Home made PIT's

[LaWMaN]

OK lets see some home made Pits..... I what one and need some ideas..... :bigeyes:

[Uber_Olafsun]

A really good site to check out would be

http://www.viperpit.org

They have a tone of pits and how to knowledge there.

Sadly I dont have enough room for a pit but I am working on my own creative desk to use for mutliple sims. It is taking a desk from IKEA and adding things on to it to make it into my own version of thegamedeck.com style desks.

I have a huge flat area for the desk top. Enough room for a couple of monitors. When I get my new rig I will have Falcon on one and F4 glass on the other. I found some mouse shelfs that support enough weight for my cougar to rest on and the spin out to let me into the desk easier (small bedroom). I just need to get a new chair for it that doesnt have arms and some 7.1 surround sound speakers.

[LaWMaN]

A really good site to check out would be

http://www.viperpit.org (http://www.viperpit.org/)

They have a tone of pits and how to knowledge there.

Sadly I dont have enough room for a pit but I am working on my own creative desk to use for mutliple sims. It is taking a desk from IKEA and adding things on to it to make it into my own version of thegamedeck.com style desks.

I have a huge flat area for the desk top. Enough room for a couple of monitors. When I get my new rig I will have Falcon on one and F4 glass on the other. I found some mouse shelfs that support enough weight for my cougar to rest on and the spin out to let me into the desk easier (small bedroom). I just need to get a new chair for it that doesnt have arms and some 7.1 surround sound speakers. Post some Pic when you have made it up would be great to see

[Venom]

Fair Warning....Pit Building is addictive.
I'm a PBJ (pit building junkie) and my name is Venom.

I started out by just wanting to mount my sidewinder off to the side.
Then I needed a X-36, then a masterpilot, then a second, then, then, then.

Here I am today...still wanting more, NEEDING MORE.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/mthatdan/P1010273.jpg

I Love it.


ps don't miss this site: http://www.xflight.de/f16/

[Dirty Dawg]

just helps to have the controls in sort of the right area.... about $50 of MDF from Bunnings,$20 in spray paint, $40 VB from the bottle shop and an afternoon in the garage.. :wink2:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v363/dirtydawgaustralia/mypit.jpg

[Venom]

Nice DD and once you learn your cougar profile you can add a landing gear panel. :)

That's how it starts.

[LaWMaN]

Ok off to the hardware store this weekend thats me hooked........:smile:

[mihi4]

STOP, Lawnman - don't do it!!!
Your life is going to change completely.. just imagine your (then ex-)friends, laughing at you (... until they see your pit *g*).

I KNOW, WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT =)

http://www.f16simulator.net/viperforum/P5010080.JPG
http://www.f16simulator.net/viperforum/P6180020.JPG

greetings
michi

[Buckshot]

Great work guys, I love it, this is where it's at, love seeing other simmers who are as crazy as I am, lol. Still a long way from a functional pit, but I'll get there one day, here's my modest little pit. I only really use it for LAN meets and airshow demos, it's so easy to pull apart and transport, everything just slots in and out. Can't fly without that programmable keyboard though, increases the immersion factor through the roof, you'll notice there are both mfd's fully laid out, ICP, and everything else I need, no hunting for key combinations. Will certainly do me until I can afford to get some real switches and buttons, can only imagine how much it adds to the realism with these pits you guys are building. It actually looks a little better now, seat foam has been properly covered, and painting wasn't complete in that shot. Will do some more piccy's at an airshow we will be flying at in a couple of weeks.

http://julianleonard.customer.netspace.net.au/Pit.jpg

[LaWMaN]

STOP, Lawnman - don't do it!!!
Your life is going to change completely.. just imagine your (then ex-)friends, laughing at you (... until they see your pit *g*).

I KNOW, WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT =)
Mihi4 that pit looks tops Dude..... I dont think it would fit in the PC room :(

[LaWMaN]

lling
Great work guys, I love it, this is where it's at, love seeing other simmers who are as crazy as I am, lol.
Hey Buckshot is that your training device in the background LOL and not the tredmill he he.....
And Bud where do you get the keypad from here in Australia... and do you have cutout plans for your pit the easy to pull apart and transport idea works for me and the wife "What is that thing a new sex bench", "No dear it's my new F16"
....LoL got to love em

[Marvin157th]

Hey guys,

Mine of course is still in the works..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/hood2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/hood1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/glare3.jpg

[Skarp]

my god.

you guys are nuts. but I guess you would be nuts to take on making a jet sim ;)

I could never ever have my own home built pit. I feel uneasy having my joystick and games laying out in the open. got to keep looking good for the ladies.

