Custom desktop pedestal panel for Boeing 737
Yet another custom project is finalized. This time making a shortcut to the giant pedestal unit in the Boeing 737-800, for my X-plane simulator. I currently don't have the…
Flight simulator camera selector box
When flying the flight simulator, quick camera switching is needed. And one good way of doing this is to assign buttons on the yoke or flight stick. I am flying…
X-plane 11 with multiple monitors
Getting more than one monitor for your X-plane setup, greatly enhances your flight experience. It enhances that real-world experience when getting a wider view angle. Of course, you can get…
Simple EFIS for the Boeing 737
When I came to the EFIS part of my Boeing 737 cockpit simulator, I found most designs difficult to use. They either required difficult sourcing of components or had a…
Connecting 7segment displays to MAX7219
When building your flight simulator cockpit you might get to the point where you want number readouts. That can be done in different ways, but the 7segment is probably the…
All-in-one Boeing 737 MCP
Building the Boeing 737 MCP After building the MCP prototype and later the multi-purpose MCP hardware solution, it was time for a 1:1 approach for the MCP. What I aimed…
Modular hardware for X-plane and SimVim
After building the first prototype and later the multipurpose hardware, it was time to collect the experiences and design new updated hardware for X-plane and SimVim. The multipurpose I/O board…
Multi purpose flight simulator hardware
After the first test prototype, I was now ready for the second prototype for the Boeing 737 MCP. See the first prototype HERE. Flight simulator PCB For this prototype, I…
The first prototype
First task was to get - just something - up and running. Just to establish communication between the simulator software and the hardware. The MCP became that choice. It has…