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This is simply amazing! I cant wait! This will give me a reason to put the shark back into commision!

Woohooo - another Ikea pit. Love it. Well done!

yep, every button and swith works. I made them all using bu0836 boards for simplicity. I have around 150 buttons and switches. they are not exactly like the real panels for the KA-50 and i regrouped some of them in different places so that they would be easier to reach the MFDs arent exactly found on the real thing, i just figued "If i was to redesign the inside of the helicopter, what would i use and where would i put it?" My write up (below signiture) goes into detail on how everything was made. Im on the mend now. but i still cant fly. Its funny when other people come to fly it and spend a couple of minutes searching for buttons.

Thank you guys - all complements are appreciated. sorry been really unwell lately. The screen in covered with that really thin 3 or 4mm fiberboard thats smooth on the front and textured on the back. the stuff you find on the back of flat pack wardrobes. I covered the whole thing in blackboard paint. (roller not brish) and then cut the heads off of a load of screws and stuck them to the board. The perspex is a good idea but might be a little over engineered. I simply used 1cm wide off cuts to line the panel with the inside of the bezel. then added a couple more where the MFDs sit so i dont get too giddy and accidently punch a hole in my disply. I didnt bother with the ally sheet, it wasnt an issue after the Black board paint set, it goes a great matt black and as it ages i swear it looks more and more like metal.

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I thought i recognised it. By far the most expensive thing in the room :D and agreed!

I shall indeed - no doubt. I should be flying lots more in the next week or so. Then ill probably need re-training from the start :P Dont expect me to be any goot it though, more likely to get caught up in the rigging.

sod the sim, OMG look at that bass and the Peavy Amp! I bet that sounds awesome.

Quick question. I have a similar chair with casters and a hardwood floor. How do you deal with rudder scoot? as i call it. You know when you press a rudder pedal and it stays put as you slide backwards across the floor? I have my own solution but looking for better ideas :)

try changing the trim method in the options page.

Cowboy - good to know your still kicking :) again +1 for Bob at RC sims. a nice guy and genuine as well.

I have a BS pit - kind of limits me to just that.

OOOOh i know the answer to this on - its a necro thread but ill dig it up again. SVmapper only sees the version numbers on the BU0836 cards and does not always read the names of the cards. If you have 2 or more cards with generic names - it cannot define between the two and you will have a list in SVMapper which has 64 outputs in it. This is also the case with the simple BU0836 cards which are not supported in Vista. Even worse is that it does not determine which card is which - so if you unplug them and put them back in the wrong order - all the numbers re reversed. To get round this problem i use a program called Xpadder. This recognises each individual board and doesnt get the orders mixed up - plus it waaaaay better than SVmapper. Is does cost a few dollars (about 10) but its deffo worth it. it saved the day for me!

take a look at my pit - its probably gonna give you some ideas.

A tip would be to use some finishing paper on the top of the acrilic - 1 it spreads the light more evenly and it will also make it easier to adhere labels to it. Use thick photopaper and when you print do it twice. Cut both and stick them on top of eachother. makes it hard wearing and also reduces the light output throught the black. the white makes little difference and shows through clearly.