[Marvin157th]

my god.

you guys are nuts. but I guess you would be nuts to take on making a jet sim ;)

I could never ever have my own home built pit. I feel uneasy having my joystick and games laying out in the open. got to keep looking good for the ladies.

Skarp,

You know honestly I use to feel the same way.. But you know what... Some of my girlfriends found it wierd when I had my HOTAS setup and talking on a headset flying Falcon. As a matter of fact they found it geekish.. But since i started building cockpits, as this is my thrid version, they love it, and find it talented.. So funny sometimes how they see things. Cause I would tend to find things the otherway around.

Marvin

[LaWMaN]

Hey guys,

Mine of course is still in the works..
One word for you "AWESOME"

[Dirty Dawg]

Hey Lawman,
the programmable keyboard can be purchased from somewhere like AAA POS in joondalup or anywhere where point of sale systems are sold....

Hey Buckshot,
How hard is it to program the sucker using XP?
I have done it for people using programs like Quickpos but never on a XP system.... Great Idea I never thought of it ..to use one in Falcon..damn nother expense coming my way..lol :thumb:

[Buckshot]

Hey guys, yeah it's a Tipro keyboard, couldn't be any easier to program, it's just a matter of clicking on the virtual key on the screen and telling it what key combo you want it to do. It can be any number of keypresses, either at the same time, or with pauses etc, you can also have 4 different modes for the keyboard so that the same key does four different things depending on what mode it's in which is indicated by an LED. Certainly glad I got it, but beware it's a slippery slope you start buying this stuff, and you will be wanting to do a full pit in no time, lol.

[a.m.i]

oh my god.. i'm so envious in you guys...
I only have the X-45....
and a normal keyboard...

I can only wish that some day I will be the owner of a completely working pit.. with working MFD's and ICP and maybe even an independent hud projector on the thick glass before the white screen of the big panoramic projector...
only wishes...

[LaWMaN]

Hey Lawman,
the programmable keyboard can be purchased from somewhere like AAA POS in joondalup or anywhere where point of sale systems are sold....
Thanks Man I will look into this I should get it at cost he he ..

[Marvin157th]

One word for you "AWESOME"

One word for you! "Thanks dude!" Woops, that's two! ;)

Marvin

[Eihort]

Well I'll take it as a definite yes that FO will have a lot of custom pit functionality. I've been thinking about building one that's "generic" so that I can play just about any game on it, from the old X-wing Alliance on it to FO. Just reprogram the EPIC card, get some card slots so I can change the switch labels easily... and then.... and then.... and then.... and then..... [boolean overload]

[Uber_Olafsun]

Ok here is my desk in progress. I am looking to get some X-keys for a few different games. The Cougar is on 2 mouse shelves that I can take them off and put on my N52 on and use a mouse on the other. Great for FPS shooter games. I also have a keyboard shelf that I can put in the center which I will probably do when I get the X-key panel.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/jhaas68865/IMG_0869.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/jhaas68865/IMG_0867.jpg

[LaWMaN]

Good to see you look after your hardware.:bigsmile:

[kodak]

Oky - so let me be the next one in the row... :wink2:

Here is a pic of my simulator "shell" and ladder upon arrival day. The pit will be equipped with all A-model stuff and the C-model goodies (ICP, MFD...) - that I will need for FighterOps etc. - will go onto the Canopy frame (not shown in this pic - I will use a canopy frame with half a canopy on it). Hope this works from an ergonomic standpoint though, but I'm quite positive about that!

Well, and unfortunately, in order to being able to get this beast into any living environment, I might need to modifiy it a bit, meaning shortening or so. :sad:

[Uber_Olafsun]

Well, and unfortunately, in order to being able to get this beast into any living environment, I might need to modifiy it a bit, meaning shortening or so. :sad:

Just a take a chainsaw and open up the living room a little bit. It is an entertainment center after all. Where did you get that from?

[LaWMaN]

Oky - so let me be the next one in the row... :wink2:

Here is a pic of my simulator "shell" and ladder upon arrival day. The pit will be equipped with all A-model stuff and the C-model goodies (ICP, MFD...) - that I will need for FighterOps etc. - will go onto the Canopy frame (not shown in this pic - I will use a canopy frame with half a canopy on it). Hope this works from an ergonomic standpoint though, but I'm quite positive about that!

