OKay as most know i just am getting started on my 737NG sim. Im planning on making it as real as possible. Im planning on building my cockpit shell. Im thinking of starting with the throttle quads and rudder pedals after that. Im plnning on using the Go-Flight throttle quad at least for now till i have more money. My control pedestal will b next and just build from there. I DO HAVE A QUESTION... Since im new at this im wondering how the software stuff works. im looking at using a center EICAS/MFD whgere can i find a 737 MDF (that has as many pages as possible) and also using the MCP, PFD, ND, FMC/CDU from Project magenta. okay enought of my babbling heres my question.... I want overhead panel, control pedestal, forward intrusments, side panels and so on to not only look good but also work and function properly as the read aircraft does.. how do i do this? see i told ya im new so please bear with me all im just a rookie.Thanks alotand so far, how much money am i looking at so far?Thank you

oooo shoot one more thing... Is anyone interesting in building a complete and functional 737NG overhead and control pedestal for me?I have the panel u build the gauges and swtiches and systems... Thanks again all

>oooo shoot one more thing... Is anyone interesting in>building a complete and functional 737NG overhead and control>pedestal for me?>I have the panel u build the gauges and swtiches and>systems... >Thanks again allMy advice is this: do your research first, read the forum archives, see www.mikesflightdeck.com and also all those simpit sites linked from there. Study the stuff, start with something small like a MCP that you can integrate into your setup later.This thing is a huge job. Airliner cockpits are even more work, GA stuff is a bit less complex..Make a realistic plan on what you can achieve, and how you are going to do it, then start and plan in such steps that you can fly the thing as much as you can.This is a lot of work, it can take a lot of money too, depending on what and how you do things.My advice thus is: dont rush into building before you have a clear idea *what exactly* you are going to do. There is no magic formula here, there do exist some gear you can buy, like GoFlight, EPIC card for interfacing, FSBUS do-it-yourself controller system, some companies sell yokes, pedals etc. The more you can do yourself, you save money but spend more in building time.Also like many have said, *think hard* on what type of a plane you want to do, and what kind of flights you want to fly with it. Doing a B747 cockpit is silly if you dont have time for those longhaul flights in it.That's why I personally aim for a GA plane, since that is the most versatile in use - I enjoy VFR and it also lets me practice basic instrument flying etc.So plan, plan, plan. Do drawings, build the thing inside your head, then you get the idea on how to do things. And imagine everything, how you are going to interface things etc. If you have unsolvable issues in something while "mentally" building it, those same problems will exist in the real project too, so it is really really worth the time spend to think it through. Then you also get the idea on how much the hardware will cost, and what kind of gear you need. Basically there are no instructions you can follow and a kit you can buy to make yourself a home cockpit. You are more or less on your own, although there are good tutorials and bits and pieces of information and hardware you can get. But the big picture - it's entirely up to you.Don't even think of building something to just impress us here on the forum :) It needs to be for yourself to satisfy your own needs. :)Tuomas

Hi,Welcome to the wonderful worl of sim pit building. Never a dull moment I promise you! ;-)First search on this forum. Most aspects of building a sim pit has been covered here at least once. :-)When it comes to the looks of your project I would recommend you to look at