Builder of the Month - Coming Back Soon
Builder of the Month is Coming Back....We are proud to reintroduce the prestigious Builder of the Month. The new series will be published monthly from mid October 2012 onward. If you would like your home cockpit to be featured in the Builder of the Month series, please mail us more details of your cockpit including pictures, may be link to your blog, etc. Please do mail your entries to editors@mycockpit.org
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NEWS PRODUCT - New option to control your LEDS and 7 Segment displays by Marc Gyöngyösi


We would like to present you an article from Marc Gyöngyösi (http://x737cockpit.blogspot.com), who is also a homecockpit builder. He shares with us an option for controlling LEDs and 7 Segment displays. This is what Marc had to say .."When controlling LEDs and 7 Segment Displays there are various options, which are usually very expensive and most of the time you are limited to a certain number of LEDs or 7 Segment Displays. ARCOM changes everything.

The whole system is based on ARDUINO, a micro controller which can be obtained very cheaply from eBay or other distributors. (costs around 20-30$) This ARDUINO has about 13 or more pins (depending on the model) and can drive ICs which is the key to ARCOM's greatness. "

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NEWS RELEASE - Boeing G767 Throttle from THROTTLETEK

Throttletek has announced it’s first 1:1 SCALE REPLICA THROTTLE the BOEING 767 G-THROTTLE ! This throttle took over 7 years in development and it has been quite an exciting ride! From basic measurements to actually buying a Real Throttle to copy each and every detail for our costumers and the Building community!

Also see the pictures below


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New Products from Sismo Soluciones

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Sismo Soluciones has announced the NEW "FIRE WARNING PANEL - GOLD LINE" with aluminium casing, made with the components which are resistant and FULLY operative. Probably the most professional product and it is really very similar to the real one. It's compatible to be used with Sismo's Pedestal Stand and other stands made in scale 1:1.

For more information see below and also visit Product page.

see images below
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Review of FSWeekend 2011 by Ruediger Ebert

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Did you miss the action at FSWeekend this year? Our friend Ruediger Ebert has written an excellend article on FSWeekend 2011 and various builders on display. Visit this link for more information.
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Builder of the Month is Back....We are proud to present to you again the famous Builder of the Month but this time in a whole new format. The new layout will see you in the process of selecting our Builder of the Month. A Poll will be released in month which will run for 3-4 weeks, the winner will then be selected by having the most votes from our members, the interview of this winner will then be released in our usual interview format the following month.

Participate in selection of the new Builder of the Month from here

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Tutorial Presented By Wendy

"extended joystick controller” for our “Simulators”

Last week I have been testing this USB device that can be used as a joystick controller or a full featured USB interface card. It’s a special type of controller that is fully and easy configurable and it makes this device perfectly suitable for connecting different types of hardware. By that I mean, every port can be set as digital input/output or encoder, 5 ports are reserved for analog input or digital in/out. 1 port is reserved for analog out. In addition it also supports 6 high-speed fully configurable PWM (pulse width modulation) outputs. Users can freely set PWM period and PWM duties. The PWM module runs at 12 MHz and allows high-speed switching. Last but not the least interesting is the price setting, you only pay around 1 euro / port, isn’t that great news? What more could we desire than an interface card where we decide what the card should be used for? Shall it be inputs/outputs/analog in or analog out or a mixture of everything, it’s all in your hands!
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Nico released version 8.1 of Lekseecon , with some minor improvements:

• Bug in closing the lekseecon window, if Flight Simulator is not running, fixed;
• Lekseecon will first connect to the Level-D SDK and then to SIOC (reverse from what it did sofar). If connecting to the SDK is not successful an error message (#25) will occur. You have to run MS Flight Simulator with a Level-D 767 flight first, followed by SIOC, before you can start lekseecon;
• More information added to the main window of lekseecon;
• Removed the Error Pop Up windows; error messages will now show in the footer part of the main window.
• Error messages renumbered more logically;

Get it here.
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Our member made an interesting find on use of ipad as FMC. It's a program that makes your ipad into a wireless touchmonitor. You can undock the FMC and have a FMC touchscreen. Visit this forum topic for more.


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Tutorial Presented By Geert Rolf

Using MS Flight Simulator™ scenery engine as a visual system for a real world Flight Simulator

This story is about replacing Night Vision System of a Singer Link Miles DC-10 Level B Simulator by MicroSoft™ Flight Simulator™ to be used as a Daylight Vision System (DVS) for cockpit view. This story will take you through project history, technical overview of the interface, real time requirements and major changes we made during development.
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Product Update - OpenCockpits

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OpenCockpits, announced the launch of a complete fully assembled, ready to use "B-737 Overhead."The Overhead includes:
* Two-color panels.
* Metal heavy duty frame, painted and with all the screw holes for easy handling.
* All indicators and elements of the module.
* Switches with aluminum caps.
* Complete set of backlit gauges.
* Electric displays (green) and cabin pressure (orange).
* All IOCards to manage the module and Ready to connect using USB.
* All knobs in the Overhead are the same type as the real.
* Sturdy wooden box for transport.
For more information on this and promotional offer, visit Product Page ...

Many of you may be asking yourselves... where oh where has our prided Builder of the Month award gone. And you're absolutely right to be asking that question. We have agreed on a revamp of the prestigious exclusive MyCockpit 'Builder of the Month' award. Where the simbuilder we feel has excelled the most this month gets recognition in the form of a virtual trophy and honoured for that month.

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Xtreme Simulation Weekend

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In 2011 Astrasim will be holding one of the largest events ever witnessed across the globe. Two shows will take place simultaneously to create one Xtreme Weekend of Simulation. The United Kingdom and Australia will be linked via the internet to create 48 hours of virtual nonstop fun and simulation for all. ...

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