Well, and unfortunately, in order to being able to get this beast into any living environment, I might need to modifiy it a bit, meaning shortening or so. :sad:Post more pic's when it done I like it I like it ............
And I have room for it I will just put the bed out side .. he he
"SHE WILL KILL ME ONE DAY LOL"

[kodak]

@ Uber_Olafsun

Lol - great idea, but I wonder what the person who owns my appartment will think about that! :wink2:

The frame is from an actual A-model trainer, s.th. in the block 1-10 range, about 3.5m long and 450kg in weight! Quite a stress-test for the floor, when you consider that this is just the frame!


@ LaWMaN

Thanks! I'll definetely keep you guys updated. Over there at Viperpits is also a thread for my project within the "Viper Pit Progress Reports" section. You'll find a couple more pics there.

Oh, and thanks for your offer! :bigsmile:
For my luck my miss is a supporter of my project and kept me from stopping it already several times. This hobby eats up alot of time and quite some money also, and here and there comes a day where you think it might be best to just stop it, sell the stuff and concentrate on your other hobbies that don't require so much space etc.! Good to have someone who directs you back to the track and adds to your moral! :thumb:
It might be different though, when my beast finally moves into the house... :red:

[Uber_Olafsun]

Apartment Smarpet. Nothing a little drywall and paint can't fix.

Thinking about that now?
How the Heck are you going to carry that in there anyway. Hire the local gym with a powerlifting contest?

[kodak]

@ Uber_Olafsun

I'll write that idea with the competition down - sounds like a great idea! ;)

Indeed there are two such guys (body-builder) who already offered their help! :clap:

At the moment I have no plans yet on how to get it into the house one day, but when the time comes, there will for sure process a solution. Maybe by helicopter through the roof? :bounce:

[mihi4]

Mihi4 that pit looks tops Dude..... I dont think it would fit in the PC room :(
Thx a lot, LaWMaN!
I have to give a big "THX" and a kiss, to my girlfriend, who let me "transform" our dining room into my sim-room!!
Sorry for the late response, I've been on a business trip for the last week.

greetings
michi

[LaWMaN]

Thx a lot, LaWMaN!
I have to give a big "THX" and a kiss, to my girlfriend, who let me "transform" our dining room into my sim-room!!
Sorry for the late response, I've been on a business trip for the last week.

greetings
michiCool :thumb:

[Skarp]

Skarp,

You know honestly I use to feel the same way.. But you know what... Some of my girlfriends found it wierd when I had my HOTAS setup and talking on a headset flying Falcon. As a matter of fact they found it geekish.. But since i started building cockpits, as this is my thrid version, they love it, and find it talented.. So funny sometimes how they see things. Cause I would tend to find things the otherway around.

Marvin

LOL women confuse me ;)

[ruprecht]

Buckshot, is your pit an Akers-Barnes design? Do you fly with the 62nd in Brisbane?
http://www.62ndfightingfalcons.asn.au/62ndff/projects/cockpit/cockpit.htm

[Buckshot]

Absolutely, yes on both counts, as a matter of fact, Michael Barnes is the lead coder on this project.

[Divot]

Do you fly with the 62nd in Brisbane?

There's a few of us here ....

[ruprecht]

Hopefully one more when I move home to Brisbane in December! (and one more Akers-Barnes pit...)

[Buckshot]

Good to hear, yeah, the 62nd is certainly well represented here, a lot of very talented people in the club.

[ruprecht]

Not strictly a pit, but some pit components (my comms switchbox design):
http://imagehost.radsy.com/VAAF/PhysicalSchematic01.gif
http://imagehost.radsy.com/VAAF/simpit_audio.jpg
The SSM-2402 ICs are very nice for switching audio. More photos to follow. I figure I can build the electronics whilst I'm still in the UK and build the big stuff when I get home to Brisvegas.

[Divot]

... a lot of very talented people in the club.

