Building a 737-800 Homecockpit [OE-LNJ]
using ProSim737
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As mentioned earlier in a post I am also working on a captains and first officer seat.
Now I have started one and can show you some pictures.
I have cut out a numbers of wooden parts and built them together.
As for now the seat is done except the back of the chair. I also have to find the optimum seat height to finalize the adjustment with the bolts.
I started working also on an old long idea. To have the ATC COM in the cockpit from above instead of normal desktop speakers.
My requirements:
after a little research I found a cheap and simple solution for my needs.
I purchased via Amazon a small car HiFi amplifier, hooked it up to a 12V/2A power supply and connected my USB Soundcard as an input device.
The round speakers were purchased from ebay and built into the overhead next to the lights.
Later the amplifier will be build into the captains side wall then it will be possible to change also the volume from the ATC.
Via the pedestal I can switch between the two configurations: Headset only or Headset and Speaker Output (I have made a video some years ago).
This makes it very convenient during the flight phases.
Yesterday we have started with the planks of the cockpit shell. We also have built two small racks where the rear speakers are hosted.
We also included a light switch on the outside. With this switch it will be able to switch the dome light on when you enter the cockpit. You can switch it off with the switch located in the aft overhead.
Also we continued with the shell building and mounted the light panels. In a couple of days in those panels I will build in the ATC speakers (a separate post on this topic will follow as soon as it is finished)
Last but not least, we started on the Captain seat. Also there I will post a separate story when I can show you the progress.
Today we have continued the shell. We got so far, that we could insert the overhead panel back into the place it belongs. Also all the electronic cards (joystick cards, LED cards, etc.) got rearranged and mounted again.
The next step is to rewire all the cards and boot up the system again, check for failures and start the repairing.
Today we have started with the shell around. You can clearly see the future door to the flightdeck.
The next goal is to place the overhead onto the shell that I can start testing the systems again and repair the defects.
Also we had to extend the ground floor, because I made a slight mistake when building the shell floor…
The last weekend I continued with the shell floor.
Here 2 pictures of the current state.
Today I have started working on the cockpit shell. In the next week I want to finish the frame stand, so that we can place the MIP and the Throttle to this frame when we move to our new home with end of August.
