[diy-cockpit] Progress update & introductions...

[Gene Buckle]

On Wed, 19 May 2010, Jerry sorrell wrote:

> My neighbor and I have been plugging away at the software side of the sim. I
> have done some of the sheeting  but may leave the sides open for making the
> wire runs easier.
> I found a Logitech Extreme Pro joy stick ( with USB) at Goodwill for $5. We
> adopted an extension on it and it will work perfectly as a floor mounted joy
> stick in the cockpit. I also found a nice folding boat seat that will work
> as the cockpit seat for those long flights.
>
> I will use an ACER screen  for the cockpit display of the "round gauges",
> programmed to work with IL-2.
>
> The ACER screen will be cut to fit as an overlay onto the sim instrument
> panel.

Sounds cool Jerry.  If you have any progress pics you want to share I can 
put them online for you.
tnx!

g.


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