C172 Home Cockpit

[Guest]

Hi all.Roland insisted I post this picture of my Cessna 172 home cockpit that I'm building. Enjoy.

[kpop1364]

This looks great. Just the type of cockpit I would like to build. Not very many GA cockpits out there. Any chance to get some details on how you are building this. Also are you going to be using a projection system for the visuals? Keep us posted if you can as you proceed. How much time have you put into the project so far? Would love to see it in person.great job. Take care,Gerry

[kpop1364]

Forgot one other question.Where are you getting the gauges and how are you conecting them.Thanks again,Gerry

[Guest MikePowell]

Nice work. Thanks for posting.Mikewww.mikesflightdeck.com

[Guest Dodiano]

Please let us know how you are working out analogue gauges, amazing work.Roberto

[Guest PeterK]

PeterKSteel is real they say!Looks just like the real thing...very good sheet metal work!pete

[Garys]

Seeing as the gauges seem to be hooked up with ribbon cable, Id say they are being supplied by the real cockpit which has its own interface.... Just a Guess!Gaz

[Guest]

Thanks for the kind words guys. Actually I have to confess that I didn't make the panel or the gauges. I drew the panel in Mastercam, then took the dataset to a local sheet metal company & they used their waterjet CNC to cut out the holes. I bought the gauges from The Real Cockpit.Basically the sim is built on a 4' x 8' 3/4 inch MDF. I used 1 x 4 pine to frame it. We'll cover it with aluminum. We found a bunch of 4 x 8 sheets of aluminum coated white in a surplus place. It's real soft & cuts real easy. I'll post some more pictures later.Hi Roberto. Long time on see. I'm going to use 4 15" Flat Panel LCDs for the outside view. My outside view will look something like Steve's Archer. You can see a picture of it in the WidevieW forum. Here is the website.http://httpd.chello.nl/~s.ferris/archer.htmRegards,Jim

[PeterR]

That's looking mighty nice, Jim! Wish I could afford TRC's gauges. They really complete the simulation don't they?Hope you'll be posting more as your project progresses. As everyone says, there aren't too many GA home cockpits so it's always great to watch one come together.Peter http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/PeterR.gifBFU Forums Moderator[table border=2 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=1][tr][td][table border=0 cellpadding=8 cellspacing=0][tr][td bgcolor=#540000]http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/logo75.gif[/td][td align="center" bgcolor=#FFFFF6]Bush Flying Unlimited"At home in the wild"Looking for adventure? Come join us! * [link:bfu.avsim.net|Web Site] * [link:www.cafepress.com/bfu,bfu2,bfu3,bfu4|BFU Store] * [link:bfu.avsim.net/join.htm]Join!][/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table

[Guest]

Hi Jim, You see lots of folks here are interested in GA cockpits, and yours is indeed a fine example. Thanks for posting. BTW, it is not too difficult to add force feedback to your yoke system. If you are interested, let me know. RgdsRoland

[PeterR]

Hi Roland,Do you have a doc (like your homemade throttle doc) regarding adding force feedback?Peter http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/PeterR.gifBFU Forums Moderator

[Guest]

Hi Peter, No new doc's yet. I was planning to add the description of the force feedback implementation on the yoke in the same doc that will describe the home-made motion platform, since the platform uses those FF signals as well. However, the whole system has to be tested before I put anything on paper. (As usual, the realworld job is interferring with the home projects) ;) RgdsRoland

[PeterR]

As usual, the realworld job is interferring with the home projectsGood to hear things are normal :-lolPeter http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/PeterR.gifBFU Forums Moderator