Johan Lofgren, Finland
The project start date is difficult to say, but I suspect that it was in about year 2001 when I got a CH Products yoke and a GoFlight radiomodule. Next big step was the discovery of the FSbus project that enabled me to hardwire switches and other functions. But it wasn't until I found the Simkits webpages when this thing really got out of hand... Well the rest is history, so lets see where this all leads to, maybe a Cessna 172 with full-motion platform with 6 DOF ???

To run my simulator/cockpit I use the following equipment
Computer: AMD 64 3500+ (H2O cooled), ABIT mobo, 1 Gt RAM @ 400 MHz, Connect3D X800 PRO @ XT PE softmod (H2O cooled), 40 Gb ATA & 80 Gb SATA HD:s, DVD-ROM
Simkits:C172 panel, glareshield, full set of instruments + clock + warningpanel. These were bought as kits and assembled at home. Servos are Hitec 422:s. The gauges are mounted by DIY mountplates, the idea is borrowed from Renovo Ltd, NZ. The instruments/gauges are connected to the central control unit (v1, moded to enable the clock/timer) and the CCU in turn communicates with the computers USB port. The CCU also controls the lights/pitotheat/fuelpump and some other switches and functions in the cockpit.
GoFlight:I have one GoFlight GF166A radio module, which handles COM1 and VOR1. This is enough for now. This module connects to a USB port. A decent radiostack is in mind, and will be done with FSbus.
CH products:The cockpit uses a CH Products yoke at the moment for all aircraft surface and throttle/mixture controls.
FSbus:This DIY controller will be used to build the radiostack. It will drive the 7-segment displays and all switches and rotary encoders and leds.
Visual:Either a TFT screen+fresnel lens or a projector...
Enclosure:Currently I'm building one out of wood, had a go with fiberglass but I found out that fiberglass was too advanced for me (same with the glare), heh...
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