Image above is 3D shoot of the current status drawing-wise.

I'm not sure how to organize the information. For the moment you are looking at the new updated Cockpit section and I've decided to split up the "DREAM" into practical and logical sub-sections (I hope), trying to avoid too much information on each page. To the left on all pages you'll find links to anchors within the page or directly to sections. Main menu underneath the Cockpit tab, you'll find the different sections. There will also be some cross linking where practical.

As you will soon understand, I'm running the project from inside -> outside - starting with the MCP and central parts of the glare. Not 100% completed, but a god start to get familiars with OpenCockpit, Sioc, Lekseecon and my own hardware. On paper and drawings (in my head as well) the project is on the correct track - more than what you'll see of ready parts. I'm a "paper man" and like to scribble ideas all day long - even in my dreams. How to do or not to do that and this - though It's very often two step forward and one step back - sometimes even back to square one :-) I'm always discovering new problematic areas, off-track work or completely new possible solutions. In the end of each sub-project I hope I'm pretty close to the real "thing" and at my level of satisfaction and expectations.

As a rule of thumb - I never make any panel, PCB, assembly etc. without a detailed drawing. Either in Corel Draw if a panel or in Diptrace if PCB. Some 3D parts are drawn in Lightwave and it's quite a bit of research before any parts get to the drawing board.

As an example you can look at the MIP section 2 (CP right side) which includes a lot of work before the first cut!! We don't have the engineering drawings made by Boeing so a lot of guessing, photo research needs to be done and luckily from time to time getting numbers and/or verification by some real 767 pilots.

Have to mention Hessel Oosten for his generosity and great work covering many aspects of cockpit building, but especially in the area of CNC, panel-making and his last Tutorial “It’s all in the inch…” This document is vital for everyone planning "home-made" panels. Read and understand!!!
Another really creative and great guy is Ivo De Colfmaker. An expert on Korry mechanics among other smart solutions. A wording like "Not possible" does not exist! :-)

I have one major issue at the moment - the Sim-room is not ready yet. Still simming using my desktop version including 6 monitors/LCD's (3 x MIP and 3 x temporary monitors for visuals). Also the ready part of the Glare unit (2 x VOR and MCP) and the MultiRadio unit from OpenCockpit is in there and makes it quite OK to operate the AC. It's a nice setup due to the fact it's very easy to do quick tests of new functionality. The SIOC coding is on the right track; structured and coded as Nico suggest so it's just to add new code sections as part of the progress. Status April 2010 is nearly half way through the MIP - look in the MIP section.

More to come!

Per-Erik / June 18, 2011 17:18