Hacking Monitors!

[sbecker777]

Here's a slightly later version with the center post. Sorry for the odd camera angle, but still shows what it will do with a real center post.



Steve

[BHawthorne]

I use a TH2Go. You really don't see the dead strips between the monitors while flying. Your brain just ignores them.

Same here. You really tune them out and forget about them with daily use.

[manhattan]

That looks great. I mean really great. Just as though you were looking out the forward windscreen.

I have to ask though, on a Boeing airliner there is only one center pillar on the windscreen, unlike Douglas designs, and that would bother me to have two seams in the viewing area.

Using a 3HTG, wouldn't it make more sense on a Boeing to use two larger(wider) monitors to give the same amount of area with the seam in the middle and then maybe use the third option for a panel display, or is this not possible with the 3HTG?

Would you have to use the 2HTG?

As I have already pointed out - via Bob Reed, with very large monitors, the centre pillar is equal to twice the width of the left and right edges of the monitor centre, and can be as much as four or five inches! especially with
37" or
42" monitors which need good support for the actual screen. The centre pillar is right on top of the outside view instead of sat back as with a projection screen which would allow you to look "around" this pillar to some extent. I think this is why those with projectors, don't experience so much of a problem?

TONY

[chrisdanker]

Steve,

What a nice 777 setup. I really like your cockpit. Just curious about your Throttle Quardrant.....where did you get it or did you make it yourself?

Very professional indeed.

Regards,
Chris

[sbecker777]

Chris,
Thanks for the kind words! The throttle bodies are from FDS as are the panels, but the flap lever and detents, speedbrake lever, trim handle, the housing and stab/fuel cutoff switches are all mine. I have a CHTQ under it all. Here's a link to some info on how I did it.

http://www.flightdecksolutions.com/f...t=2013&start=0

Steve

[chrisdanker]

Steve,

What a great job....and rightly so that so many others have also praised your job on the TQ. I am impressed that the use of the CH Throttles was an easy solution to making a TQ work. I have also done something for a simple TQ on B737cockpit ( See Pic Attached ) by using my old SAFELINE Throttles that were spoilt and replacing the POT's with 100K POT's and trying to connect them to my CP Flight MCP / MCPEX1 board. Havent got around to testing them yet. Just made a rougn prototype Throttle out of a 10" diameter PVC Tube and cut it in half. Was going to put in some switched for the Fuel Cut-Off and STAB Cut- Outs but now having seen your idea, I think I am going to switch to your idea of using the CH TQ.


Question though, I cant seem to find the B777 Throttle Kit in the FDS site. Do they still do it?


Also Steve, I was wondering if you could share as many of your plans as possible for the making of the TQ with the extensions and all the bits and pieces for the Flaps etc...DO you have other drawings....I sure hope so as I will definitely start on it the if I have have the plans as I have an excess of MDF sheets in my home......just waiting to become a B777 TQ...Maybe you could PM me the drawings?


Once again, it great work done on your TQ..

Cheers

Chris