... and some beginners .... :wink2:

[Buckshot]

ahh everybody starts somewhere

[ruprecht]

Lawman: for some more info on pits, try here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpit

[LaWMaN]

Lawman: for some more info on pits, try here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimpitThanks Bud...:thumb:

[Flareless]

Hey cool, a pit building thread. Not that I'm crazy like most of these other folks (ya, right ;)) but here's some pics of my Viper cockpit;

Initial Setup
http://imgshare.no-ip.info/pitmisc/pit2.jpg

Glass cockpit displays
http://imgshare.no-ip.info/monitors/xenarc/xenarc2.jpg
http://imgshare.no-ip.info/monitors/xenarc/xenarc1.jpg

The pit's "Smarts" under the hood
http://imgshare.no-ip.info/panels/install/5.jpg

You can see far more detail at Viperpit.org the greatest home for pitbuilders on the net.

[ruprecht]

That's a quality pit Flareless. Looks like FO might stir up a bit of interest in pitbuilding as a new way for many of us to burn money and weekends ;) Looking forward to seeing the FO pits starting to emerge...

[LaWMaN]

[QUOTE=Flareless]Hey cool, a pit building thread. Not that I'm crazy like most of these other folks (ya, right ;)) but here's some pics of my Viper cockpit;

Initial Setup
QUOTE] Wow they look great that must cost a heap of $$$$$$$$$ to put that together he he..........

[SUBS17]

Hey guys heres an idea for you too add that little bit extra for your pit. In some of the military flight sims they feature harness loosening and tension with reference to g's and turning. So as you roll and turn the appropriate belt tightens up or both (+g's). Just an idea.

cheers
Subs

[LaWMaN]

Hey guys heres an idea for you too add that little bit extra for your pit. In some of the military flight sims they feature harness loosening and tension with reference to g's and turning. So as you roll and turn the appropriate belt tightens up or both (+g's). Just an idea.

cheers
Subs Yeah when you go over 8G's the one around your neck cut's off your air supply for redout's and blackout's "LOL could not help myself. I feel like a sick :clown: today, got the flu and don't feel well :sad:

[SUBS17]

Its not really used for g effect, just to give the feelling of turning. Its used on some military flight sims that use moving platforms.The g effect is just a slight tension on the straps. You cannot use that to simulate g but there are ways to simulate it but thats beyond anyones expenses.

cheers
Subs

[ruprecht]

Oh it's being done...
http://www.viperpit.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=13
I have also thought of having some sort of pulley attached to the back of the helmet to gradually restrict your head movement with G. Especially if you're using a TrackIR, you wouldn't be able to move your head and look around until you laid off the Gs.

[SUBS17]

Thats a g-suit, not a bad idea getting the suit to work. It might add to the immersion a bit.

[Marvin157th]

Hey guys,

She is almost complete! Just a couple months now of sanding and finishing and detailing. But the major fabrication is complete!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/shell4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/shell5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/meinpit.jpg

[kodak]

OH Marvin - your pit is really the mother of all wooden Viperpits!!!! :clap: :bounce: :thumb:

[ruprecht]

Looking pretty damn good there Marvin! When does the electronics fitout begin? How long have you been working on it now (both elapsed and total hours work)?

[Marvin157th]

Kodak,

Thanks!! It is also the mother of all heavy weight champion pits! "And now in this corner, the complete MDF heavy weight champion weighing in at 500+ lbs!"

Ruprecht,

Hmmm, thats a hard one?? I started this cockpit last October. I have not worked every single day as I put in a few hours in almost every weekend. I even stopped for about 3-4 months as I was waiting for certain parts before I could continue. Hours?? Who knows, I don't keep track of that stuff.. It is a hobby, so no matter to me, I work on it when time and money permitts. I do know that the skinning was very time consuming as I used heavier wood then most for durability. So every skin panel had to be grooved at the back every .5" then soaked and shaped before mounting. So one panel took almost an hour to hour and half. Just the skinning took me almost 48 complete hours to do. Now I need several hours to fill and sand it all down for a nice finish.

Electronics, well I have most of RS stuff, (jsut ordered the new RWR) and I think that is about it for RS stuff for me. I am using phidjets for my eyebrow, caution panel lights etc. Not sure what I am going to use for the switches at this time.

Marvin

[mihi4]

Congratulations, Jody!

As ever, great craftmanship - especially the crashtest dummy in the last picture looks very real :-) . Can't wait to see her in full colours...

Nevertheless, I'd really like to see the updated pics in you progress thread over at "you know where" ;-). (you know, it's soooooo much easier to follow your work there...)

greetings
michi

[Buckshot]

Nevertheless, I'd really like to see the updated pics in you progress thread over at "you know where" ;-). (you know, it's soooooo much easier to follow your work there...)

greetings
michi
Hey Michi, no problem with you mentioning that forums name here, or even linking to it, it's a great forum, with a wealth of information for anyone building pits.

