November 12, 2000

 Some huge changes have taken place to the interior as we prepare for our display upgrade. We finally decided on keeping the projector for our front window display and added two 19" monitors to the sides to display our side/quartering views.

The entire window frames and struts were re-designed and installed. The thickness of the struts are near scale to provide a illusion of looking through real windows. Several pictures have been posted below.

 
And here is how she looks to date.

 
In the left hand corner you can see the left window which houses a 19" monitor rearward.

 
Another shot. This thing is starting to look very realistic.

 Were about 90% done with the interior. There are some minor things that still need to be added. Most everything is now connected to EPIC. Next we will be working on our curved screen for the projector.

 
And here is our newest addition. The real thing! This entire autopilot panel is out of a real Boeing 767. I finished wiring the entire device for EPIC. Only a few knobs are yet to be installed.

 
Another show of the glareshield and MCP. This photo also captures the depth to the front center window strut. Much more realistic than what we previously had.

 
Here is the autopilot panel shown with the lights off. As you can see, everything on the real panels illuminates including the text on the switches.

 
Captain's side.