BHawthorne Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) The Kansas Aviation Museum in association with the Newark Air Museum is hosting the first ever Cockpit-Fest USA this September 29th/30th in Wichita, Kansas -- the Air Capitol of the world. All private individuals and museums are invited to bring your cockpits and simulators for outdoor display during this 2 day event that coincides with the McConnell AFB airshow featuring the USAF Thunderbirds. An indoor exhibit area will also be provided for instrument panel displays. Free registration Private Friday night Cockpit-Fest USA welcome party Event prizes Hosted at the Kansas Aviation Museum situated adjacent to McConnell AFB Located next to Spirit where all 737 fuselages and Dreamliner cockpits are manufactured Photos of the previous Newark Air Museum Cockpit-Fests are here: http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/gallery.php http://s1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh628/cockpitfest We already have multiple cockpits lined up to attend, including a 737-200, AH-1 Cobra, DC-8 simulator, B-52 Stratofortress, F-16 simulator, F-8 Crusader, F-5 Freedom Fighter, F-84F Thunderstreak, F-4 Phantom simulators, and an F-15A Eagle cockpit. Visit http://www.kansasaviationmuseum.org for museum info. Email HeritageAviation@yahoo.com to register. Edited July 4, 2012 by BHawthorne
BHawthorne Posted July 4, 2012 Author Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) Updated first post with pics and more information. Edited July 5, 2012 by BHawthorne
Headspace Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Is this going to be set up as a fly-in where participants could fly GA aircraft in and then taxi up to the ramp and participate?
BHawthorne Posted July 4, 2012 Author Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) Is this going to be set up as a fly-in where participants could fly GA aircraft in and then taxi up to the ramp and participate? Fly-in to the actual McConnell AFB air show would need to be arranged with the McConnell AFB air show staff. That is a totally separate unrelated entity. This event is being done in parallel to the McConnell AFB air show. Also, we don't have taxiway access between KAM and KIAB with the runway construction going on. Edited July 5, 2012 by BHawthorne
Gecko6 Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 This is just the motivation I need to get my pit on wheels! Glad to see you guys supporting us pit builders. Looking forward to showing off my pit.
BHawthorne Posted July 9, 2012 Author Posted July 9, 2012 Excellent, send Justin an email of your needs with the registration. If you have any question he or I can answer them. :) I'm knee deep in working on my cockpit at the moment. I'm also using this event as a motivator to get it in good shape.
dc8flightdeck Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) Here is a TV morning show talking about Cockpit-Fest USA. Justin Edited July 12, 2012 by dc8flightdeck
Deadman Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 Man It looks like a great time I wish I could be there:thumbup: 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.
Cali Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 That's a nice showing, lots of pits there. 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
BHawthorne Posted July 14, 2012 Author Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) Most of the ramp aircraft should also be open. 737, 727, KC-135 and air stairs to look into the B-52D and F-84F cockpits. I'll have my F-84F cockpit there setup next to the museum's F-84F. They're different block aircraft so they have differences in the cockpits. Mine is a -10-GK while the museum's is a -51-GK so the paint scheme inside and out and the main instrument panel configurations are different. An update of cockpits I've heard added to the list are an F-16 and an F-111 cockpit. Here is a embed of that YouTube link, to make it easier. qarhENyyu4Y Edited July 14, 2012 by BHawthorne
dc8flightdeck Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 The Kansas Aviation Museum in association with the Newark Air Museum is hosting the first ever Cockpit-Fest USA this September 29th/30th in Wichita, Kansas, the Air Capitol of the world. All private individuals and museums are invited to bring your cockpits and simulators for outdoor display during this 2 day event that coincides with the McConnell AFB air show featuring the USAF Thunderbirds. An indoor exhibit area will also be provided for instrument panel displays. Aircraft simulators will be available to the public for flight. * Free exhibitor registration * Private Friday night Cockpit-Fest USA exhibitor party with tour of museum aircraft * Exhibitor prizes * Exhibitors allowed to charge the public to sit in their cockpit * Hosted at the Kansas Aviation Museum situated adjacent to McConnell AFB *See the 707 cockpit interior used in the ABC TV show “Pan Am”. * Located next to Spirit AeroSystems where all 737 fuselages and Dreamliner cockpits are manufactured * Watch the air show aerial performances Photos of the previous Newark Air Museum Cockpit-Fests are here; http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/gallery.php The cockpits attending include a 737-200 cockpit, AH-1 Cobra simulator, DC-8 simulator, F-4 Phantom simulators, B-52 Stratofortress cockpit, F-16 Fighting Falcon simulator, F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit, F-8 Crusader cockpit, F-5 Freedom Fighter Cockpit, F-84F Thunderstreak Cockpit, F-111 Cockpit, F-15A Eagle cockpit, and more. Visit http://www.kansasaviationmuseum.org/cockpitfest.php for museum and event info. Email HeritageAviation@yahoo.com to register. The official Cockpit-Fest forum is at http://cockpitfest.21.forumer.com/ Here is a morning TV show talking about Cockpit-Fest USA. Regular admission prices apply for the general public. The Kansas Aviation Museum 3350 South George Washington Blvd., Wichita, KS 67210 Below are some of the cockpits confirmed to attend. News update, the 707 cockpit interior used for the ABC TV Series "Pan Am" will be on display at Cockpit-Fest USA.
