Dropship Pilot

Does anyone know what the small + signs on the panels are for? They seem to be placed at random positions and have no obvious purpose. My guess would be that they have something to do with brightness calibration for night vision, but that's just a guess. Cheers, Stefan

That's interesting! With the Antenna switch being an E-type the default positon should probably in the center and not to the rear like in DCS. Also the EGI HQ TOD switch is modeled as a locking switch but in fact isn't. As for the SPD EMER RETR - does it lock in the forward or aft position? Thanks a lot, Stefan

Great stuff - as always! :thumbup: Thanks a lot!

I'd gladly take one if there wouldn't be the hassle with the export paperwork......

IFF panel: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sentinal-Transponder-Set-Control-P-N-6280E38270-Type-C-6280a-p-APX-Model-134A-/200706487358?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D150746796960%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5981851030219362590

Hi Hog, try to get it from the local hardware store (Hagebau, OBI etc..). They usually have the stuff as 3mm thick sheets and in differend colors (gray and black are probably the ones you are looking for). Gruß++ Stefan

Hallo Tom, ich bin grad auch am überlegen, wie ich am besten einen Satz Panel für die A-10 zusammenbekomme. Das Panel, dass du bekommen hast, sieht schon sehr schön aus und geht in die Richtung, die ich mir vorstelle. Allerdings sieht es auf den Bildern so aus, als würde die Laserbearbeitung einen feinen "Nebel" auf dem Schwarz um die gravierten/geschnittenen Bereiche zu hinterlassen (ist mir auch bei anderen gelaserten Panels schon aufgefallen). Ist das nur eine optische Täuschung, oder tritt dort tatsächlich eine Verfärbung auf? Falls ja, kann man das evtl. verhindern indem man vorher eine dünne Folie auf das Panel aufzieht und dann die Folie mit "weglasert". Die schwarzen Bereiche sollten dann vor Ablagerungen geschützt bleiben. Auch auf die Gefahr hin, dass ich dir etwas den Spass am Panel verderbe: Es sollte MAIN anstatt MAN auf dem Panel stehen :music_whistling: Stefan

Hi Deadman, thanks a lot for going into the trouble of checking all those parts! I've been looking for the datasheet 25TET61-T. However, I could only find a 25ET61-T. Might be a typo, or me looking at the wrong places.... Cheers, Stefan

Deadman, that's some great info on the panel parts you are listing here! :thumbup: Cheers, Stefan

Rotary with push button: http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BU0836X/ (almost at the bottom of the page) Cheers, Stefan

Have a look at the opencockits site: http://www.opencockpits.com/catalog/aluminium-dzus-fastener-p-211.html?cPath=24_57 They also have knobs and other interesting stuff. The part in the 3rd. picture (the landing gear handle replica) looks like a wheel from an RC model aircraft. Cheers, Stefan

Thanks for checking! :thumbup: Cheers, Stefan

Hi Deadman, that last sentence in your quote from the manual is what made me think they might be electrically held: "The engine fuel flow switches are powered by the auxiliary AC essential bus. " I haven't seen this type of remark for standard switches. Furthermore there are switch guards (not sure if the term is correct) to the left and the right. This is also something that could hint to an electrically held switch (like the EAC or the anti collision light switches). Cheers, Stefan

I agree with rocketeer in regard to the basic switches - it just doesn't make sense to spend $50+ for a single switch if you can have the same function and 95% of the look and feel with a $2 switch. Nevertheless it would be a good thing if we could compile such a list and have possible low budged alternatives listed as well (the fill disable switch is a good example how hard it can be to find something usefull). Also there are quite a few things you can't get from looking the the simulation like the correct locking function on locking lever switches or wether the ENG FUEL FLOW switches are electrically held or not. The locking switches used look like MS 27754 (Honeywell TW series) MS 24660 (Honeywell TL series) Cheers, Stefan

Just found some interesting pictures of the bathtup that might be usefull to A-10 pit builders. Just have a look here: Cheers, Stefan

Just found this one at Conrad.com: "Pull switch car A3-5BC-SC" http://www.conrad.com/Pull-switch-car-A3-5BC-SC.htm?websale7=conrad-int&pi=701174&ci=SHOP_AREA_17386_0216710&Ctx={ver%2F7%2Fver}{st%2F3ec%2Fst}{cmd%2F0%2Fcmd}{m%2Fwebsale%2Fm}{s%2Fconrad-int%2Fs}{l%2Fint%2Fl}{sf%2F%3Cs1%3Epull+switch%3C%2Fs1%3E%2Fsf}{p1%2F7dd055e44056fa92f70f9b91e47ee8bc%2Fp1}{md5%2F210e4c2dc998d17b9d5d8d9e04735fd6%2Fmd5} Cheers, Stefan

Hmm, nice find! :thumbup: Cheers, Stefan

Hi Hop, be carefull when doing the seat bucket side walls - they are more differend than most people realize (took me quite some time too!). Apart from the relocation of the ejection handles, the tops of the side walls were also cut off on the F-16 version (the right one in the picture): The seat on the right is actually an F-15 seat, but it is far more similar to the A-10 seat than the F-16 one. Cheers, Stefan

What can I say? DO WANT! Stefan

Sweet! :thumbup: Stefan

Hi Dimebug, you're doing a hell of a job here! Great stuff! :thumbup: There's one thing I noticed in you progress picture - the curve of the outer cockpit wall ends horizontal to the floor. If I look at pictures of the A-10, I'd say that the outer wall hits edge of the canopy frame at an angle of about 45 degrees an then there is a sharp edge. I hope I'm making sense here... Stefan

I just came across this article that says: "The A-10C’s cockpit features two 4.90 x 4.90 in. Multi-Function Color Displays (MFCD). The viewing cone is + 30º horizontal and +30º/ -0º vertical, with design viewing distance of 32 inches. Resolution is a minimum of 110 color pixel groups per inch both horizontally and vertically (e.g., 539 x 539 pixels, the pixels being square)." Might be some useful information ... (or old news ?) Stefan PS: Just for clarity - I think the frame is 5x5 inches. However the actual displayed piture is 4.9x4.9 inches.

Hi nice progress! :) I'm new to pitbuilding myself, so we are in the same boat. I see that you are using a CAD model to figure out the layout of the pit. Again, I'm going the same route. However, I'm also working on a very simple version of my pit as there are a lot of small things you'll only notice when sitting in the pit (or maybe if you've already done one. When looking at your pictures, I noticed that you placed the UFC quite a bit to the left. As the front panel isn't angled at the sides, you'll probably have to lean forward to reach the UFC. I might be wrong there - so give it a try. Cheers, Stefan

Ah! That's great! Man, this thing has some odd shapes! However, especially the shot of the bottom makes things more clear to me. :thumbup: Thanks, Stefan

Deadman, I noticed that on the second horizontal red line in your first picture, there is no dimension given. Is it the same width as on the third line? It doesn't look like it is, but I might be tricked by perspective. Cheers, Stefan