My new cockpit build in pics...

[MarkW 1,502]

Very nice. I really like how to your setup gives you the flexibility to fly any addon aircraft and you are not locked into just one type. Well done.

[Rocky_53 1,600]

Very nice. I really like how to your setup gives you the flexibility to fly any addon aircraft and you are not locked into just one type. Well done.

 

Sure, that has always been a dilemma Mark. I fly the NGX as much as I do the Realair Lancair and Sibwings Bird dog, so a yoke or a good stick?? I think I've accomplished a cockpit that fits in with most aircraft and it actually does feel like a cockpit!

[ErichB 3,672]

Great stuff Howard. I incidentally bought the Thrustmaster Hotas joystick based on your vid review. I get it tomorrow. Cannot wait.

 

Eric

[Rocky_53 1,600]

Great stuff Howard. I incidentally bought the Thrustmaster Hotas joystick based on your vid review. I get it tomorrow. Cannot wait.

 

Eric

 

Hi Eric, just remember when you open the box for the first time and you lift out the Hog, be prepared for a big smile to grow across your face :wink:

[ErichB 3,672]

Hi Eric, just remember when you open the box for the first time and you lift out the Hog, be prepared for a big smile to grow across your face :wink:

 

Already prepped. :rolleyes:

[JasonHarris 96]

Hi Tom, sure, you can't drag panels to a second monitor while in windowed mode, as the panels are effectively integral with FSX and run within the program. Only when you run fullscreen and FSX runs across the two monitors is that possible. To run on a second monitor while in windowed mode requires running separate panels via WideFS or similar.

 

Just to clarify this point. For a long time I have been bringing up a panel while in windowed mode and then right clicking on the panel and undocking it. That puts it in it's own window which can be dragged on to another monitor.

[mjw25 42]

Eric,Howard, great job, everything looks really professional ..Well done gentlemen !!

[Rocky_53 1,600]

Just to clarify this point. For a long time I have been bringing up a panel while in windowed mode and then right clicking on the panel and undocking it. That puts it in it's own window which can be dragged on to another monitor.

 

Hi Jason, mmmm, well that is interesting... I am assuming that is only possible with native panels within the aircraft? I've never been able to do that... I'm pretty sure it will not work with FS2Crew or FDSFX or any addon that is not direcctly part of the aircraft's own panels... but happy to be proved wrong...

apologies Jason, I'm talking out of the back of my head. It's been so long since using any type of windowed mode that I had forgotten that you right click on the panel, and this includes external panels such as FDSFX and FS2Crew, and this brings up a menu which offers 'undock' window as an option. So yes, thanks for reminding me of this little trick...

[WhiteKnuckle 11]

Just to clarify this point. For a long time I have been bringing up a panel while in windowed mode and then right clicking on the panel and undocking it. That puts it in it's own window which can be dragged on to another monitor.

 

Yes this works thanks, although I like Howard's second PC idea. Since I always run FSX in full screen mode and my right screen is a lower resolution, so I'm not spanning (ie I'm using duel view mode), then if I have FSX windowed on my left screen and undock the panels to the right screen, then going to full screen mode and back again is fine now. It would be great to have Navigraph on the iPad!

 

Just downloading FlightDeck Sound FX Panel...

[Robert McDonald 167]

Hi Howard!

 

After seeing your amazing cockpit, I went home and threw rocks at my setup! BEAUTIFUL! I especially love the throttle quadrant mounting you did - along with the joystick flush-mount!!! I'm incredibly jealous! You are QUITE the handyman! I can't even begin to fathom how long this must have taken to build! I keep looking at your photos that you posted, and drooling. Thanks for putting it into pictures - so we can see what amazing things CAN be done!

 

Happy New Year!

[Rocky_53 1,600]

Hi Howard!

After seeing your amazing cockpit, I went home and threw rocks at my setup! BEAUTIFUL! I especially love the throttle quadrant mounting you did - along with the joystick flush-mount!!! I'm incredibly jealous! You are QUITE the handyman! I can't even begin to fathom how long this must have taken to build! I keep looking at your photos that you posted, and drooling. Thanks for putting it into pictures - so we can see what amazing things CAN be done!

Happy New Year!

 

Hi Robert, a happy new Year to you too matey! I have to say, it did take far more effort, money, thought and time than I had imagined. I thought I'd have it sorted within 3-4 days, but in practice it took the best part of two weeks. It probably seems a little silly when some of the guys around here will take months to build a cockpit! But anyway, I needed to get it up together pretty quickly because we had just moved house and I needed the space to be sorted in my office before I could fit anything else in!!! It does take a lot more space in my office than I would have liked!!

[RBNT 0]

Superb Job! :good: Enjoy!

[VFR Flyer 0]

All I can say Howard is that I have cockpit envy, now. What a great hobby we all have.

[Robert McDonald 167]

I too have cockpit envy! It's unfortunate that your office is impinging on your flight deck :yahoo:

[Rocky_53 1,600]

I too have cockpit envy! It's unfortunate that your office is impinging on your flight deck :yahoo:

 

You don't know how close to the truth that is Robert :lol: