SpeedBird Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Hello! I'm Antoine, 19 years old from France. I'm working on an A-10C home cockpit for more than 1 year now. This project is a challenge but it is also a big dream for me. I have a Facebook page for my project but I never created a post on the ED forum so let's go! Here is the actual setup : (ACES II replica; projectors;... are coming soon) I hope you will like to follow my project :) Feel free to ask me questions. See you!
Sabre-TLA Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Looks Awesome! :thumbup: How are you displaying the gauges? Using Helios or some other program? MapleFlagMissions - Read Our Blog for Updates
Deadman Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 great looking pit welcome to the form. https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans.
_Randolph93 Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Looks great! Wish I could have money/space/dedication for this kind of project. Btw those panels are made with CNC machining? .
agrasyuk Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Good to have another put builder on here. Quite a contraption you have there. Welcome onboard! Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project
Boltz Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Nice flight gear! Welcome to the forum. Boltz A-10C Cockpit Build Thread My YouTube Channel
FSFIan Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 What are you using to interface your panels to DCS? DCS-BIOS | How to export CMSP, RWR, etc. through MonitorSetup.lua
Mike Powell Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Nicely done! Mike Powell www.mikesflightdeck.com www.mikesflightdeckbooks.com
EddieJames Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Have you flown with the Oculus Rift DK2? It is as if you are sitting in the cockpit. So awesome. Asus Rampage V X99 | Win 7 x64 | i7 5930 @ 3.5 GHz | 32GB RAM | Nvidia GTX780ti | Logitech G940 | Oculus Rift DK2
Deadman Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Dude I don't think he is one of the O.R crowd you just might be able to see if you look close enough on a real LCD he is sitting in a cockpit there for no need for a virtual one.:music_whistling: just sayin https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans.
Hansolo Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Very nice build you have there SpeedBird. Really beatiful panels. Really nice that you have gotten the two color on the emergency flight panel :thumbup: Keep us posted on your progress :smilewink: Cheers Hans 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album
SafetyTurtle Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Wow that is looking very nice indeed! I'm very interested in your stick extension, care to talk a bit about how you made it? looks like it's made up of sections of pipe, how is the spring in the base holding up to that? And much envy on your helmet and mask, very nice!
EddieJames Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Dude I don't think he is one of the O.R crowd you just might be able to see if you look close enough on a real LCD he is sitting in a cockpit there for no need for a virtual one. :music_whistling: just sayin ...Hmmmm.....don't know about that one deadman. I'm seeing quite a few you tube DCS videos where people are showing how they no longer use that old stuff because the Rift is so much more real and fun. :music_whistling: .....just sayin'. 2 Asus Rampage V X99 | Win 7 x64 | i7 5930 @ 3.5 GHz | 32GB RAM | Nvidia GTX780ti | Logitech G940 | Oculus Rift DK2
Extranajero Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Do you really have to try and hijack every thread into a discussion about how marvellous the Oculus Rift is ? Many of us couldn't care less about that device. --------------------------------------------------------- PC specs:- Intel 386DX, 2mb memory, onboard graphics, 14" 640x480 monitor Modules owned:- Bachem Natter, Cessna 150, Project Pluto, Sopwith Snipe
Apache600 Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 I agree with Extranajero. As great and revolutionary the Oculus Rift may be ... what happens when you need to use the keyboard??? This pit that Speedbird is working on is something i would MUCH RATHER HAVE than an Oculus Rift, hell ... look at the panels i build even. There's a realistic feel in looking around the pit and feeling the buttons and switches too. This video sums up my reasoning perfectly. there's a number of times where he mentions how great the cockpit looks ... and how if feels like you could just "reach out and touch it" ... well, that's what myself, Speedbird, and others do with our pits and control panels. I'll take a rift for an arcade style game or FPS, but in a simulator where you have 100+ buttons and switches, nope ... give me a pit any day [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] The Museum Relic Campaign: --> http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=164322 Community Missions (SP & MP) --> https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=205546
Thick8 Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Very nice indeed. I'm turning in a 40 page essay tomorrow (yea, done) so hopefully I'll be able to get back to finishing the wiring for my panels. All of my posted work, ideas and contributions are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0,) which precludes commercial use but encourages sharing and building on for non-commercial purposes, ©John Muldoon
SafetyTurtle Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 ...Hmmmm.....don't know about that one deadman. I'm seeing quite a few you tube DCS videos where people are showing how they no longer use that old stuff because the Rift is so much more real and fun. :music_whistling: .....just sayin'. Yes...for you...it can't be that hard to understand that not everyone is crazy about the rift or any VR? For me the rift wouldn't increase immersion, I need to flick switches and have tactile inputs to feel really immersed. It's not about the rift being "the new stuff" and triple screens, switched etc are the old stuff...it's two different ways of doing it. To me the rift is like 3D in movies...it's a gimmick that won't let me enjoy the game more. Saying he should get a rift with the pit he's working on kinda shows that you haven't grasped what he's doing and is in no way helpfull to what he's going for. May have been a bit too harsh, but so is saying if you aren't playing DCS with the rift, you aren't playing DCS (from another thread, I know). Just my 2 cents.
Cali Posted November 3, 2014 Posted November 3, 2014 Just goes to show how deep into this hobby we can get, love the flight suit and helmet! i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED
lebor Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 Young man,nice work! All panels are used in CNC processing?
SpeedBird Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 Hello guys! I really appreciate all of your comments! Thank you. Sabre-TLA: Yes. I use HELIOS for displaying the main instruments. _Randolph93: Yes. A friend of mine has build all the panels for me. [FSF]Ian: I use BBI-32 I/0 cards from Leo Bodnar. SafetyTurtle: The stick extension is home made with PVC pipes. About the Occulus Rift my personal point of view is that it's better to have the full cockpit reproduction for real and to interact with all the real switches instead of a virtual display.
SpeedBird Posted December 9, 2014 Author Posted December 9, 2014 Hello guys! Here are some progress on my home cockpit: (ACES II ejection seat replica from viperwing.com) Have a good day!
MacFevre Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 Very nice! You've got a great start to a mighty project. Please keep us posted! Buttons aren't toys! :smilewink: My new Version 2 Pit: MacFevre A-10C SimPit V2 My first pit thread: A-10C Simulator Pit "The TARDIS." Dzus Fastener tutorial, on the inexpensive side: DIY Dzus Fastener
7rooper Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 ...Hmmmm.....don't know about that one deadman. I'm seeing quite a few you tube DCS videos where people are showing how they no longer use that old stuff because the Rift is so much more real and fun. :music_whistling: .....just sayin'. Yeah right..you have a very nice virtual cockpit but you CAN'T INTERACT with it at all !! Let's imagine that the resolution problem is solved, I don't see a pair of tracking gloves that will give you the feedback feel of flicking a switch or pushing a button. You could use small vibe motors but given the amount of small switches in a panel the precision for flicking the right one would be a real problem since the sense of depth given by the rift is virtual! lens distorted!! Definitively the Rift isn't made for serious flight simming My rig specs: Intel Core i7 4770 @3.4Ghz // Corsair 16GB DDR3 // MoBo Asus Z87K // HDD 1TB 7200RPM // eVGA Nvidia GTX 760GT 2GB DDR5 // LG 3D 47" 1920x1080 // Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS // Saitek Combat Pro Pedals // Thrustmaster MFD Cougar pack // PS3 Eye + FTNOIR
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