molevitch Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I have been working on a fully switchable Mi-24 pit for nearly 4 years, in anticipation of eventually getting the beast in DCS. Full thread here. It is already 90% ready, and currently working as a Mi-8 cockpit. Apart from the breakers, I can do a full cold start, the radios are all functional, ARK-15 functional (though a DCS update broke that last year), Doppler NAV fully working, weapons panel wired and ready (with some Mi-8 bindings in use), Fire Extinguisher panel working, etc. I still need to wire up the gun-sight, build switches for the gauges, (gauges are dummies, but switches will work), add a Flare Dispense button to left panel, add (annoyingly) a switch to the engines management panel, add authentic pedals with their trimming system, etc. So bring it on Eagle Dynamics! I cannot wait to get this Hunchback Glass Crocodile flying and firing! 23 1 SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Low Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Most impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorback Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 As usual, great job Mole ! I like the sound of the 3D printer on your video...sounds familiar to me ! Héhéhéhé 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lace Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Amazing work, well done! 1 Laptop Pilot. Alienware X17, i9 11980HK 5.0GHz, 16GB RTX 3080, 64GB DDR4 3200MHz, NVMe SSD. 2x TM Warthog, Hornet grip, Virpil CM2 & TPR pedals, FSSB-R3, Cougar throttle, Viper pit WIP (XBox360 when traveling). Rift S. NTTR, SoH, Syria, Sinai, Channel, South Atlantic, CA, Supercarrier, FC3, A-10CII, F-5, F-14, F-15E, F-16, F/A-18, F-86, Harrier, M2000, F1, Viggen, MiG-21, Yak-52, L-39, MB-339, CE2, Gazelle, Ka-50, Mi-8, Mi-24, Huey, Apache, Spitfire, Mossie. Wishlist: Tornado, Jaguar, Buccaneer, F-117 and F-111. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckfire Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Holy smokes Mole....Just wow 4 Speed is life !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktor_UHPK Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I have been following your project since the beginning. It's really a piece of art. The attention to detail, the craftmanship and the solutions you find again and again! A great motivation for the whole community! 3 My cyclic stick - modded MS FFB2 and My Mi-8 training videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Exulte Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 4/9/2021 at 7:00 AM, Relic said: Most impressive But he is not a jedi yet! 2 1 Де вороги, знайдуться козаки їх перемогти. 5800x3d * 3090 * 64gb * Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_sukebe Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 That is awesome. Nice work! 1 System: 9700, 64GB DDR4, 2070S, NVME2, Rift S, Jetseat, Thrustmaster F18 grip, VPC T50 stick base and throttle, CH Throttle, MFG crosswinds, custom button box, Logitech G502 and Marble mouse. Server: i5 2500@3.9Ghz, 1080, 24GB DDR3, SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Epic! 1 A Co, 229th AHB, 1st Cav Div ASUS Prime Z370-A MB, Intel Core i7 8700K 5.0GHz OC'd, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Win 10 Samsung 65" 4K Curved Display (Oculus Rift occaisionally), Track IR5, VoiceAttack, Baur's BRD-N Cyclic base/Virpil T-50CM Grip, UH-1h Collective by Microhelis & OE-XAM Pedals. JetSeat & SimShaker for Aviators. JUST CHOPPERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frag Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) Just to keep the running gag alive ... Where is the FAN!!?? You need the functional fan! Awesome work buddy! Edited April 16, 2021 by Frag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molevitch Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 4/16/2021 at 3:37 AM, Frag said: Just to keep the running gag alive ... Where is the FAN!!?? You need the functional fan! Awesome work buddy! Funny you should mention that, Frag. i just need to build the door frame to be able to mount this item.... 4 SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frag Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 8 hours ago, molevitch said: Funny you should mention that, Frag. i just need to build the door frame to be able to mount this item.... HAHAHAHA that would be AWESOME. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frag Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 I guess you know your stuff around enough in electronic not to send too much power to that fan. Would be bad to explain a doctor how you lost 3 fingers LOLL - "So yeah ... I was building that cockpit for a flight simulator and ..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrov Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 33 minutes ago, Frag said: I guess you know your stuff around enough in electronic not to send too much power to that fan. Would be bad to explain a doctor how you lost 3 fingers LOLL - "So yeah ... I was building that cockpit for a flight simulator and ..." As far as I'm aware, the fans (in the real choppers) are rubbery and squishy, not solid and plastic, would be hard to lose your fingers from that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordite Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 What are you using for screens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molevitch Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 18 hours ago, Frag said: I guess you know your stuff around enough in electronic not to send too much power to that fan. Would be bad to explain a doctor how you lost 3 fingers LOLL - "So yeah ... I was building that cockpit for a flight simulator and ..." Two things. The Soviets cleverly used rubber blades in their fans. I made my fan blades from sheet latex rubber. And my fan is a 3D printed model wrapped around a usb powered desk fan. 1 SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molevitch Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 16 hours ago, cordite said: What are you using for screens? I have a nice screen from before I got VR. 32” curved Samsung. But I fly predominantly in VR with a custom 3D printed face gasket which allows me to see all of my pit switches and knobs. The gasket has the lower half from cheekbone to cheekbone cut away, and a slightly thinner but firmer cushioning also. I look straight ahead, I see the virtual pit in all its graphical glory, the sky, the terrain, etc, but I can glance down, or look left and down and manually select a switch with my hand, without groping for something I cannot see. 3 SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frag Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 5 hours ago, molevitch said: I have a nice screen from before I got VR. 32” curved Samsung. But I fly predominantly in VR with a custom 3D printed face gasket which allows me to see all of my pit switches and knobs. The gasket has the lower half from cheekbone to cheekbone cut away, and a slightly thinner but firmer cushioning also. I look straight ahead, I see the virtual pit in all its graphical glory, the sky, the terrain, etc, but I can glance down, or look left and down and manually select a switch with my hand, without groping for something I cannot see. Holy hell that is the best of both world! The thing with cockpit is that you cannot use VR ...but you may have found a solution to this! Would be nice to see that headset if you have a picture! 5 hours ago, molevitch said: Two things. The Soviets cleverly used rubber blades in their fans. I made my fan blades from sheet latex rubber. And my fan is a 3D printed model wrapped around a usb powered desk fan. Wow! The blade look as good as metal. Nice work man! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molevitch Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Scar Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Awesome work. I do not have Such possibility to create my own cockpit, but i do appreciate and admire the work you have done. Cant wait for the mi-24P 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaD CrC Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Most impressive Mi24 pit hands down Mole! 3 https://www.blacksharkden.com http://discord.gg/blacksharkden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fargo007 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Breathtaking. At this point I wonder why Molevich doesn't just make it a flyable Mi-24 on its own. 2 Have fun. Don't suck. Kill bad guys. https://discord.gg/blacksharkden/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick66 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Will your house wobble from side to side when you start this beast up? Amazing work . 2 i7 8086K(Delidded@5.2),ASUS ROG Maximus X Formula Z370,Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition, 32GB DDR4,860 Pro SSD x2,970 Pro M.2, 840 Evo, Asus ROG PG278Q G-Sync.. Rift S:pilotfly:https://imgur.com/a/TRIm7nL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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