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Post Your Cockpit
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:19 pm
by Andrew Miller
I'm interested in seeing what setup other pilots on PE use for their daily flyer. Since a video is worth 1000 words, I've linked two videos to my setup. I'd be interested in seeing yours!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge3puZI5chw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtV0gr1xt7c
Re: Post Your Cockpit
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:57 am
by lwilliams
Nice setup, I like the panning across the two monitors.
Also, never underestimate tjhe importance of having a coffee on standyby!.....lol
Re: Post Your Cockpit
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:24 pm
by TexFly
Check mine on my website:
www.createandsolve.com
I have made a few modifications since I took the pictures...and keep adding/updating stuff!
Re: Post Your Cockpit
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:20 pm
by Nick Adams
here's mine currently
Re: Post Your Cockpit
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:56 pm
by DrZGard
I'm a pretty stock Precision Flight Controls Cirrus II BATD with the PFC430 Garmin unit. 25.5" moniter which for some applications I use a TrackIR. Have considered a smaller moniter for the aircraft instruments and then use the TripleHead2Go I've got for a spanned outside view across three moniters (takes more room and my wife would probably freak!).
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Re: Post Your Cockpit
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:27 am
by ianbennett
Hi,
This is my cockpit, I also would love to have triple head or projector but as this is in our living room my wife will not accept one more inch.
I still managed to get a nice cockpit see for your self at this link:
Photos:
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?ci ... 160F4E!105
Videos:
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?ci ... 160F4E!113
I hope you will like it,
cheers
Ian
Re: Post Your Cockpit
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:03 am
by Steven Winslow
When I grow up I want Ian's cockpit!
Re: Post Your Cockpit
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:32 am
by Charan Kumar
Ian, did you put that together or was it by some company, I see VMAX/GoFlight/PFC not sure if it's a package. I gotta tell you, that's the best use of the Eee PC I've seen so far!!
Re: Post Your Cockpit
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:19 pm
by ianbennett
Hi,
Thanks, I put it together and configured it all myself, the most difficult was to get all to work together !!
I use 3 computers one with x-plane and Reality XP gps (on the small screen on the right). The second one with FTS for the instruments. and the EeePC to help me with navigation and charts also linked up to x-plane via wifi as if x-plane was a gps given position information.
Some peaces are from really airplanes (not flying anymore
): the glaresheild, the compass (not really working) and the watch.
Other peaces as you have noticed are from elite and PFC: Throttle, Yoke, Radio stack. (all are super high quality equipement)
and some Goflight modules.
All together it does make flying really good, I also like just looking at it from my sofa...
My only problem today is I do not know how I could get it better. So I turn on the computer flip a button, all software starts, I just need to get into my seat and plan my flight.
I have all autocad design drawings for the panel and the support furniture and I can help in anyway if someone wants to take some ideas from me.
Re: Post Your Cockpit
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:18 pm
by Charan Kumar
ianbennett wrote:Some peaces are from really airplanes (not flying anymore
): the glaresheild, the compass (not really working) and the watch.
Ah...some bad landings I suppose
thx for the insight...I am just looking to hook up my GoFlight/Saitek THR/CH Yoke into a desk that will also put up with my my two monitors nothing too fancy, I look at cockpit's like yours for inspiration.