[ruprecht]

Browsing through the viperpit forums is the quickest way I know to mentally commit to a few thousand dollars and a whole heap of weekends building a pit.
Within a few days of my first visit I owned about £100 of assorted electronics with no clear idea of what to do with them but with a clear goal to make a pit worthy of publishing there :thumb:
Can't wait for all the pitbuilders goodies in FO/HO/NO.

[mihi4]

Hey Michi, no problem with you mentioning that forums name here, or even linking to it, it's a great forum, with a wealth of information for anyone building pits.
Thx Buckshot.
I just used the term because of Jody - he knows why ;)

greetings
michi

[Marvin157th]

Michi,

Ha ha ha, crash test dummy! I like that one! That was actually the first time I sat in the pit since I started the shell, as it was a little too unstable to load my 220lbs body in there! Now, it is strong as on Ox and just as heavy. (speaking of which, how the hell you spell ox anyway?)

Yes, painting is so close I smell it!

Take care
Marvin

[Haole]

Some very nice cockpits their fellas! I like!!

:beer:

[Sun Stealer]

Lets see yours then Haole. :smile:

.

[Stuntie]

Heres a nice link for people interested in building custom Joysticks.

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/howto/mind.htm (http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/howto/mind.htm)

I'm looking into this one at the moment with an eye to adding even more to it...

[ruprecht]

That'll be great for my collective, good link!

[Guzzz]

OMG!!! Can't believe my eyes, Marvin! :thumb:

Nice job, guy!!!! :clap:


Any CAD file of this beauty??


GUzzz

[EagleFire]

Any CAD file of this beauty??


GUzzz
@ Marvin,

You've got me drooling.....

Having the CAD file would be awesome as well.


Oh BTW, this is how you spell "ox" ....


OX

Hehe!!! Sorry, couldn't resist!

[Marvin157th]

Hey guys,

Some more update photos.. Almost ready for painting. With regards to the CAD files, my pit was made up with a compilation of drawings, photos, and just whatever looks good by eye. However, check out viperpit.org there are tons of resources available for building an F-16 cockpit.

Take care
Marvin

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/complete2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/complete3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/complete4.jpg

[LaWMaN]

@Marvin That is so sweet just send it over to my place and I will test drive for you, no charge :bigsmile:

[RaBBiT]

BLOODY HELL gents........... they ROCK!
Ive never seen such creative genious for a cockpit before!
Lawman....... your dog hardly fits into your computer room let alone a PIT! lol

I picked up an old dentists chair yesterday and it will be a brilliant base for a pit!
The Chrome is still good, the head rest is adjustable and the arm rests are of steel tube which have large padded arms which a Cyclic and a Collective can be mounted!The back rest can be leaned back and I can easily attach a footrest to mount some flight pedals. (does anyone have pedals to sell .... havent got them yet! lol)

If all goes well, The missus cant winge too much and if she really hates it....... shell probably use it to rip all my teeth out! :owned:

Well done guys and I will see if I too can get a pic of a pit!

Rabbit................................out

[Uber_Olafsun]

BLOODY HELL gents........... they ROCK!
Ive never seen such creative genious for a cockpit before!
Lawman....... your dog hardly fits into your computer room let alone a PIT! lol

I picked up an old dentists chair yesterday and it will be a brilliant base for a pit!
The Chrome is still good, the head rest is adjustable and the arm rests are of steel tube which have large padded arms which a Cyclic and a Collective can be mounted!The back rest can be leaned back and I can easily attach a footrest to mount some flight pedals. (does anyone have pedals to sell .... havent got them yet! lol)

If all goes well, The missus cant winge too much and if she really hates it....... shell probably use it to rip all my teeth out! :owned:

Well done guys and I will see if I too can get a pic of a pit!

Rabbit................................out

Is it a powered chair? If so and not working let me know. I can help you fix it since that is my job. You could hook up the irrigation tube to beer or soda.

[Buckshot]

You could hook up the irrigation tube to beer or soda.
Hehe, now we are talking, lol

[Venom]

Is it a powered chair? If so and not working let me know. I can help you fix it since that is my job. You could hook up the irrigation tube to beer or soda.

How about vodka and water?

