Where are all the GA builders?

[JamesVic]

For what it's worth - I'm looking at a GA build. Currently still in planning phase mostly but have been slowly working on a GNS500 based on idea's/info that wsoeldner posted back a month ago - great work. On the subject anybody know a resource for Garmin knobs - acutal or otherwise?

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On the subject anybody know a resource for Garmin knobs - acutal or otherwise?

Hi, try http://www.simparts.de try searching this site, it has some pretty good dual encoders at a reasonable price. They are not Garmin but are as good as.

This should help with the GPS....

Cheers.

Alex

[kermit]

Hi,
Where could I find a faceplate for a Garmin GPS
orginal or otherwise
greetz Henk

[peter1b1]

Hi Alex,

I was going to build a 172 cockpit but I have stumbled across a Partenavia P68 fuselage and have purchased it. Picking it up this week end, so I noew have a cockpit!. I am also using the TH2Go with currently 3 17" monitors and using FS Xpand for the instrument panel. Will be upgrading to projectors once the fuz is in the shed and set up.

Regards

Peter

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Hi Peter,

That is a very ambitious project you have there, I guess nothing beats the frill of owning an actual chunk of 'plane' and converting it to a working cockpit....

Love the pics, seesm like a lot of work to me, I agree that the TH2GO is a must for a shell, as you need the all round view...

Would love to see the progress.

So keep up posted and keep up the (very hard) work to come lol!

Thanks for sharing this with us....

All the best!

Alex

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Keeping this post going I think!

Anymore GA builders like to come forward? lol

Alex

[JamesVic]

Hi, try http://www.simparts.de try searching this site, it has some pretty good dual encoders at a reasonable price. They are not Garmin but are as good as.

Thanks Alex - I'll chcek them out

[g0kmt]

I am in the process of building a sim - based loosley on the Cirrus SR22G3 but initially its gonna be generic

The outside world is going to be projected on the wall - need to move furniture around to achieve this bit hehe

I have:

a 23inch LCD panel for main instruments
a 17 inch for the radio stack.
LCD projector
CH Yoke
CH quadrant
CH pedals
Quad core 2GHz Phenom with 3Gb RAM
1Gb 9600GT for outside world
512mb 8400 PCI for panels.

[Tripacer]

Alex,
I have about that question myself. And I have come to a couple of conclusions; 1: 737NG and aother airliner sims are just full of all kinds of neat switches and the like, 2: Perhaps these builders enjoy the complexity of the sim and want to experience some of that since they probably cannot any other way, 3: GA sims typically have mostly 'steam gages' and therefore are a bit harder to build than glass cockpits in airliners, 4: When you are done (if ever) then you have to fly the GA aircraft as the systems do not manage the aircraft the same way Boeing ro Airbus aircraft do.
I am building a 1959 Piper Tripacer which is the same plane i learned to fly in in the 1960s. I am building the instruments myself, and the going is slow. I have completed the mechanicals for 4 instruments (turn & bank, directional gyro, and 2 fuel gages). I am now construction the computer interfaces for them. So in 1 1/2 year I have mostly completed the cockpit structure and some gages. I have a long way to go. However, I enjoy the building process. Check out my meager website:
http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?...upid=385472&ck=

Tripacer

[Ronson2k9]

Nice pics Tripacer. Your upholstery work alone gets you a gold star very nicely done. I think one thing that is important is that you don't stop using the sim to build the cockpit. Even though you have integrate them together. There is the complexity of building a 'Heavy' and the reward is quite awesome as well. For me though there is the automated aspects that make it like watching a movie. I myself would rather drive stick then automatic. I want to feel connected to what I'm doing. I like the heavies and had considered building a BAE146-100. It's range is good and wide variety of liveries make it a cool choice. I wanted to get my feet wet first though by building a GA cockpit. I love the smaller aircraft for it's sportiness and an Amphibious as I'm building gets me anywhere I would want to fly 'on the virtual planet'. I have a great love of bush flying and so I chose the Cessna U206G as my simpit. I'll not ever get tired of flying it as it's both a land and sea based plane. Having that complexity and any choice of destination make it the bird for me.

I'm just in the beginnings of building though. I've been over to Alex's site and seen how well he has been doing has really inspired me. BTW Alex I found the cups in North America at Walmart. Their own brand of disposable diamond pattern cups (only using the non textured top of the cup) is a perfect 78mm (10 to a pack for $2.39cdn) All the dollar stores had cups but they were either to big or to small.

A friend of mine in the UK sent me a Garmin GPSMAP 195 for helping him with his project but I have to get a few things for it to work in my cockpit but it will be an excellent 'real' flight item when I'm and it's ready.

First though I want to build the rudder and floor of the cockpit. I don't have a rudder pedal setup yet and I'm anxious to not only build one but fly with one.

I hope to hear from more GA builders here. There are quite a few out there but seem very busy.. hehe.

Best of luck to the both of you on your respective builds..