Throttletek g throttle base

[kevin sayre]

I purchased the 737 g throttle from throttletek in November and have enjoyed it very much...easy to set up via fsuipc and works flawlessly. I have attached a photo of a base I am constructing for anyone that has purchased the throttle or is thinking about it this may help someone. Made out of MDF... need to make a couple of trim wheels...took me a couple of weeks to make!

[tiburon]

That's brilliant ! I have one of those and I always thought it looked a bit narrow. Do you have more pictures of the construction ? How did you make the rounded sides ?

Martin

[kevin sayre]

Hey Martin I wish I had taken some photos during construction but I didnt. I am not handy at all but this was very easy to build. For the curves I just cut two half circles out of MDF for each side ( total of 4 ) and put some wooden spacers between each to get the width right. Then I got some super thin hobby wood, cut the correct width and bent it over the curve and glued. Nothing to it. Lots of sanding. Also the local home improvement store sells a spray primer that matches the FDS panels almost exactly. Thats it...hope this helps!

[birdyguy]

Hi Keven,

Nice work, looks very good. I'm at the stage of my home made 737NGX TQ build where I am thinking of building the pedestal for it. I'm finding it difficult to find the dimensions for one though, (seems Markus Pilot.com skips this one) lots of pictures but no dimensions :-) I was wondering if you might share yours, distance from the floor up and the angles on the front so as the pedastal will fit snug to the FMC base.


Do you happen to have the ID number of that paint primer you used?


All the best,

Ed
www.737ngxca.com

[Corne323]

Hi there,

Looks good, and a great idea to make it this way!
The black and red buttons are the Parking brake is suppose?

I hope you send us photos again when trimwheels are attached.

Regards,

[kevin sayre]

One button will be the parking brake and the other will probably be for pushback...

[kevin sayre]

Ed sorry this took so long.The base is 10.75 in wide by 10.25 in deep. It stands 21 inches tall but if I did it again I would probably lower it an inch or two. I didnt build it to sit flush into the FMC base...simply a square shape. The primer is just a gray primer from Rust-Oleum...picked it up at home depot. Hope this helps!

[birdyguy]

Not a problem at all Kevin. I'm away for long stretches myself at times. Appreciate the info, every little bit helps. I had found a paint supplier who managed to find RAL 7011 in his data base and he mixed me a litre. It was called 'Iron Grey', (Can be seen on my web site) but to me it seems to dark compared with the pictures of the NG panels I see on the web. Problem is, on the web, the colours can be deceiving so it's a tricky thing to get the colour right.


All the best and many thanks for your reply,

Ed

[clayton4115]

hello just a quick question with the throttle from throttletek, does this throttle have a parking brake lever like the real thing?

[tiburon]

No, it doesn't

Martin

[dodiano]

Yes it does !

Regards

Roberto

[tiburon]

Yes it does !

Regards

Roberto

have you made a new model then, Roberto ? because mine definitely doesn't have a parking brake.

[dodiano]

Yes there is a new model it will be shown next week when it is finished it will have the Realistic parking brake it was a surprise to the costumers that ordered one with a switch but since it was brought here I had to share the news!

Regards

Roberto

[clayton4115]

sounds great!

[tiburon]

oooh, will it have trim wheels as well ?

[chrisv007]

Yes it does !

Regards

Roberto

That's awsome! I will be purchasing during the summer so this is great news. Can we have a pic of the new model? It's not shown on your website.

Thanks
Chris

[dodiano]

I have the pics but I cannot attach pics? Not sure why actually wanted to start a thread on the new GTHROTTLE Model hope mods can help!

Regards

Roberto

[dodiano]

Here ya go with the pics:

http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/showthread.php/24480-NEW-G737-THROTTLE-PARKING-BRAKE!?p=130599#post130599