My GA Cockpit Build Thread

[dapilot]

Hey guys, I am starting my build on a generic GA type sim. I thought I would post the progress pics here. Here is the design that I came up with and I'm planning to build using 80/20 structural aluminum for the panel and 1" aluminum tubing for the shell.

I have the PFC Console and Radio Stack that the panel will be built around.

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Here is the plan with 5 40" LCD panels

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[dapilot]

Here are some photos of the Main Panel getting waterjet cut out of steel. Also I received the 80/20 structural aluminum that I will be building the panel stand out of.


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Louie at diyrealism (http://diyrealism.webs.com) is cutting these for me as well as providing the bezels and encoders for the panel.

Here is a pic of my current setup:

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I picked up a couple of chairs out of a Subaru WRX on Craigslist for $50 :)

[Louie Mendez]

:D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4FJlPlFLVU

[dapilot]

Here are the final panels after being cut by Louie. I made the instrument cutouts on there own panel so that I can screw a different instrument arrangement on top if I want if I want down the road.

[dapilot]

With one of the bezels installed.