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How to build a Flight Simulator hardware cockpit

• Added on: Jul 30th, 2009
• Country: United Kingdom
• Language: English

• Author: Mark
• Listed in: Computer & Video Games Hardware
• Tags: flight simulator hardware flight simulator cockpit flight simulator software cockpit building

Recent Posts

• How to choose a throttle

  Posted on Sunday August 9th, 2009 at 12:55 in throttles, flight simulator hardware

  For years, I made do with pressing F1 to F4 when altering the throttle when flying. Deep down I longed for a unit that would give me the realism that I craved. I struck gold a few years a go when a Precision Flight Controls throttle quadrant console ...

• How to choose a yoke

  Posted on Sunday August 9th, 2009 at 12:54 in yokes, flight simulator hardware

  The overwhelming majority of Flight Simulator users are owners of a yoke of some description. It’s far more realistic and practical than flying with the keyboard and adds a lot to realism. I’ve been doing a lot of testing recently and did...

• Sherburn Aero Club Show 09

  Posted on Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 14:05 in flight simulator events

  I went to the Sherburn Aero Club Show today-my first Flight Simulator convention. There were some really good stalls that I enjoyed looking around, in particular a Flight Simulator cockpit built by Dave Lidgley (see below). It was really good to be ...

• Flying other Aircraft as well as my Flight Simulator Cockpit

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 14:02 in flight simulator software.

  So as you’ve probably guessed by now, this website is mainly about my project to build a Flight Simulator Cockpit and various bits of Flight Simulator Hardware. I’ve chosen to build a 737NG and as a result, I can imagine that the overwhe...

• Designing the Main Instrument Panel for a Flight Simulator Cockpit

  Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 11:37 in how to build a cockpit, main instrument panel

   I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – my DIY skills are atrocious! So up until recently, I’ve been resigned to the fact that I was going to have to spend a fortune on a structure that would hold the main instrument pa...

• Which Glass Cockpit Software did I decide to use?

  Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 11:28 in how to build a cockpit, glass cockpit software

  Well since I last posted, I have been hard at work testing the demo available from SimAvionics. I’m pleased to say that I’m very impressed with it and have subsequently ordered it. I already have everything installed to my configuration a...

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