latest news

06.07.2010

The 777 Throttle quad is finished! See it in all its glory HERE

15.06.2010

Purchased the full Sim Avionics 777 suite from FDS. Now we're getting serious!

09.06.2010

Glareshield begins with the wings. Have a look HERE.

23.05.2010

Recieved two plug-n-play EFIS units from Opencockpits along with a second Master card in preparation for the 777 upgrade.

08.04.2010

Want to know how to cheaply and easily make your own backlighting? See it HERE.

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simulator links

Building the Opencockpits COMM

Building the Opencockpits NAV

Building the Opencockpits ADF

Building the Opencockpits XPDR

Radio Pedestal Circuit Diagram

Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

Simple and Cheap Home-Made Panels

December 2008 Builder of the Month

PC-1

CPU - Intel Quad Core Q6600 overclocked to 3.0Ghz

RAM - 4Gb Corsair 2 x 2Gb matched pair

VIDEO 1- Asus GT8800 with 512Mb RAM Overclocked

VIDEO 2 - Gigabyte GT8500 with 512 Mb RAM

VIDEO 3 - Matrox Triple Head 2 Go

HARD DRIVE - Seagate Barracuda 500Gb 32Mb Cache 7200

MONITORS - 3 x 17" LCD (for instrument display), 3 x 22 " LCD's (for outside view via TH2GO)

SOUND - Onboard HD Gigabyte Realtek 5.1 Audio & Logitek X530 5.1 speaker system plus two 15" sub-woofers under both seats for added realism.

DUAL YOKES - Custom Aileron/Elevator mechanism with CH yoke handles and interface controller.

DUAL RUDDER PEDALS - Custom made attached to the CH yoke controller

THROTTLES - Custom made attached to Leo Bodners joystick card.

HARDWARE INTERFACE - IOCards from Opencockpits.com using SIOC software.

SOFTWARE - Windows 7 64bit, Microsoft FSX (SP2), FTX Australia, various addon aircraft and panels.

PC-2

AMD Athlon 3.0Ghz

2Gb RAM

Windows XP Pro

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