The virtual cockpit thread

[AirHog71]

Well here is mine so far ...

Using a design by a guy named Jedi from the DCS forums

[topgum]

Originally Posted by _OD_

There's some very impressive stuff here...I think I may stay single forever if I attempted to make one for myself before finding the right person but I'm impressed nonetheless ....

Oh Dear,
oh no you don't have to be the lonesome wolf, only because you are scared to mess up your lounge and keep away all the beautys:
Here is the solution! The STEALTH cockpit. Discret while your mother in law is around, sexy when it is dogfight-time.
Garanteed happy hours with your future cat

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Hi all,
just one more detail: the modified ol'cyborg EVO Joystick. I put a double CD on the throttle-axis, here it is, a realy good working trimwheel. This JS allows also to handle other functions e.g. lowering undercarriage, emergency-system...
One of the realy good things to say about Clod is the functionality and compatibilit of the yinterface to hardware-envirement, the only ingame thing which has never given problems to me.
Thx to all here in the thread, mindblowing stuff in here!

[Ataros]

WTG!

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by Ataros

WTG!

Dammit now console players are now starting to make cockpits as well!

[lensman1945]

Originally Posted by Ataros

WTG!

Nice rivet detail

[JG26_EZ]

Originally Posted by Ataros

WTG!

Hardcore!

[TomcatViP]

Originally Posted by lensman1945

Nice rivet detail

Yeah but Wrong diameter!

[redxfred]

My home sim pales in comparison to the creative masterpieces in this thread, but I have solved my big bulky keyboard problem. I wanted to Velcro my big keyboard to the base of my Dell 30" monitor, but it required the monitor to be 2" farther away from my face due to "between the knees" control stick interference. This of course, causes a reduced apparent screen size. Like all things, closer looks bigger. I use reading glasses to sharpen the focus.
The keyboard is a Rosewill RIKB-11001 X-Slim Keyboard with Low Profile Chiclet Keycap Design, available for $9.99 (US) at a popular online merchant. This thing is a full size USB 104 key board mounted in he smallest conceivable package. It velcro's perfectly on the base of my Dell U3011 monitor and except for no internal key lighting is perfect for flight sim management.
My big, wireless keyboard continues to work at the same time so no convenience is lost. It's a real win-win combination.

[OverDhill]

Here is my cockpit. I decided on a more universal approach as I play space combat sims like Freespace 2 Open and soon to be Star Citizen as well as some racing. I used a button template overlay system to change labels quickly between sims. It is a work in progress but almost finished.

39" Monitor for primary display
19" monitor for extracted guages
Thrustmaster Warthog with homemade extenstion
Saitek Combat Pro Rudder Pedals

Cliffs of Dover (using VirtualCockit for gauges)




Flaming Cliffs 3 F15C (using Helios for gauges)



IL-2 1946 (using UDPSpeed for gauges)



Freespace 2 Open