Light panels, wires, korry switches – update

Dear All, Last few days I have got big motivation, so I lost last few nights to make some progress. I made next step in CDU – buttons, PCB, wires, panels – lighting and korry-switches. Please find below some new pictures:    

Done this weekend

Hi there, Progress from this weekend: 1. Cockpit shell – wooden frame,   2. Painting buttons for CDU     3. DmKeys8 – I/O card wires      4. Some hours of flying:) – testing new (second hand) wide screen projector     

Software for glass cockpit – hydraulics – system works:)

Hello. Yesterday I connected hydraulics panel with X-plane – now system is fully ready to use in my sim. Here is some movie: http://youtu.be/IJ06PZ9FXo4 Additionally I  drew central analog gauges for CRJ – attitude indicator and altimeter. .    

Software for glass cockpit – update (communicates with X-plane via UDP)

Dear All, After long break, I would like to present You progress of development my Glass Cockpit software – lots of weekends abroad;) Here You can see movie – how does it work: http://youtu.be/P-7hlpygiwg Application based on XNA customized by my IT friend, gives to “not IT people” opportunity to modify it without any IT […]

Software for Glass Cocpit – project

Hello, During last four weeks I was abroad, so I didn’t touch my cockpit. Probably I will spend next six months also abroad (with short brakes) every month) – so  my progress will not be very significant. But, in the meantime, I spent some boring weekends, and I have started to develop glass software for my […]

New Year, new ideas

Hello. First I would like to wish You all the best in New Year 2014. I had some time to make another steps in my cockpit progress, and I had also some time to think about new sub projects. 1. CRJ “glass cockpit” – I have presented my needs to my IT friends, and I […]

Flightdeck – next steps

Hello, I promised that You would see some progress I made within last two/three weeks. You know how is it – we are working on details – very often its boring part of our work. But sometimes we make things, which looks nice, and don’t cost tu much of our effort – like screens frames […]

Aviation Expo Beijing September 2013

Last week there was Aviation Expo in Beijing. During this fare, the biggest plane manufacturers have sold al lot of big planes. Fortunately I had opportunity to be there, so please find short report and link to photos below. This event was not dedicated for normal people except Saturday, but in fact there wasn’t to much interesting […]

Throttle quadrant – next update – speedbrake lever…

Hello – durning this week I have made next steps in building speedbrake mechanizm and speedbrake lever. Fortunely weekend is very close, so for sure I will make new equipment like emergency disconnect levers – (already started). I have also some idea of steering columns – maybe I will make first steps to build synchronize yokes…

Update of throttle quadrant

My part of pedestal with throttle quadrant wasn’t perfect, so I made decision to make some changes, and what is important, I want to assemble flaps lever, speed-brakes lever and emergency levers. Throttle levers also need some improvement – especially handles – but this is not critical now.