Author Topic: Finally, my first home-built cockpit done... (Read 686 times)

Kirin · « **on:** August 23, 2005, 01:44:53 PM »

Greetings aces

Since wife-ack made me re-route to a different airfield (e.g. next house basement) I finally had enough room to build my very own cockpit. No more desktop-flying!

Used the "Flying furniture" plans found here: Flying Furniture homepage

Quite easy and fast. Perfectly working BUT the front part had to be risen 10cm in order to fit my legs.

Enjoy the pic

Ripsnort · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2005, 01:58:18 PM »

Excellent! Looks familiar!

I ended up giving mine to my sons as they have more time for computer games these day than I. Congrats Kirin! Good work!

indy007 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2005, 02:01:11 PM »

i like it. if you play stuff that supports multi-monitor (fs2004.. maybe Falcon4 or X-Plane also?) or even multi pc (fs2004) you've got more than enough room to put a pair of smaller lcd's in the blank dash area. i'd pad the armrests too, personal preference though.

finally, somebody with more wires running all over than me. may want to drill out some small holes and chase the wires through the seat and exit in a bundle, makes everything much cleaner and reduces your chance of kicking out cables (broke my front usb ports falling out of my chair once and taking the X-45 with me). if you've got one laying around or a spare $10, grab a usb hub and mount it inside your seat. only a power & single usb wire coming out that way.

married? if not, ditch the headphones, grab yourself a 5.1 system & stick the sub under your seat. when I up a set of buffs, my house shakes and it feels kinda funny... like climbing up the rope in gym class.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2005, 02:07:01 PM »

Forgot to mention, you've forgotten a very important part....BEER CUP HOLDER!

Kirin · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2005, 02:33:51 PM »

LOL - yeah, the cables are still a mess. But I need some more flying time again before working on the cosmetic stuff. Been running dry for weeks now!

I am married. But the cockpit is in anothers house basement. (connected through wireless). I keep the 5.1 headphones and I already got a subwoofer under the seat...

I basically only fly WWII sims - so no need for MFDs (yet).

Next cockpit project will be a scale 190 one - hopefully with working dials. I've seen someone building a 109 cockpit with working dials (not all yet) in IL2!! So there is hope.

slimm50 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2005, 03:03:56 PM »

LOLOL...stuck in a corner, in the basement. Shows what the wife-ack thinks of AH: the same as my wife-ack. Lucky I don't have a basement, or that's where I'd be.

indy007 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2005, 03:11:06 PM »

Check here to make your future dials work. The FS2k4 support is good, iirc so is the LOMAC support, but it's been awhile since I've read up on it. I think IL2 support is there too. It's definately easier to use than an EPIC.
Phidget's

I've had my eye on a ViperPit for awhile, but I'm still waiting on a modern air combat game with multi-monitor & multi-pc support. Dunno if it'll ever happen... but I hope

I've been a Phidget's fanboy ever since I got my hands on their USB servo controller. Really neat stuff. You can get really crazy and even use a single servo to control an air regulator for a G-Suit, and more servos to retract a harness or helmet mounted retractor to pull you into the seat. Hooray for immersive gaming, and hooray for being enthusiastic enough to build things that your friends think are clever, yet completely insane!!

It's in a basement? Funny, just had a conversation with a friend.. None of us have ever actually been in a basement, or even been in a house that had a basement. Only seen them on TV.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2005, 03:16:53 PM »

Nerd.

Chairboy · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2005, 03:30:22 PM »

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Originally posted by OOZ662
Nerd.

No kidding, what kind of person has never been in a basement?!

straffo · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2005, 04:07:53 PM »

My basement is for wine storage not dweeb storage

AWMac · « **Reply #10 on:** August 23, 2005, 04:14:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Forgot to mention, you've forgotten a very important part....BEER CUP HOLDER!

Rip the CD tray works.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #11 on:** August 23, 2005, 05:09:24 PM »

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Originally posted by AWMac
Rip the CD tray works.

Not for pints!

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #12 on:** August 23, 2005, 06:06:02 PM »

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Originally posted by Kirin
LOL - yeah, the cables are still a mess. But I need some more flying time again before working on the cosmetic stuff. Been running dry for weeks now!

I am married. But the cockpit is in anothers house basement. (connected through wireless). I keep the 5.1 headphones and I already got a subwoofer under the seat...

I basically only fly WWII sims - so no need for MFDs (yet).

Next cockpit project will be a scale 190 one - hopefully with working dials. I've seen someone building a 109 cockpit with working dials (not all yet) in IL2!! So there is hope.

Lemme see if I have this right.

Your wife made you move your fliyng rig out of your house and int othe basement of a different house??

If so you really need THESE dude LOL

Gunslinger · « **Reply #13 on:** August 23, 2005, 06:13:04 PM »

A cool addon would be those USB programable key pads to add to the front there

Krusher · « **Reply #14 on:** August 23, 2005, 06:57:30 PM »

Hey where did you get that glowing keyboard?

I want one