737 Cockpit HUD

[OmniAtlas]

Interesting to actually see this implemented.

Do you guys have any idea how he overlayed the NGX HUD onto the glass?

[nolatron]

I don't think he's putting anything on the glass. It's just for show. The glass hinge has a micro switch that the triggers the hud to appear on screen or turn off.

You can see the hud disappear when he starts to flip it up.

[OmniAtlas]

Ah yeah, I missed the last part of the video.

Would be great if someone actually implemented a real-life HUD in their home cockpit!

[choffmann]

Actually I am in the process to build a Hud system. I use a semitransparent glas formed in the shape of the real combiner and use a simple Tft monitor placed ca 20 cm behind the combiner. First results are encouraging. However I wont go into further detail until I built the system into my new shell. The cost for the combiner glas is about 60 Euros.

Regards
Chris

[OmniAtlas]

Keep us updated Chris!
How are you extracting the HUD data?
afaik the ngx and ifly are the only models with the HUD system.

[choffmann]

I use PM software. In GC there is a HUD option en lieu de PFD.
Cheers
Chris

[andyb1949]

Actually I am in the process to build a Hud system. I use a semitransparent glas formed in the shape of the real combiner and use a simple Tft monitor placed ca 20 cm behind the combiner. First results are encouraging. However I wont go into further detail until I built the system into my new shell. The cost for the combiner glas is about 60 Euros.

Regards
Chris

Hi I am also looking at building a HUD can you give me any details of how you managed to build yours. This would be much appreciated Andy

[choffmann]

Hi Andy
I know it is a little late of a reply to your post. Nevertheless, go to my homepage at
Www.virtualpilot.jimdo.com
and you will find a subpage with the details I have collected so far.
Hopefully I can manage more progress and eventual completion of the thing.
Regards
Chris

[choffmann]

Here is a little progress I made with my HUD System.
First of all it was painstaking to build a fairly recognisable overhead unit. It is wooden and preliminary fitted with plexi, later I will replace the plexi with my beam splitter glass.
The most difficult Problem I have is to align the projected HUD imagery with the outside world. As you know, in Microsoft´s FS the straight down Vision is somewhat to the right. The glass, however, is positioned in line with your straight view.
I am sure there is a workaround for this. I will keep you updated.