My "Pit"

[Lance]

Well, i check out all those home made pits and im just blushing with jealousy hehe i mean...who doesnt want a full sized F-16 Cockpit??? I dont have anything like that sadly but i have my good old desk where i have my Saitek and stuff on! I got some pic here and im hoping on starting a thread about your own makeshift "pits"!
Here they go:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/the_flip/84705508.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/the_flip/1e91d224.jpg

[z[e]ro]

i wish my desk was that nice and clean :(

where did you get it? i'm lookin to buy a new one soon..

[Lance]

ro']i wish my desk was that nice and clean :(

where did you get it? i'm lookin to buy a new one soon..
LoL! German Hardware Store somewhere...."Business Desk" , model year 2001 heheheh! Hell, i like a clean desk cause i do my work for school on it too!

Hope you find a good one! If you need more pictures for more ideas for a good desk, tell me!

[Uber_Olafsun]

I love my Ikea Jerker desk. You can add shelves and all sorts of stuff. I got 2 mouse shelves to hold the cougar as well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/jhaas68865/IMG_1459.jpg

[CoolHand20TH]

i see two problems with your computer Uber

one. being that norton box on your desk..YUCK!..

two. alienware;)

[Lance]

i see two problems with your computer Uber

one. being that norton box on your desk..YUCK!..

two. alienware;)
youre just jealous lol

[CoolHand20TH]

not a chance that i am jealous..

i build my own systems from the ground up

Alienware isn't what its all cracked up to be

overpriced...the all run hotter then hell..and have alot of problems with PSU's that they use

and there warranty dept sucks

[Uber_Olafsun]

not a chance that i am jealous..

i build my own systems from the ground up

Alienware isn't what its all cracked up to be

overpriced...the all run hotter then hell..and have alot of problems with PSU's that they use

and there warranty dept sucks

Sad to say I can agree with you now. I had to have the MOBO replaced and between trying to get the part here and fixed (it still needed to get sent in for repair) it took about 6 weeks.

As far as Norton I have not had any problems with it at all. Not sure why everyone slams them so much.

Besides I am running most games at max settings and they are still smooth. Doom 3 is the only one that really seems to test it out.

[CoolHand20TH]

norton is slammed because it is very very easy to get hacked..that and it takes up alot more space then the two leading Anti-virus and firewall makers

trend micro and CA-Ez Armor

that and it's no longer Peter Norton's team doing any of the work..he sold it back in 98 or 99...

the group that does Norton now..are a bunch of ex-microsoft coders...and trust me..they bloat the living hell out of it just like they did windows

[Uber_Olafsun]

norton is slammed because it is very very easy to get hacked..that and it takes up alot more space then the two leading Anti-virus and firewall makers

trend micro and CA-Ez Armor

that and it's no longer Peter Norton's team doing any of the work..he sold it back in 98 or 99...

the group that does Norton now..are a bunch of ex-microsoft coders...and trust me..they bloat the living hell out of it just like they did windows

I will check those others out as soon as this one expires.

Back on topic. I just got a new Saitek Eclipse keyboard. Great for flying when the room is dark. Keys have the lights shine through. I was looking at the gaming one but the keys were only backlit.

[Lance]

guys, not to hit off a fight but we were originally talking about our own "home pits" :bigsmile:

[GI Jew]

Until i get my own place, i'll have to make do with this:
http://www.eatthepudding.net/misc/desk.jpg

[SUBS17]

With that setup you could probably use the bullseye setup that the panthers made.

[Lance]

Nice Pit GI_Jew! I have printed out the crimean and caucasian maps and also the airport charts. Im gonna use my real kneepad from sailplane flying to add some realism,hope to improve the gaming with that, i havent had the money to buy myself a cougar (yet) and ill try to invest into a track ir sometime soon!

[wolfstone]

Heres Mine..
http://www.sitecenter.dk/wolfstone/nss-folder/scrapbog/IMAG0083.JPG


http://www.sitecenter.dk/wolfstone/nss-folder/scrapbog/IMAG0085.JPG

[Lance]

oh my god...thats just crazy! Where did you get those MFDS???? Damn! Nice one!

