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Cockpit programming. Buttons and switches etc. I hope this set up helps you to find the configuration you are looking for.

Videoes. IFR take off and landing in really bad weather with Learjet 45. Leirin to Gardermoen in Norway.

1.Different panels created with FS Panel Studio. Usually 40% larger gauges. Engine instruments usually 20% larger than the original FS configuration. Most of the digital buttons removed on these panels.

2. Lenghtened Logitech Pro Stick.
Buttons programmed:
-Spoiler down/up
-Airplane push back.
-Sim pause
-Track IR center
-Track IR off/on
-View change(S keystroke)
-zoom in
3. Ch pro pedals lifted up in front for better and more realistic angle
4. TrackIR censor/another on one of the left headset
5. Goflight "radio module"
Programmed for radio control (freq adjust and activate )Com1 and Com2.
6. Goflight combination module.
Programmed:
-Adf freq adjust
-Nav 1 freq adjust
-Nav2 Freq adjust
-Instruments adjust: Altimeter(qnh),gyro,obs1,obs2,brightness
-Transponder freq. adjust
-DME 1
-DME 2
7.Goflight Auto Pilot set up. ( standard set up ) course, heading,IAS/Mach,vertical speed,altitude,
"Holdt buttons": course,heading,speed,altitude,app,back course,
Disengage button. This module is backed up by some other swiches. ( needed sometimes due to problems with Vista and FSX.
8.Goflight Module.
Programmed:
-Gear up/down.
-Trim elevator
-Flaps up/down
9. TQ from Ch products set up for one and two engine airplanes piston engines and jet engines.
Programming:
-Two throttles,pitch,and mixture( fuel cut off/activate on jet engines )
10.TQ buttons.
Programming:
-GPS zoon in
-GPS zoom out
-Cockpit open(close)
-Cycle coordinates
-Kneeboard display/hide
-Afterburner on/off
-Parking brake on/off
-Fuel injection on/off ( Extra )
-Arrester hook down/up
11.Push button module from Goflight:
Programmed:
-Engine 1 start ( works with both piston and jet airplanes )
-Engine 2 start ( works with both piston and jet airplanes )
-Primer engine 1
-Primer engine 2
-Smoke ( airshow)
-De ice
-Prop sych
-Prop autofeather
12.Push button module from Goflight.
Programmed:
1 to 8 ATC control. ( button 1 ATC window display/hide
13.Switch module from desktopaviator.com ( modified for rack mounting )
Programming:
-Com 1 activate/deactivate
-Com 2 activate/deactivate
-GPS hide/display
-Zoom in ( not the best place to keep that function! )
-Auto Pilot back up switches: Activate, heading hold, altitude hold,speed hold.
14.Switch module from desktopaviator.com ( modified for rack mounting )
Programming:
-Magneto 1 left
-Magneto 1 right
-Magneto 2 left
-Magneto 2 right ( works with jet engines )
-Nav1
-Nav2
-Nav/VOR/GPS
-Autopilot back up: Throttle ARM
15.Switch module from desktopaviator.com ( modified for rack mounting )
Programming:
-Master alternator/battery on/off
-Master Avionics on/off
-Starter button for single engine airplanes
-Fuel pump on/off
-Landing lights on/off
-Panel lights on/off
-Nav lights on/off
-Beacon strobe on/off
16. Headset ( double ) ATC in headset and both mics connected for intercom.

Other 12/220 volt swithes.
Panel lights 1 on/off
Panel lights 2 on/off
Cockpit lights on/off ( 220 volt )
Front cockpit fan on/off
Rear cockpit fan on/off
Rear/front speaker on/off

Shaker volum adjust

Music Stereo hidden behind the main panel.

instrument panel

Additional information.
Main goal with this project was to build a side by side cockpit where we could fly almost any airplane with reasonable accuracy and feel and still keep the costs down. Both VFR and IFR without any use of keyboard or mouse.

Constructed mainly from aluminum and plywood. Framing of the hood build up from cut-of pieces from production. Got this for free. Rest of the framing built up from wood. Measures taken from a home built airplane, the Zenith Zodiac CH 6oo series.

Hardware.
Joystick, pedals and throttle quadrant from www.chproducts.com
Track IR from Naturalpoint.com
Switches, buttons, leds and modules from www.desktopaviator.com
(Stick Update)Two modules from GoFlight added http://www.goflightinc.com

Software.
Peter Dawson`s FSUIPC from http://www.simmarket.com
Program for building IFR custom panels: www.fspanelstudio.com
Microsoft Flight Simulator X and FS Global 2008 plus other add-ons.

Sound:
Home built surround system where the channels were split and the signals sent to different amplifiers

Computer:
CPU: Intel Q6600, 4 gig memory and NVidia Geforce 640 MB graphics card
Projector from Infocus and LCD screen from Phillips.
Cooling fan from a 1985 Volvo and another one from an old computer. :-))
All the rest comes from local suppliers. Building time so far about one year. ( Many hours required, but this cockpit can be built within a reasonable amount of time)

Future updates.
Working on more IFR panels and some nice two engine propeller driven aircraft from WW2.
Thinking about a way to get this cockpit moving in conjunction with the horizon without spending a fortune. Also working on a better wiev set up. Maybe more projectors and other things.

A very good website for cockpitbuilders: www.fscockpit.com

Update: It is a fact that the CH products are good, but they are constructed mainly for a desktop and not a cockpit. The axis don`t move very realistic compared to a real airplane.. and the plastic sounds does not feel good at all. In a small cockpit like this they also made it impossible to get the instrument panel in front of the pilot where they should be placed. The rudder pedals feels much more realistic in my opinion. This update was very successful and really made the difference! Highly recommended to other simmers. A Logitech 3d pro stick was lenghtended about 20 to 25 centimeters and two modules from Goflight was mounted. Relatively many hours needed, but worth the effort.