[Venom]

Hey Lawman,
Since you are an A-10 supporter take a lood at this.

http://forums.frugalsworld.com/vbb/showthread.php?p=884651#post884651

[LaWMaN]

@ Venom
It's amazing what a little time and money can do, but the biggest problem is getting the wife on board :sad: WIFE "your not having that fire wood in side" :rolleyes: they just don't understand

[Buckshot]

hehe, had the pleasure of meeting Dan(Venom) and his wife in Las Vegas. Wanted to get her on the phone to my wife straight away. She has a great attitude to our hobby that is for sure.

[Uber_Olafsun]

How about vodka and water?

That works. There are 2 bottle on some units. I personally would put ameretto and sour mix. Yum.

Hey where are you at in SoCal? I am going back home to Victorville for the holidays.

[Venom]

@ Buckshot, thanks for the kind words. She's pretty special.

@ Uber, I'm just down the hill a bit, in North Rialto. Sierra exit from the 15.

[Uber_Olafsun]

You get any snow. My parents got about a foot where they are at.

[Venom]

I'm at 1,500 feet, snow rarely gets below 2,500. Only once in the 5 years I've lived here and didn't stick.

Now wind is another story.

[Flareless]

An updated pic of my pit's panels;

http://imgshare.no-ip.info/panels/misc/pitmisc6.jpg

[Doc-FreeBirds-VFW]

Hey Marvin, who's the Sar Tech in your pit. I don't recognize him.

[SUBS17]

Very nice set up.

[LaWMaN]

An updated pic of my pit's panels;

http://imgshare.no-ip.info/panels/misc/pitmisc6.jpgHey Flareless let me take that bad boy for a ride please :bigsmile: dam that look good

[Marvin157th]

Hey Marvin, who's the Sar Tech in your pit. I don't recognize him.


Hey Doc,

That's not an orange berret, that's red (Military Police).. Thus, it's me! :D

Marvin

[Marvin157th]

Hey guys,

Well after almost a year of waiting, patience finally paid of this week. Marv completed my stick, and needless to say, works as advertised!!! This is definately the heart of my project! You ROCK MARV!! =D

My cockpit thread can be found here: http://com2.runboard.com/bfoxden.fhanger.t2

Marvin

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/SCC1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/SCC2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/SCC3JPG.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/sixdelta/Viper%20Pit/SCC4JPG.jpg

[SUBS17]

Let me guess, did you get Realsimulator to prep that FLCS? Looks dam good.

[Marvin157th]

Let me guess, did you get Realsimulator to prep that FLCS? Looks dam good.

SUB17, Not sure what you mean.. This is not made by Realsimulator.. THis is made by Marv De Beque.. He makes them for the military, so this is milspec design. Of course modified to work with the cougar.. :D

Take care
Marvin

[ruprecht]

Damn Marvin, that looks sweet. I bet you're itching to hack flick zoom in that thing.

[Marvin157th]

Damn Marvin, that looks sweet. I bet you're itching to hack flick zoom in that thing.

Sorry "hack flick zoom"??

[ruprecht]

A term from my army days - getting down low level and pulling max power, hacking, flicking and zooming the helo around.

[Marvin157th]

A term from my army days - getting down low level and pulling max power, hacking, flicking and zooming the helo around.

Ruprecht,

Ahhh, yes now I understand.. Yes I am pretty anxious to give this a real try in the sim. I made a solid mount for it, and have to put a 2X4 on my desk to attach it to the right position so I can really give it a go in Falcon.

Marvin

[SUBS17]

SUB17, Not sure what you mean.. This is not made by Realsimulator.. THis is made by Marv De Beque.. He makes them for the military, so this is milspec design. Of course modified to work with the cougar.. :D

Take care
Marvin
I thought you might have got the FLCS modified by realsimulator, as they do a similar thing as to what you've got there with mil spec tension on the stick. But if thats a custom job then its very cool, wouldn't mind knowing how to do that myself.
cheers
Subs

[Marvin157th]

I thought you might have got the FLCS modified by realsimulator, as they do a similar thing as to what you've got there with mil spec tension on the stick. But if thats a custom job then its very cool, wouldn't mind knowing how to do that myself.
cheers
Subs

Subs17,

Not knocking RS mod at all.. But it only looks to me like they made their FSSBs small enough to fit in a cylindrical base. They seemed to have trade off a lot of the SSC detail compared to the one I had made.

With regards to building your own SSC goto www.viperpit.org there is a whole section on building an SSC.

Marvin

[SUBS17]

Thanks Marvin