Flip

[R.A.D.]

I agree with that, i want one of those mfds!

[Snoopy]

Hey,

wolfstone is using the Quickshot Masterpilot...

here is a link http://www.quickshot.com/game_controllers/mp98value.html

Unfortunately it is not produced anymore. I was lucky to get one on ebay like 5 years ago. As soon as FO comes out, I will build my own MFDs and ICP. Probably a complete Pit of the Viper :bigsmile:

Snoopy

[Kaveman]

Here ye go
http://vietcong2.lobogames.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10082/normal_dscf0975.jpg

This is not the actual setup I have now, there's a few diffrences, I'll have to go find the camera later.
I purchased a case yeasterday because I wanted to get rid of the dust trouble with the one in the picture, it was also too small and didn't have very good cooling, so I had to use that big white fan sometimes.
But this is the case I have now: Only $20 after rebate and discount at CompUSA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811171073

The hole in the side is not a fan, but I drilled it for a 120mm and it turned out to work and look great. Ending up with a total of 5 fans in the case, counting the CPU and PSU, the average temperature for the CPU is around 25C, something I never was able to reach before.

I also took out one of the keyboards to use the desk space, unfortunately you can't have diffrent keys per keyboard.

If you want a bigger picture, use this link: http://vietcong2.lobogames.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10082/dscf0975.jpg

[Snoopy]

Hey Kaveman,

where did you get this matrix screensaver?? :smile:

[Lance]

nice setup cave! My setup has changed a bit too...i now have a Track IR 3 Pro VE on my TFT ^^

[Wipsnake]

on the topic of MFDs does anyone know a company that makes that type of equipment. IF they do coul dthey please post any address here. I m pretty keen to get something like seen in this thread.

:wink2:

[Snoopy]

Hi wipsnake,

have a look at this article

http://www.frugalsworld.com/reviews/rs-mfd-rev.shtml

Snoopy

[Kaveman]

Here is the screensaver, I got it because it's the most authentic of them all and it has several other functions too.

http://www.kellysoftware.com/ssaver/Matrix_ks.asp

But just see this as a foot note, don't mean to interrupt the MFD topic.

[Wipsnake]

Hi wipsnake,

have a look at this article

http://www.frugalsworld.com/reviews/rs-mfd-rev.shtml

Snoopy


Thanks bud, i owe ya:wink2:

[VaCreeper]

Mine:bigsmile:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/VaCreeper/Cockpit.jpg

[Lance]

nice one creep!

Flip

[VaCreeper]

TY!
AS you can see, I use an alternate to JP5 for fuel:wink2:

[Lance]

i can see that! hehehe! I prefer the german "fuel" a bit more though. I drink american beer like water!

Flip

[BHawthorne]

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/7554/4xdaoc6hm.jpg

[Woodstock]

on the topic of MFDs does anyone know a company that makes that type of equipment. IF they do coul dthey please post any address here. I m pretty keen to get something like seen in this thread.

:wink2:Aimsworth (http://www.aimsworth.com/)

Viper-pits (http://www.viper-pits.com/)

Realsimulator (http://www.realsimulator.com/)


OT: Would be cool if FO would support this nice piece of hardware here (http://www.ivibe.com/).

[Woodstock]

By the way, this is my desk (pit):

http://munichtracon.de/Fotos/DX11.jpg

[Delta_Kilo]

Hi guys heres my setup it's not much someday when I've have more time I'll make a cleaner setup. Dave

[BHawthorne]

Hi guys heres my setup it's not much someday when I've have more time I'll make a cleaner setup. Dave

Actually, I think the custom MFDs and other keypads are pretty nice all things considering. What are you using to interface those? Also, I'm interested in how those were made. Is this a kit, or are they custom? Some of the purchasable kits have me hopping mad with their price schemes. I'm looking for options that are not insane for pricing. :)

