HondaCop
09-08-2010, 07:51 AM
Hello guys,
I am finally creating a thread to show everyone the progress I'm making on my home cockpit build. As the title says, I am building a B737-800NG home cockpit and I live in Virginia, USA.
I guess as everyone around this community, I started with a cardboard cutout which quickly overnight sort to speak, started transforming into something more elaborate and FUN!
My system is composed of SIX PCs (4 desktops and 2 laptops), THREE Dell 24" widescreen monitors for the visuals via a TH2Go Digital Edition. Avionics is powered by Sim-Avionics and I am using FSX as the base simulation software.
I will now be showing you some pictures of how the seats are coming along. I bought these off of Craigslist and they were from a 2003 S10 pickup. They are in great condition and I just love the color and shape of them. Not real cockpit seats but get the job done! lol
For now, I will be using a Saitek Pro Flight Yoke mounted on a stand, but once I decide to go with a custom made, linked yoke system, then I will look into making the control column cutouts into the seats.
I will be posting more pics as the work continues and as always, COMMENTS/CRITICISM/SUGGESTIONS are ALL WELCOMED!!! :D
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0008.jpg
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0009.jpg
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0013.jpg
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0014.jpg
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0015.jpg
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0016.jpg
I am finally creating a thread to show everyone the progress I'm making on my home cockpit build. As the title says, I am building a B737-800NG home cockpit and I live in Virginia, USA.
I guess as everyone around this community, I started with a cardboard cutout which quickly overnight sort to speak, started transforming into something more elaborate and FUN!
My system is composed of SIX PCs (4 desktops and 2 laptops), THREE Dell 24" widescreen monitors for the visuals via a TH2Go Digital Edition. Avionics is powered by Sim-Avionics and I am using FSX as the base simulation software.
I will now be showing you some pictures of how the seats are coming along. I bought these off of Craigslist and they were from a 2003 S10 pickup. They are in great condition and I just love the color and shape of them. Not real cockpit seats but get the job done! lol
For now, I will be using a Saitek Pro Flight Yoke mounted on a stand, but once I decide to go with a custom made, linked yoke system, then I will look into making the control column cutouts into the seats.
I will be posting more pics as the work continues and as always, COMMENTS/CRITICISM/SUGGESTIONS are ALL WELCOMED!!! :D
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0008.jpg
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0009.jpg
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0013.jpg
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0014.jpg
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0015.jpg
http://www.livedispatch.org/b737-800ng/IMAG0016.jpg