Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Welcome to the Cockpit Builders Channel!

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Cockpit Builders | Welcome to the Cockpit Builders Channel!

It ain't much but its home....

DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV
E-MAIL

Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century

Charlotte, NC

1,284 legs, 1,794.0 hours
838 legs, 1,045.6 hours online
1,266 legs, 1,772.0 hours ACARS
31 legs, 49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5 hours

Posted onPost created on August 05 2018 20:46 ET by Andrew Vane

Welcome to a new channel in our cooler dedicated to those of you building your own home cockpits! Based on other posts I've seen, there is some great knowledge to be shared amongst our experts. Much thanks for Jon Michael Prenovost who had this idea and for Terry for implementing it.

Keep in mind this is not a channel for buying and selling simulator parts but a place to share your home simpit and help others build theirs. Whether you have a simple joystick or something with tons of servos and overhead panels, there will hopefully be somethere here for everyone. Post your cockpit, ask for help, give us some great ideas and most importantly, your lessons learned.

I even posted my simpit which has taken me about 7 yrs of investment so far. It ain't much but its where I live out my virtual aviation career. smile

My favorite part? The TWA 727 manual i got off ebay for only $50. I sleep with it under my pillow most nights....

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

DVA11021
Captain, B757-200
OLP

Joined on September 13 2012
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

Milford, NH

375 legs, 620.5 hours
365 legs, 604.5 hours online
374 legs, 618.9 hours ACARS
21 legs, 51.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on August 06 2018 11:23 ET by Sean Zarella

Wonderful News About this new channel !.

Most of you haves seen my on going 757 sim. which has gone through 10 years of additions as technology advanced,

Here is my 757 sim. including a real 757 landing gear lever, and light panel. A custom built dual saitek 757 throttle quadrant. and an ACE 757 replica Yoke with all metal construction.

Here is the overhead I had custom made for me 1:1 ratio.

Here are custom Korry switches I made

Here is a demo of the Korrys installed into some of my Panels.

Here is a link to how I made the Korrys, https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x1f5bb

Here is a link how I made my Flap Spring detent for my saitek mod https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x1e6f2

Sean Zarella (DVA11021)

DVA4788
Chief Pilot, L-1011-100
OLP

Joined on August 02 2007
50 State Club
Everett Century Club
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Fly it like a Samsonite Gorilla!!"
Wichita, KS

471 legs, 884.0 hours
220 legs, 398.1 hours online
459 legs, 859.5 hours ACARS
2 legs, 5.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on August 06 2018 12:14 ET by Jon Michael Prenovost

Andrew... Sleeping with a B-727 manual underneath your pillow is taking the hobby to whole new flight level...LOL!! smile

Sean, I'm still blown away by your build, especially the detail within your overhead panel & the switches, just AMAZING!! smile

Posted onPost created on August 06 2018 13:39 ET by Sean Zarella

Jon Michael Prenovost wrote:

Andrew... Sleeping with a B-727 manual underneath your pillow is taking the hobby to whole new flight level...LOL!!

Sean, I'm still blown away by your build, especially the detail within your overhead panel & the switches, just AMAZING!! :)

Thanks bud appreciate it, now its just putting the panels on a rail system hanging it and Wiring 50+ switches x 5 pins each....

i was lucky to get my panels when i Did Navcom simulations dissapeared and I am not able to contact the owner who made my panels in some time.

Sean Zarella (DVA11021)

DVA8180
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV

Joined on January 09 2010
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Fleet Master
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
Tri-Millennium Club
Online Century Club
Three Million Mile Club
Everett 1500 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Lynchburg, VA

3,816 legs, 8,894.3 hours
140 legs, 226.6 hours online
3,770 legs, 8,754.2 hours ACARS
19 legs, 30.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on August 06 2018 20:51 ET by Matt Lynn

Sean, I get the feeling there are a few 757's out there missing panel parts and switches... lol

Matt Lynn

Senior Captain, B747-400

Posted onPost created on August 06 2018 21:48 ET by Jon Michael Prenovost

LOL @ Matt!! smile

Posted onPost created on August 07 2018 08:59 ET by Sean Zarella

Matt Lynn wrote:

Sean, I get the feeling there are a few 757's out there missing panel parts and switches... lol

Shhhhh.. just a few knobs.........

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