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flightdeck
08-09-2007, 06:29 PM
This week two friends joined me and we made a big step to the completion of my 737NG Cockpit!
Here are some pics showing the progress (still a lot of work remaining, e.g. stowing the cables,
coming from the overhead panel :-))

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0162.jpg

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0163.jpg

Me, enjoying the outside view at LOWW, RWY29 :-)

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0164.jpg

Jumpseat on the right ... will be a FO seat, when he's grown up!

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0165.jpg

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0166.jpg

Airborne!

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0167.jpg

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0168.jpg

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0169.jpg

Light test!

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0170.jpg

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0171.jpg

My friend Phil, Master of the VPN-Network and System Admin!

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0173.jpg

These waypoints came originally with the PM Software, I swear :-)))

http://www.fly737.com/blog/pics/DSC_0174.jpg
QF6228
08-09-2007, 08:15 PM
She's looking real nice..........

SEX VOR!!! every mans favorite frequency :D

Damien
Bob Reed
08-09-2007, 08:38 PM
Very nice cockpit! Are you flying yet?
Matt Olieman
08-09-2007, 09:04 PM
Absolutely "Beautiful" :)

Congratulations on a spectacular project :)

Thanks for sharing your project with us.
AndyT
08-09-2007, 11:51 PM
Very nice work. Gywnn and Trevor have competition.
James Twomey
08-10-2007, 01:11 AM
I can’t believe how awesome the work looks! I wish I had half the talent!
ak49er
08-10-2007, 01:12 AM
Man, what a pile of cash can do, way to go mate!
flightdeck
08-10-2007, 04:00 AM
Very nice cockpit! Are you flying yet?
Yes, Bob, we made the first test flights already this week. Some functions have been triggered only via a keyboard, because we are still missing some parts like CDUs and others. Should be here and complete in about 4 weeks.
Westozy
08-10-2007, 07:12 AM
Awesome Rene,

Your pit is great, just needs a westozy tiller....!

http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1467

Regards Gwyn
Trevor Hale
08-10-2007, 07:44 AM
Very nice work. Gywnn and Trevor have competition.

ROFL.. I am close but still very far from completion on my pit Andy. Still looking for a couple CDU's and I have to populate my MIP with more panels and switches. But getting there.

Trev
jmig
08-10-2007, 07:53 AM
Those are awesome pictures. And me, heck I don't even like airliners. Still, beautiful work.
flightdeck
08-10-2007, 08:15 AM
@ Gwyn: Thanks for the offer, but I have already a tiller, just waitin' to be installed ...

Thanks guys for your warm replies, it was a hard time with a lot of ups and downs, I learned a lot about material handling, electronics, trouble shooting, and nevertheless about me... Also I had to give a lot of pressure to my suppliers (Now I know, why "liers" is a part of the word supp"liers" :-) )
But this is, I suppose, an experience I am sharing with all cockpitbuilders, isn't it?

Once the virus has infected us, there is no way of healing, no vaccine available until the work is done and you pull the first time 15° pitch :cool: !!!
Michael Carter
08-10-2007, 08:59 AM
Very nice work Rene. Your right about the supp'lier's' comment. I too have learned a lot during my build. Probably the most important is, nothing is impossible to do with enough time and patients.
magicaldr
08-10-2007, 03:12 PM
Once the virus has infected us, there is no way of healing, no vaccine available until the work is done and you pull the first time 15° pitch :cool: !!!

We can finish :???:

hehe, seriously that is one amazing piece of work. I have been showing the pics around the office, a lot did not realise it was a sim until I showed them the wide angles. Cleared up a lot of people who kept asking why I want a home cockpit, I think they finally understand :)