Hi all,Things have really started to progress on the electrical side of the project. I thought the electrics would prove to be the trickiest part, and in some ways they have, but all is looking rosy so far.If you're interested, take a look at:http://www.virtual737.comand err, apologies for the state of my desk...One of the images from the site:http://www.virtual737.com/images/DSC00026.JPGCheersJohn

OMG I'll never compete with my 737NG project! I'll just love to see how mine compares with yours in the end, I bet you'll win by a mile or two :(

"OMG I'll never compete with my 737NG project!" - I know exactly how you're feeling - every time I crack a problem, 2 more appear!I've given myself some time guidelines that I'd like to hit, but I'm more interested in making sure this looks and works great - that's my main goal. Out of interest, are you automating the throttle etc or leaving it manual?Regards

Well, considering I'm looking for realism, I'm working on having automated throttles. Just a few minor points to work on before I can get to grips with the mechanism... Plus I have an ingenious plan for locking the reversing levers unless the throttle is at idle :DI assume you'd be wanting to discuss these?

Of course, would love to discuss. Makes sense as we are both working on similar projects.Reverse levers only movable at throttle idle is already part of my design. I've used a different approach to the design shown elsewhere on this site so that the mechanism, when engaged, does not protrude past the actual throttle lever itself. I'm currently working on the electrics so that the throttle not only has to be at idle, but the AircraftOnGround flag from FSUIPC is set to yes (probably using a solenoid switch). Some aircraft allow reverse to be selected before touchdown but I'm pretty sure the 737 doesn't.My real email address is on my site via the contacts link. Feel free to mail me direct.Regards

Hmmm.... Can't find it anywhere... Looks like I'll just send an email via AVSIM then!As for the autothrottle, it's easy to implement if you're using FSBUS, otherwise you'll have to either purchase or make a controller board. These aren't expensive, but they do require a small program to be written to use the FSUIPC data from the sim. If using independant throttles you'll need 2 servos, but make sure they're able to move the weight of the levers back and forth first! Otherwise the autothrottle won't work and you'll end up with burnt out servos if you're unlucky.Maplin sell servos and electronic stuff at a reasonable cost, plus there's one down your end of the world so why not pop in and have a chat with one of the staff? Not that I'm promoting them of course, but they have been very helpful to me :(

Ceawlin,Err, yeah. Maybe you've got me confused with another throttle builder. No worries. Website is http://www.virtual737.comEmail is shown at http://www.virtual737.com/contact.html I wont post it here for spam issues. On my Throttle page you can see that I'm using steppers, not servos. I have sourced some of the components from Maplin, but I've also found Jameco and Mouser good resources in the US. In fact, with the strength of the pound at the moment it makes a LOT of sense to source things from the US. As an example, the main IC I use on my stepper controller board costs over