Real Throttle and Pedestal conversion project

[OmniAtlas]

Thales MCDU. Hate to do it, but only way to get this to work is to gut the machine....

[Beret]

If you find a way to use the monitor, let me know. I have also one at home, but i haven't find a way to use the monitor.

[OmniAtlas]

I believe the monitor is not usable. The plan is to replace the monitor, and internals.

[OmniAtlas]

Cockpit door panel:

https://soarbywire.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_4945.jpg

Flood / Integ Lt panel:

https://soarbywire.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_4939.jpg

Pinouts on the website.

[OmniAtlas]

A few shots of the overhead panels -- figuring out the schematics and wiring these panels will be difficult.

[OmniAtlas]

MIP panels



Merry Christmas and Happy New Year all. The challenge next year will be trying to interface all of this with FMGS!

[OmniAtlas]

Sidesticks and tillers

[Fritz]

Congratulation for getting this real parts.

[OmniAtlas]

Cheers Fritz, congratulations on evolving your Sim now with a cockpit door

The difficult part now will be trying to interface it with the sim.
No transducers so I will need to make a mechanism (sliding pots) to translate the movements into joystick commands. The solenoid will also require some work and logic to do its magic --

When AP1 or AP2 = on, supply 28V to solenoid.
On AP1 or AP2 disconnect, cut 28V supply. Or perhaps link it up to the amount of joystick transnational movement pass the threshold. From the FCOM:

SIDESTICKS
Sidesticks, one on each lateral console, are used for manual pitch and roll control.They are springloaded to neutral.When the autopilot is engaged a solenoid operated detent locks both sidesticks in the neutral position. If the pilot applies a force above a given threshold (5daN in pitch, 3.5 daN in roll) the autopilot disengages and the stick becomes unlocked and the deflection is sent as command to the computers.

[OmniAtlas]

Video of the sidesticks in 'action'.