Nick1150 Home Cockpit 737NG project in Athens

[Nick1150]

Hello to all,

One of the most expensive parts I have ever installed in my cockpit are the pilot handles from simquip. I know it seems strange but the handles cost +100 euro and I am not saying they are not worth it, but it was something I wanted to be as the real ones, and not similar to the real ones. So here it goes, the handles and their mounting on the shell...

The handle...







I created a carton formula in order to make the holes exactly on the shell...










After few minutes this is the result...







Thanks for watching...

[OmniAtlas]

Nick, have you been in touch with the author of fly-elise recently? He tells me he is building in autoconfiguration warping for FSX/P3D, much like what he has done for x-plane

[Nick1150]

Nick, have you been in touch with the author of fly-elise recently? He tells me he is building in autoconfiguration warping for FSX/P3D, much like what he has done for x-plane

Hi there,

Yes I have been in touch with Nikola. I am expecting news soon. This will be a great help, but wondering about possible FPS hit in FSX... We'll see...

[OmniAtlas]

It looks like the latest fly-elise release has built in FSX/P3D support -- News

[Norwegian737project]

Nick, one thing I can tell you right off the bat, is that those handles are not the original ones.. You can clearly see it by the design near the swivels. My guess is that you bought these off Simquip.. "Oh.. Browsing back to your text I see I'm right"

Here's what you received: Mentor Handgreep voor meetapparatuur 3286.1003 (Ø x l) 10 mm x 100 mm Verchroomd hoogglansstaal en met kunststof beklede in de Conrad online shop | 183409

Check out it's real prize..

Somebody ripped you off big-time..

[Nick1150]

Norwegian,

Thanks for the info.

I feel better now

In this hobby you win and you loose... I wish these were the only $$$ for which I was ripped off...

[Nick1150]

Hi to all,

After a 2 months seat back, today the last and less important module has arrived from SimWorld.

This was the PnP aft Overhead panel. With this one my cockpit is literaly a full home cockpit. There is nothing to add, hardware wise, except a curved screen which is scheduled for September-October 2013...

The SimWorld aft overhead seems like a high quality module, like the FWD one, but I haven't find the time to connect it yet, so I must wait for the first flights to give you a review. I only unpacked and took few photos, which are below. More to come soon...

[Nick1150]

This is how it arrived this evening...

Great packaging...





After opening the box, still great protection from inside...







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[Nick1150]

And voila...









Up and back...

[fsaviator]

Sorry I missed it. I'll let you know the next time I'm town and we'll take it for a spin.