New cockpit builder!

[Badge]

I have wanted to build my own cockpit since I was literally 5 years old. My daycare had a 707 cockpit complete with ATC chatter over the headsets for us kids to play in. I still remember flying all day long and not wanting to do anything else. Well now I'm all growed up and I have begun my building my dream by dropping a wad of cash on a shell, flooring and all the internal linings from AeroDeck Engineering. They are in the final phases of finishing up the inside trip and other linings and everything looks amazing. I am going to be building a 737-832 from Delta Airlines and I will be keeping a building log here www.737ngx.com when my first parts arrive.

[Matt Olieman]

Badge, welcome to our world of ...... madness???? :)

We'll look forward toward your progress.... and PLEASE we love to see pics in our gallery of your project along with your fellow builders :)

If you haven't already, please post your link in the "Builders Links" area.

[Bob Reed]

Welcome Badge... The Dark side is strong! Very interested in watching your project come alive! As Matt says.. Love those pictures! So you are using a real shell?

[Badge]

l am using the fiberglass shell from www.aerodeckengineering.com to save on wait for hopfully a future motion platform. I am using their flooring and all their internal linings.

[Trevor Hale]

WOW!

I have never heard of them before, If you have the money it's a one stop shop thats for darn sure.

Nice. Can't wait to see what they ship you.

[Badge]

AeroDeck is great to deal, very easy to talk to on the phone and email. They also use other suppliers like FDS so they can pretty much do everything. They are also going to be working on a 747 Shell etc after the first few 737 cockpits head out to airline customers.

[dodiano]

Oh wow... Bit expensive huh? Still I`ve think I saw these guys long ago not sure they look like high quality congratulations and welcome buddy we are here to help!! I know nothing on the 737 nor the A-320 but I might be able to help :)

Take care,

Roberto

[Badge]

I sometimes wish I had been bitten by the Airbus bug would of saved me a lot of money, no expensive yokes and crap.

[Matt Olieman]

Don't go there..... :) Those Airbus parts are NOT that easy to find.... I'm fortunate enough to have two "real" side-sticks. I don't know anyone else that does. I know of one person that got hold of a real EFIS/FCU panels, otherwise, the real panels are rare.

If I had to do it all over again......... :)

[dodiano]

I used to have an EFIS and FCU panel but gave it as a present to a friend... Sorry hadn`t met you before Matt...Matt`s Right real parts from the Bus are hard to get but you can get amazing replica`s these days!

Roberto

[Michael Carter]

Welcom Badge! Did you come over from Delta Virtual?

[Badge]

Yeah I cam over from DVA.

[Bob Reed]

Ahhhh VA flyers!!! Very nice! I used to do that and want to get back into it!

[Badge]

My sim will be painted in Delta Colors the interior will be a blend of 737 meets 787 to give me a more futureistic look and feel mainly in the paint and ambient lighting inside the cockpit.

[Badge]

Scored some factory fresh 737-700 manuals today from ebay I am so stoked!!