747 flightdeck simulator build

Rroff · 6 Aug 2018 at 21:11

Oh wow I'd thought this was a dead project - IIRC I was subscribed for updates at one point.

andy_mk3 · 6 Aug 2018 at 21:12

That's amazing! I've been longing to build a 737 cockpit, but space, time & money are a factor

ade555 · 7 Aug 2018 at 13:00

GodAtum said:
yes eventually! Now I am fitting the real yokes into a dual linkage.

Give us some pictures of work in progress with that yoke

Rannoch · 7 Aug 2018 at 13:03

That’s cool.

Do you have a reinforced door like the plane

GodAtum · 30 Sep 2018 at 15:51

Just bought a real 747 throttle & stand

Firestar_3x · 1 Oct 2018 at 07:55

Looks good, i was close to pulling the trigger on a 737 build at one point, decided against it because i knew the cost would escalate to 10k quickly.

Planning on building the cockpit frame and running multi monitors or 3 projectors for the display?

GodAtum · 1 Oct 2018 at 18:56

I'm using 1 projector at the moment, so will work with Natvis in getting 3 projectors and a calibrated curved screen.

I've been working with Simujabs in getting the yokes all engineered to work with my sim.

alex crossland · 9 Oct 2018 at 22:44

I can’t see the pics! Seeing the comments I really want to!

GodAtum · 25 Oct 2018 at 10:43

alex crossland said:
I can’t see the pics! Seeing the comments I really want to!

Please see the photos on my FB page https://www.facebook.com/747simuk

Yokes making good progress!

GodAtum · 17 Nov 2018 at 17:31

After a lot of DIY yokes and rudder pedal are in ... just need OC to sponsor all my PCs lol

Grandmaster Fap! · 17 Nov 2018 at 17:40

Holy god thats insane!!! :eek:

GodAtum · 13 Jul 2019 at 23:06

Good news, throttle and pedestal coming on Monday! If anyone is free in south London to do some heavy lifting, I'd greatly appreciate it

FloppyPoppy · 14 Jul 2019 at 09:25

As much as i would love to help/see this setup in person im based up north so would be a good 5/6 hour journey. looks amazing though!

Rudge · 26 Jul 2019 at 10:40

Looks very cool, we use Aerowinx in our 747 simulator and have had a few 747 pilots use and instruct on it. So far all the 747 guys have been very impressed, the non 747 guys do not like it as much haha!

What interface boards do you use? The sim before ran P3D (before that FS2004 and before that no idea!) so used to have Leo Bodnar cards installed. I've since swapped the throttles, gear and some other controls to SimStack boards which are very useful. https://simulatorsolutions.com.au/simstack/

Another thing I love with Aerowinx is the instructor station works quite well on a touch screen. We have one mounted near the captains seat to change settings on the fly, but a windows (or I guess linux or other) tablet or laptop would also work and can be moved out of the way.

GodAtum · 6 Aug 2019 at 15:16

Coming together!

Feek · 6 Aug 2019 at 15:34

I want to fly that! Is there going to be an overhead as well?

GodAtum · 6 Aug 2019 at 15:44

Feek said:
I want to fly that! Is there going to be an overhead as well?

yep along with proper seats and shell! If anyone is interested in visiting, let me know, I'm based in south London.

Rannoch · 7 Aug 2019 at 13:59

that's very impressive.

Awahwah · 7 Aug 2019 at 14:54

This looks amazing! I want to see it.

Feek · 7 Aug 2019 at 15:05

There's still a way to go. Remember what I said back in 2015.....

Feek said:
This isn't going to be a quick five minute project, you'll need patience