Lets see your ride

[lulu]

     ...  ... for Conan

Conan, with that joystick and rudder pedals your spit will have maximum performances !!!

[texastc316]

Thread over, Conan wins.

[jamdive]

Old ride...

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New Ride...

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Did your wife get tired of all her freinds asking her "What the hell is that thing?"

[HatTrick]

HatTrick, what is that, an old keyboard you adapted?? Pretty kewl idea.    

Yeah, it's just an old Dell keyboard turned upside down and I glued the labels onto posterboard to make them rigid then glued them on to the keys.  It's not my idea though unfortunately.  I built all that stuff with plans from these guys:  http://www.rogerdodger.net/diyflightsims.html

edit:  I should mention that when I happened on the Roger Dodger site, my goal was still to build something authentic like what Conan has there.  In the end, I decided that the materials would cost too much and the time and effort would cut into my fishing time too much so I compromised and went with the PVC frame and stand.  It doesn't look as cool but it does the job with flying colors.  I love that thing.

[texastc316]

Oh what the hell

[JunkyII]

Thats awesome Conan

[SEseph]

Conan definitely wins!!

[Dichotomy]

Oh what the hell

Forney?  I know where Forney is...

Coming to the Con?

[sky25]

Wow Conan! That is some serious gear! You Win...

[Masherbrum]

I built it,... I hate shopping around 

Hmm, you have any plans you could send my way?   I have every tool that I'd need to do the same.   

[RTHolmes]

conan just nuked this thread with win

[AAJagerX]

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Even multiple pairs of boots for all the arse that rig kicks!  How long did that take to build?

[Conan]

Now that is a serious piece of work..

Thanks.

Holy CRAP Conan, is that all functional?? 

Yes, everything you can see, works.

Conan wins.   

Not really, there's always someone with a better setup. This guy is my hero, The Simhardware Simulator Project



Check out his web site, look at the detail of some of the stuff he has scratch built.

I don't think he flies AH though.

Yeah, Conan does have the 1337 uber setup...but we need to deduct points for it being a Spit. 

Doesn't have to be a Spit sir, works just as well in many guises

Even multiple pairs of boots for all the arse that rig kicks!  How long did that take to build?

I've been Flying (playing) fltsims for 20 years plus, but the current setup I stared work on about three years ago.

The boots are part of a collection of WWI/WWII flying Clothing/Aircraft parts,  I've collected over the last 25 years.

[curry1]

Hey I have the same keyboard as you, Masherbrum. I wont bother posting a pic of my ride, as there isnt anything to see but a big monitor sitting on a tiny little desk that is like 100 years old.  

haz that keyboard

[Larry]

pics or fiction!

Yes, there is a huge mess in this picture but you may not be able to find it.