It's All Go! Big Announcement

[mauriceb]

Tim, please stop being nice to me. I can't keep bashing you if you don't hit back

Anyway, some people see negativity when constructive criticism is given, others see it as a friendly push in the right direction. I'm 150% sure that nobody who has ever built a full scale simulator or even a desktop simulator would ever discourage someone else with the same passion from doing the same.
Misery likes company and if I have to suffer building this contraption, I want others to suffer as well

Maurice

[Joe Cygan]

You know people have dreams for a reason, so they can live them.

Well I'm back and I think you might want to see this.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the unbelievable, magnificent and dare I say perfect work of Philip Lambert (phil744). His panels are fantastic and his service is immaculate. Really amazing stuff!

The pictures are bad quality sorry, took them with the phone since I was in such a rush to stop the 'comments'.

A full Boeing 787 MCP with EFIS plus a Boeing 744 EFIS. And believe me, these panels are as real as they come unless you buy an aircraft!

Way to go Lewis, those panels look great!

[PaulEMB]

Well done Lewis!

and I'm glad everyone is friends again (well, with some exceptions)

I for one wanted to jump in at the third post, but, having witnessed previous similar events, pressed my own "pause" button, and waited 24 hrs before looking again, and 72hrs before replying.

This is a great hobby (walks downstairs and kicks MDF tube and PM Systems again), and we all learn a great deal from each other, but sometimes we need reminding this a public place, although owned by individuals, and as ever, the English language is open to many interpretations, and sometimes it depends on which end of the tube you are sitting at to get the meaning.

I for one visit a couple of times a day, and am fascinated by both the quality and the wealth of information available, and the great atmosphere amongst the members of mycockpit.org

And after all, its much easier surfing than on my laptop than doing battle with the numerous beasts in my garage, and trying to get the Terrain and WXR working, and, and, and...

Lets keep up the great "cameraderie" here, for all new and old - and for the new - read the reply twice before jumping to the "Reply" button

[AndyT]

Lewis, That's great, but why those 4 planes?
Why not a GA, a meduim Twin, a smaller jet, (CRJ maybe) and a large tube (737, 747...) ??

[Lewis Simmons]

The planes I love the most. Im not into the smaller stuff, something about the big ones just makes me love it.

[ClipWing.com]

Thank goodness we all can get along - Joe may have had to pull the Bunny out had the situation gone critical!! And we DON'T want that!!

Ain't flight simming fun!! Back to scrapping up my knee's and knuckles cutting out miles of wiring harnesses in my 74. The good news is I think the scrap value of the wire will more than pay for the cost of the cockpits!! Then I will need to factor in the loss of fingers, skin, fractures, and tetnus - It's all worth it so back to having fun!

It is funny Tim, but my Airbus cockpit has Yokes!! What should I do as a Boeing/Airbus guy??

Lewis, the 78 Rocks - I had the opportunity back in March to fly the 78 FBT from Boeing and the cockpit is very very cool and the avionics are incredible. Good Luck!

[Joe Cygan]

Thank goodness we all can get along - Joe may have had to pull the Bunny out had the situation gone critical!! And we DON'T want that!!

LOL, Good one, great to hear from you my friend!

Lewis,
I made you this. (You may have to click on image below to get full affects)

[Lewis Simmons]

Thanks Joe!

I'm getting heaps of help now so once I get some other things out of the way, I will start designing structural pieces. Hard since Boeing refuses to give any dimensions within the cockpit and all you have to work from is a pic.

[warvet]

Tom,
Any guy who could go from the Mil to Applebees to owning multiple real decks lol can do anything you got my vote Tom

Tim
A340
Canada

[warvet]

AWWWWW Joe wheres my " Tim your a definite Pain in the A$$ Man ! lol

Tim
A340