[Cash]

This is my setup (I took a quick pic with my cell phone, so quality of the picture isn't ideal...but you get the idea :) )

[Nighthawk]

Actually, I think the custom MFDs and other keypads are pretty nice all things considering. What are you using to interface those? Also, I'm interested in how those were made. Is this a kit, or are they custom? Some of the purchasable kits have me hopping mad with their price schemes. I'm looking for options that are not insane for pricing. :)

yes im also interested

[Delta_Kilo]

Hi Thanks for the interest these are custom made mfd's. There made out of 1/4"
mfd core plywood the back is routed out to accept the clear plastic cover and picture of the mfd. The inside and outside edge of the front is beveled to look like the real MFD. The swithes are momentary push buttons (Jamco electronics). The top board is a ICP, center board is a comm's wingman,element,flight,tanker,tower,and awac's commands. Small board to left is master caution,master arm on-safe-sim, and lazer on-off, bottom center board is autopilot. All switches are run through X-keys usb version. I've had several people interested in these I guess if I polished them up I could sell a few. Anyway that's it any questions let me know. Dave

[BHawthorne]

Hi Thanks for the interest these are custom made mfd's. There made out of 1/4"
mfd core plywood the back is routed out to accept the clear plastic cover and picture of the mfd. The inside and outside edge of the front is beveled to look like the real MFD. The swithes are momentary push buttons (Jamco electronics). The top board is a ICP, center board is a comm's wingman,element,flight,tanker,tower,and awac's commands. Small board to left is master caution,master arm on-safe-sim, and lazer on-off, bottom center board is autopilot. All switches are run through X-keys usb version. I've had several people interested in these I guess if I polished them up I could sell a few. Anyway that's it any questions let me know. Dave

Looks pretty cool for a custom setup. :smile: That gives me some leads on how to do mine I guess. You might really look into building a limited number and see how they sell. As I said earlier, the options out there atm are ungodly limited and expensive. Even if you only make a few a month I'd bet they'd sell. my largest problem is finding a cost effective LCD or OLED screen that would fit a project like that. I hear PS One screens have been used before, or something similar to that via salvaging it out of other things. My main priority is to find and use the cheapest parts that still look right to do it. IRL I'm a print media production artist, so the blueprint layout and design in Adobe Illustrator for the project would be a no-brainer for me. My largest stumbling block is the cutting/dremmel work and learning a bit of basic electronics and woodworking.

[Delta_Kilo]

Looks pretty cool for a custom setup. :smile: That gives me some leads on how to do mine I guess. You might really look into building a limited number and see how they sell. As I said earlier, the options out there atm are ungodly limited and expensive. Even if you only make a few a month I'd bet they'd sell. my largest problem is finding a cost effective LCD or OLED screen that would fit a project like that. I hear PS One screens have been used before, or something similar to that via salvaging it out of other things. My main priority is to find and use the cheapest parts that still look right to do it. IRL I'm a print media production artist, so the blueprint layout and design in Adobe Illustrator for the project would be a no-brainer for me. My largest stumbling block is the cutting/dremmel work and learning a bit of basic electronics and woodworking.

I assume fighter opps will provide a way to undock or output the mfd's somehow so one could use small tft screens for the mfd's. I always wonder why the combat sim dev's never gave any flexablity to do things like external mfd's. Microsoft's flight sim is one example how things can be done not that its the best solution, but its better than nothing.When it comes to fabricating the parts one could always sub this part out to someone with a cnc router or mill. I did mine using a template with a router guide that followed the template not a bad solution , but somewhat slow. Dave

[razorseal]

man wish I had some money, i'd make one helluva cockpit :(

[heartburn]

Delta_Kilo... that is almost exactly what I want to do with my own desk. I have been looking into putting together two MFD's and an ICP (using an x-keys usb matrix board) but then I was wondering what to do with the rest of the 128 inputs... You, sir, have pointed in the exact direction. Thank you very, very much. I hope you don't mind if I ask you a few questions from time to time.