Boeing 737-800 Next Generation Simulator

[fsaviator]

Thanks for the detailed pics of the Simworld MCP panel. I have been looking at that panel.

Are you meant to dismount the front panel and install the rotary encoders on the main panel, after which you would mount the front panel again?

That was the panel they were selling on special. That is how it comes. Nothing else. It's just the panel (and the button covers). I bought it spur of the moment as I wanted an example of a nice panel to see what goes into making them. I don't plan to use it for the near future as I have a CP Flight setup that works very well as is.

[fsaviator]

MIP as complete as it will get before move

Well, finished up what I can and until my CNC is back up, I’m done. Plugged everything in to see if it still worked. For the most part, good to go. Windows did strike back though. Although I plugged EVERYTHING back into the same ports, on the same network, it appears that the Win7/WinXP networking bug bit me… one of my systems refuses to play nice with the others. I’ll have to work that. Here’s a pic.



Anyone know how to change the color of the XP taskbar to black?

[Efe Cem Elci]

http://www.tech-faq.com/how-to-chang...bar-color.html

This should do it...

[fsaviator]

Well, the packers crated and packed up my sim on Friday. Won’t be seeing it again until probably the beginning of August by the time I find a place to live in Stuttgart, get settled, and have the household good delivered.

Oh well… A lot of progress made over the last month or so, at the expense of family time, and other projects. Now I have a couple of months to focus on the kids and our next adventure.

I’ll post updates as they happen. I expect my two Prosimparts radio sets to arrive any day now. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to do anything with them until I have the sim back up.


http://www.b737ng-sim.com/wordpress/...he-time-being/

[fsaviator]

All right everybody... tired of worrying about posting updates... I'm so far behind I'll never catch up so...

here is a rather long video that should capture the status.

On approach to Shannon, Ireland. I threw in some thunderstorms and winds to make it a little more fun and hand flew the actual approach. I think I overdid the quality and length of the video though. I need to do a better job editing. Sorry for the music... it's stock Youtube.

[Neil Hewitt]

Hi Warren.

Nice to see it's coming together. You promised you'd have it done in six weeks and I guess you're not far off

I'll be interested in seeing more pics when you're ready. In particular I'm interested in your visual system - from a pic on your site it looks like you're rear-projecting? That's a method I was considering given my tight space, but I'll have to use mirrors to make it work if I do.

[Geremy Britton]

Very Good Warren - Keep up the good work!

Cheers!

[fsaviator]

Hi Warren.

Nice to see it's coming together. You promised you'd have it done in six weeks and I guess you're not far off

I'll be interested in seeing more pics when you're ready. In particular I'm interested in your visual system - from a pic on your site it looks like you're rear-projecting? That's a method I was considering given my tight space, but I'll have to use mirrors to make it work if I do.

Thanks Neil!

Not rear projecting, unfortunately. Using short throw projectors instead. It's a tight fit, but well worth it

As for more pics: See the next post!

[fsaviator]

So, finally my updates. All caught up. Click along (oldest at the top, moving down), or go straight to the website. You can also follow on facebook (see sig):

Printed out the FCOM, FCTM, and QRH

Setting up the curved screen

The shell goes in…

Base and floor almost complete

The overhead arrived

Installed an EFB

Finally... a Progress Report

[fsaviator]

Finally, an update!

Panel Backlighting coming together
Posted on December 30, 2013
http://www.b737ng-sim.com/wordpress/...ming-together/


It has been a while since my last post. I haven’t been idle, just busy working out a plan of attack.

Today I finally completed the initial prototype of my backlighting. Initial fielding will be in my pedestal, then I will redo the MIP. The first attempt seems promising, and as you can see, I’ve learned how to create PCB’s and solder SMD LEDs to them.

I tried two different type of SMD LEDs. The larger ones are 3528?s in warm white (ACTIVE and STANDBY), while the smaller ones are 0603?s in white. I think I prefer the 0603?s and while they are much smaller, they are easier to solder then the 3528s as they have protruding contacts that you can get to much easier with a soldering iron.

I hope to knock out the VHF and NAV panels this week, and I’ll post video as I get through them.

Here’s a video of the prototype