, been using the site for a while and I finally feel like my cockpit is ready to be shown.
It's rather generic looking but it's based on the B767 with the new flat panels.
I'm using the Level-D 767 + niko's amazing lekseecon + opencockpit cards

The MIP is just foam board for now until I have the time to make something better!


http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/690/IMG_08261.JPG

http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/690/medium/IMG_0833.JPG

http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/690/medium/IMG_0796.JPG

This is my mini "overhead" just the basics to get me rolling from cold and dark
http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3551

Landing gear with mechanical flaps gauge I made
http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3545

Mechanical wet compass I made out of a real wet compass
http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3550

My version of the 767 flat panel
http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3549

VRaircraft TQ
http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3546


Eyefinity View
http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3548
The FMC is opencockipt and MCP is vrinsight

have lot of plans to keep building it. Comment and suggestions are welcomed!

[Matt Olieman]

Well..... you've been keeping secrets from us :) :) :) WOW!!! Looks fantastic, nice work and thanks for sharing the pics with us :)

[my737sim]

Great job on your cockpit! Looks great, keep up the good work!

Matt

[twisted8]

Thank you guys! this website has been very helpful and inspirational and I'm very happy with the results so far!

[brynjames]

Looks really good!

What is the material for the overhead? Is it sprayed or printed?

You mentioned it was based on the 767 with flat panels. Is this an airline upgrade on newer models of the 767? I didn't like the appearance of the old version very much, but if it now looks more like a 737 I could be encouraged, especially given the availability of the excellent Level D software and the Leescon package. Are you using the Level D gauges for the PF/ND?

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Bryn

[twisted8]

thank you!
There is a flat panel version of the 767's and 757's (both very similar) I'm hoping level-d makes this panel for the new 757 but as of right now they don't have it so i made my own V/S and altimeter glass gauge to match the look. Still a work in progress but they are functional!
Everything else is level-d default gauges.
Here is a pic of the 757 flat panel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyforfun/3017957895/sizes/o/in/photostream/

The overhead is just printed on photo paper then laid on plexiglass!

[Joe Cygan]

I love it!

[twisted8]

Thank you Joe! I appreciate it!

[twisted8]

Here is a video of the wet compass and the flaps gauge I made. It only cost me around $80USD to make them both. Hope you like them!

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[Ronson2k9]

Great looking wet compass. I checked the YouTube version to see if you had any more details. You used a stepper motor and card. I know you would have had to take the compass apart to re-build it but do you have any more info you could share on it's construction. I'm thinking of doing the same kind of thing (adapting a real used compass). Would love to know how you did it?

Thanks
Ron

[twisted8]

Thanks!
Basically all the mechanism is outside the compass above the shelf. I just have a long rod going all the way thru that spins the indicator. Wasn't too complicated to open up the compass and drain the water out. The original indicator just floated on the water, now it's held by the rod.

Here is a pic of the mechanism, a simple stepper motor with a few gears from rc cars I got at the hobby shop.
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/536/SI851850.JPG

http://www.my757sim.com/GalleryImages/112144/lg_52302d_wetcompass.JPG

Hope that helps!

[Joe Cygan]

Great stuff! Extremely inventive.

[Ronson2k9]

Thanks for sharing. Looks pretty cool. I might be able to run a cable from the back of my MIP to the compass maybe bicycle cable, that will spin inside it's shielding? I'll need to look into a bit more but as I would like to put my compass on the windshield brace I'll need to hide the mechanism some how.

You mentioned RC Cars (gears) well I just found out there are flex drive cables for RC boats that could work. hehe. I could run that cable up the inside of the windshield brace with very little deflection. I may try what Simkits did though and move a magnet that in turn moves the compass. This will still let the compass have that dampening effect and I don't have to take it apart. I plan on putting in Magnetic Deviation Card/Holder so that can hide the magnet..

Oh how I love when a plan comes together - Hanibal (the A-Team)

Cheers and thanks again.
Ron

[Geremy Britton]

Very innovative idea Fabian! I like that, i may consider doing that with my own! Did you program the servo/motor with SIOC?

[twisted8]

thank you guys! Yeah I use SIOC with the opencockpits stepper card. Stepper motor works great for the contineous rotation.