The past time I haven’t done much work at the cockpit, it was too hot and I had a bad back. Now I slowly start to work again and added backlighting to the panels. I also added power to the…
The overhead is mounted
Hurray, for now the cockpit is ready. Now I will first place the computers, screens and interfaces and connect them all. After that I will have to do some configuration in ProSim amongst others and of course I will have…
The shell is ready
Today I first mounted the equipment in the glarewing. At the MCP I had to swap the wires for the backlighting and I also fixed the originally dismal wires for the USB connections. I soldered some more sturdy wires to…
The first layer of grey on the forgotten panel
Today, despite other more urgent affairs, I still found some time to mount the panel for the power outlets (without the outlets). This made it possible to remove the lower support panel and apply the first layer of grey paint…
I just had to do it
I just had to mount the first part of the cockpit and put it in its place. Everything fits perfectly (I didn’t expect anything else). The next step is to bring the worktable back so I can work on several…
The DIY package is ready
So, the paint has dried on the last panels and these have been brought upstairs. Here you can see the (main part of the) DIY package for the cockpit. Now I will first clean out the studio and put everything…
Everything has gotten its first layer of paint
Today I put another coat of light gray paint on the other side of those panels that will be gray on both sides and a second layer of gray on those panels that will be gray on one side and…
The first paint applied
This afternoon I had enough spare time to put the first layer of light gray paint on the panels (after the primer had dried and was sanded). Here you can see the paintwork ‘on the upper floor’ which in previous…
I can do it in one go
It took a little bit of creative thinking and working on several levels, but the remaining panels can be finished in one go. On the workbench are the temporary solution for the Saitek throttle quadrant (not visible in the picture)…
Room in the studio again
The painted parts have been brought upstairs and I made room to lay the remaining part of the shell on the floor. I want to have the shell on the floor before I remove the panels that keep the shell…