Hey everyone.
I just got a Saitek Pro Flight Yoke System and so far it is great. Now I have this message stuck in my subconscious: Build a 737 Home Cockpit. Just do it.
Okay, sounds simple enough.
Not. :(
I have looked EVERYWHERE I can think of to find ways to build this that will make sense to me (YouTube, Google, Yahoo) and I just can't find any websites that give me a simple way to build the 737-800's cockpit in my basement.
This is how I want to build my cockpit: I want to buy it piece by piece but I do not want to have to buy EVERY SINGLE SWITCH ONE AT A TIME.
That may have been a bit confusing. Basically, I want to buy the complete front panel, then some more displays, then the complete throttle quadrant, then the complete overhead panel, then the complete pedestal.
But even if I find a place to buy all those things, I may have another problem.
My computer.
My computer is a Mid-2010 13-inch MacBook. 2.4 GHz processor, 8GB RAM, and 512GB SSD. I play FSX on BootCamp.
It runs all my add-ons (GEX, REX, UTX, PMDG 737) with decent FPS. However, I am a bit worried about connecting everything to my computer.
On my computer, I have one Ethernet port, one Mini DisplayPort (display connections), two USB ports, and one headphone jack.
To sum it up:
1. Where can I buy complete, plug-and-play parts of the cockpit? (e.g. buy the complete front panel, the complete throttle quadrant, the complete overhead panel etc.)
2. How would I connect everything to my computer? USB hubs may help, but what about displays? Would I be able to keep a steady frame rate?
Giving me a little bit of a tutorial would be extremely helpful :lol:
Sorry if that was all a little confusing.
Thanks everyone!
-hayhay7789 B)