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#7 Where to find Measures?
With this post, I’ll give you some information on measures and – of course – some sources for measures that I’m using for my home cockpit project.
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Low Voltage Power Supply
Hey Guys! Today I’m going to modify a common personal pc’s power supply to provide 5V and 12V voltage for my simulator! Why does that make sense? Let me show you why: Did you ever count the number of power supplies you are using in your simulator? Nearly every component Read more…
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Throttle and Pedestal-Work
Hi Guys! Today it’s time to report about the progress my Pedestal recently made! I started with reworking the Throttle. As you know, I’m using the common Saitek Pro Flight Throttle Quadrant with some modifications. If consists of Thrust Levers made from MDB which can be mounted on top of Read more…
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Activating the Autobrake-Panel
Hey Guys! Some time ago I cabled my Autobrake-Panel with my Arcaze and Arduino modules. Here’s what I’ve done. Starting point was the Autobrake-Panel I bought from JAA. It was delivered with Korrys, Switches and Buttons but did not consist about any backlight. So on the TODO-List there was the Read more…
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Constructing the Landing Gear Lever
Time to face the next challenge – the construction of the landing gear lever! As you might know, I bought a complete set of MIP-Panels without any mechanical parts. So my challenge is now, to fill the MIP with all working components like in the real Airbus A320. So let’s Read more…
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Constructing the Cockpit-Floor
Before you begin, make sure you know (at least roughly) the measures of your cockpit. In my case, the room has 3,80×3,20m which is only just enough for a double-seater cockpit including the cockpit-shell. I decided not to make the floor construction as big as the room is, but to Read more…
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#3 Make or Buy?
I’m sure you have already checked out some prices for home cockpit parts of manufacturers. Well, I felt the same when I saw them for the first time. That’s why I’m going to show you the possibilities and best practises of DIY in a home cockpit project, so you can Read more…