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Offline jimson

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« on: April 07, 2008, 05:21:42 PM »
I get wife ack for having this game on her PC, there is no room for me to have my own computer desk in this house, and you know if anything ever goes wrong with her pc it'll be "because of my game."

So I reposessed my borrowed PC put 2 gigs of ram, a cheap vid card and hooked it up with a KVM switch.
Now I see more ack on the horizon for my controllers being in the way, so at the risk of more ack for wasting time and money on anything that isn't important to her, I fashioned a solution.
With some scrap thin plywood and $20 worth pf pvc and screws I am embarrassed to introduce.................... .

THE UBERNERD FLIGHT CONTROL RACK  (patent not pending)

No more ineffective suction cups, no more steadying a joystick base between your knees.

FEATURES:
Fold down rudder pedal tray.
Velcro mounted powered USB port for one plug connection.
Lightweight portability, easily stowed in corner so as not to interfere with her important Ebay exploits.

Designed for the family man to keep the peace at home, at least until he can locate his missing pair of fuselage pylons lost to numerous flak bursts over the years.

Now, if only I could stop tinkering with hardware, I might be able to fly a few sorties.



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Offline The Fugitive

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2008, 06:57:29 PM »
Tell your wife to turn down the ack! If she doesn't you could always build one like <THIS>  :t

Nice job on your rig !!  :aok
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Offline Jackal1

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2008, 08:24:28 PM »




There you go. :)
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Offline DrDea

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2008, 08:39:09 PM »
Pure Genius :salute :rock :aok
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Offline beddog

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2008, 08:42:28 PM »
Wow... You be geekin!   :)

If I put that in my wife would have me wearing it as a necktie. :)
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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2008, 08:45:29 PM »
I love the lighter and ashtray and the coffee ( I assume)...best part of the pic!   So TRUE!!!!! lol

Nice setup in all seriousness....My wife would shoot me...She thinks the name of Aces High is actually "That squealing game".

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2008, 08:49:09 PM »
Quote from: jimsom88 on April 07, 2008, 05:21:42 PM
I get wife ack for having this game on her PC, there is no room for me to have my own computer desk in this house, and you know if anything ever goes wrong with her pc it'll be "because of my game."

So I reposessed my borrowed PC put 2 gigs of ram, a cheap vid card and hooked it up with a KVM switch.
Now I see more ack on the horizon for my controllers being in the way, so at the risk of more ack for wasting time and money on anything that isn't important to her, I fashioned a solution.
With some scrap thin plywood and $20 worth pf pvc and screws I am embarrassed to introduce.................... .

THE UBERNERD FLIGHT CONTROL RACK  (patent not pending)

No more ineffective suction cups, no more steadying a joystick base between your knees.

FEATURES:
Fold down rudder pedal tray.
Velcro mounted powered USB port for one plug connection.
Lightweight portability, easily stowed in corner so as not to interfere with her important Ebay exploits.

Designed for the family man to keep the peace at home, at least until he can locate his missing pair of fuselage pylons lost to numerous flak bursts over the years.

Now, if only I could stop tinkering with hardware, I might be able to fly a few sorties.



[img]http://<a href="http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll149/jimsom88/?action-view&current=100_2078.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll149/jimsom88/100_2078.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket">[/url][img]


Looks pretty good.  You should draw up some plans so others can use it to build their own or start your own little cottege industry.


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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2008, 09:41:40 PM »
wow ... thats a kick arnold hookah pipe ...   :D   wheres the beer holder ???? .......

I can see it now ... Ronco flightsim / smoke em if you got em / beer holder .. $$$$$$$$$

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2008, 11:34:15 PM »
lol outstanding  :aok
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Offline Bucky73

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2008, 11:38:38 PM »
Is the hot waterline the one holding the throttle or the joystick? :)
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Offline DoNKeY

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2008, 12:00:10 AM »
lol very nice.  If that's going to stay, you might think of running the wires through the piping to ease some of the cluttering, and of course to make it look prettier :D.

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2008, 03:40:43 AM »
Pure genius :aok
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Offline kvuo75

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2008, 08:33:27 AM »
Quote from: Brocster on April 07, 2008, 08:45:29 PM
I love the lighter and ashtray and the coffee ( I assume)...best part of the pic!   So TRUE!!!!! lol



I like the W2 on the desk.. which reminds me.. I still have to do my taxes!  :noid
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Offline Dastrdly

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2008, 09:08:40 AM »
pretty cool man :aok

1 question about your 'home made' flight desk......... WHERES THE DUCT TAPE? :lol
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Offline CHAPPY

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Re: Flight control rack
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2008, 09:19:09 AM »
When are you going into  full production of that model?
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