AngryEchoSix Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 So after getting into DCS a bit more seriously, I found myself wanting more and more peripherals to make cockpit workflow a bit easier, add some more immersion to the experience, and all that other fun stuff. Then I realized that all these things were taking up valuable real estate on my desk, and making it quite the chore to just sit down and do some flying. By the time I had everything plugged in a positioned where I wanted it, I had lost the will to fly. Cue brainstorming. I didn't realize how deep the rabbit hole went....which leads me to this conglomeration of cobbled together things found in my garage or purchased at the local home improvement store. It's a constantly growing and ever evolving project I have entitled the "Suburban Pit" I'm starting this a few weeks after I have already made most of the things for it, and a day after my most recent iteration of my "front panel". A lot of it is not documented, but I decided to start documenting while I was building the newest front panel, so my apologies for the lack of some information. This is the recent iteration of my "Front Panel". Made from 15/32" sanded plywood, and tools used were all tools I already had in my garage - table saw, various measuring devices, jigsaw, palm router, and an 18ga brad nailer. THE SKETCH Drawn up on the fly on standard graph paper to get a general idea of how I wanted it to be. The Process The following series is just some pictures snapped during the different phases of "construction" Main Panel Initial Cutout First Cougar MFD Test Fit Close up of test fit All panels/peripherals are press fit in, meaning they are held in just by friction alone. Streamdeck XL Test Fit Watching Paint Dry All Components Test Fit Test Installation Hope everyone enjoys! As I get more hairbrained ideas and time to put them into something tangible, I'll be sure to do my best to document it and put it here. If you have any questions about any aspect of the build, please let me know, I'd be happy to answer/discuss!
agrasyuk Posted December 8, 2021 Posted December 8, 2021 that's a good start. what's next? 1 Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project
AngryEchoSix Posted December 8, 2021 Author Posted December 8, 2021 32 minutes ago, agrasyuk said: that's a good start. what's next? I have two more CubeSim screens on order (should be here HOPEFULLY before New Year), and I have an Arduino Mega that I'm going to make a switch panel out of, probably for the exterior lights, just to dip my toes into that aspect of it.
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