Ramstein Posted July 22, 2012 Posted July 22, 2012 Pan Am used to have a real TV commercials with stewardesses saying 'Fly us, we have big DC-10s'', I believe it was around the early 1970's. I don't know if any copies of the filmed commericals still exist... when they found out about how they were perceived, I think they let them broadcast a little while before they were pulled.. :smilewink::megalol: ASUS Strix Z790-H, i9-13900, WartHog HOTAS and MFG Crosswind G.Skill 64 GB Ram, 2TB SSD EVGA Nvidia RTX 2080-TI (trying to hang on for a bit longer) 55" Sony OLED TV, Oculus VR
walker450 Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 I'll be there. Not sure how big our group will be, but there should be a few guys from Texas with me too. Looking forward to it!! Speedpad for Inputs | My Simpit | Joystick Damper Mod
dc8flightdeck Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) I'll be there. Not sure how big our group will be, but there should be a few guys from Texas with me too. Looking forward to it!! That's good news! We have an F-16 and F-111 coming from Ft. Worth. If you're bringing a cockpit remember to fill out the registration before September 15th. Thanks! JustinCockpitFest_Registration.pdf Edited July 23, 2012 by dc8flightdeck
BHawthorne Posted September 28, 2012 Author Posted September 28, 2012 A quick iphone pic of the Thunderbirds flying over the museum while practicing thier routine today. Lots to do still to get ready for the show. Tomorrow is going to be buisy. :smilewink:
BHawthorne Posted September 28, 2012 Author Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) A mad dash to the finish line for today. I've still got to mask off and paint my cockpit interior today between the weather. It shouldn't be hard, because it's just like the one I did for the KAM F-84F. This afternoon I also setup the projection setup for the sim above. It'll be 90 degree circular single projector. Not anything like I normally do, but should still be fun under the circumstances. My aircraft while it was stationed at Sheppard AFB in Texas as a ground training aircraft. Before restoration started. It's currently 100% fog out atm hince the condensation this morning in the pics. The U.S. AIR FORCE senciling goes on also later today. Edited September 28, 2012 by BHawthorne
walker450 Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Looking good! Myself and a few friends will be making the trip to Wichita this evening. We won't be over to the museum until around noon. How do we find you in particular? --DW-- Speedpad for Inputs | My Simpit | Joystick Damper Mod
BHawthorne Posted September 28, 2012 Author Posted September 28, 2012 Looking good! Myself and a few friends will be making the trip to Wichita this evening. We won't be over to the museum until around noon. How do we find you in particular? --DW-- Ask for Justin or Brad. Both of us will be running around. If I'm not there, Justin will be. He's the one organizing the event. We're both volunteer staff at the museum, so regular staff there should know us and point you in the right direction. :) On Saturday and Sunday I'll either be with the F-84F's in the center of the ramp or with the flight simulator inside the terminal building on the second floor main area.
BHawthorne Posted September 30, 2012 Author Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) Here is a link to a few panoramas I took Saturday with my phone. All my detail cockpit photos are on my Canon t2i. I can't upload them to a gallery until I get my main rig back from running a sim at the event Sunday night but I thought I'd post these first. To view the full 180 degree panoramas click on each photo in the gallery to expand them. :) https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A4JtdOXmJtejEB Edited September 30, 2012 by BHawthorne
walker450 Posted October 1, 2012 Posted October 1, 2012 Had a great time! Hopefully we can put together some sort of LAN meet in the spring.... I may add a few pics later. Speedpad for Inputs | My Simpit | Joystick Damper Mod
BHawthorne Posted October 1, 2012 Author Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) Had a great time! Hopefully we can put together some sort of LAN meet in the spring.... I may add a few pics later. Both the KC-135 and the FedEx 727 cargo areas would make great lan party rooms. I'll be on Justin to do at least one for next show. I was thinking one aircraft LAN for DCS World and one for Falcon BMS because of all the Viperpit guys that came. :thumbup: Edited October 1, 2012 by BHawthorne
BHawthorne Posted October 17, 2012 Author Posted October 17, 2012 Steve Cannaby just posted this video of the show on YouTube. The next show will be May 2013. :pilotfly:
MemphisBelle Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Man It looks like a great time I wish I could be there:thumbup: omg...that is so true... wish I could call such a beauty my own...:thumbup: BlackSharkDen | BSD Discord | DCS Tutorial Collection
dc8flightdeck Posted October 26, 2012 Posted October 26, 2012 Good news! The date for 2013 has been set for the weekend of May 4th. The 2012 winners are, Steve Blevins F-4 Phantom - Stearman Award for Best Aircraft Cockpit. Steve Cannaby B-52 Stratofortress - Flight Safety Award for Best Simulator Cockpit. Steve Cannaby B-52 Stratofortress - Most dramatic restoration award. Dewey Larson A-7 Corsair - People's Choice outdoor exhibit. Matt Bailey home built simulator - People's Choice indoor exhibit. Chris Woodul - Spirit of Cockpit-Fest Award. The official 2012 photo album is at http://s1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh628/cockpitfest/Cockpitfest%20USA/Cockpitfest%20USA%202012/ A video from the 2012 event is here
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