Garmin G1000 Cockpit

[xdefiantx]

Hi all,

I'm new on the forum and was just wondering if anyone has built or has attempted to build something similar to this http://www.glass-cockpit.org/

If anyone has any info on the process to build this or something similiar I would be very interested. I currently fly a Cessna 206 with the g1000 cockpit and would like to build my own sim to help reduce costs practicing IFR etc...

Thanks,
xdefiantx

[QF6228]

Hi, Your link you posted is not working.

Damien

[xdefiantx]

Weird.. it was working earlier... I have found something similar.. http://www.flypfc.com/G1000mfd.html

Hopefully that other link comes back online again soon.

[aviaparts]

Hi,

Yes I am building a Garmin 1000 at this time.
Depending on how realistic you want to go you can build it complete hardware or use touchscreens.

[AndyT]

Yes, you can build one of those. What is the cost of the first one you linked to?

EDIT:
I think they are just offering the software and not the hardware. Free Open Source.

[xdefiantx]

I'm not sure on the cost of the one on the site in German.. But would preferably like to build something like it.. E.g.. Hardware based with a backend into Microsoft FS to get the airport database and outside world visuals to pipe through to a data projector I have.

[AndyT]

It can be done.
What do you have to start with?

[xdefiantx]

FS X .. Computer powerful enough to run it.. I don't have any other hardware to connect any USB or keybord inputs to the PC.

What would be the best setup to get all the required outputs from a hardware based g1000 panel to do something usefull in FS ?

[AndyT]

You will need a screen, and a bunch of PC Mount buttons and a couple of encoders. Then you will need to build them all into a frame and hook it up to a USB input card. I highly reccomend Leo Bodnar's card for this.

http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BU0836X/

When you get all that, let us know and we can begin to walk you through the design process for your new panel. Also, I suggest you get this software, its free and is made for panel design.

http://www.frontpanelexpress.com/index.php?id=3

This will be enough to get you started.

[xdefiantx]

Thanks AndyT. Ill have a play about with the panel designer and also get some actual measurements from the plane that I fly and base my designs off that.

Cheers,

xdefiantx