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<DIV><FONT size=2>I was kinda wondering the same thing myself.. Thought maybe my
email was screwed up. But it seems you guys are still around.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>As for a cockpit update - not much has happended lately. Or
rather nothing at all. I'm keeping busy at work and working on my computer,
trying to quiet it down. I've come to the point where the CRT hum from my
monitor is audible. Get rid of one noise source, gain another one....
;)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The last work I did on my cockpit was this winter. I finished
the main center panel. It's made of pre-painted masonite (really smooth surface
on that thing), that I populated with a bunch of switches from my last "drive",
back when I was building a fighter cockpit. Anyways, I tried to get my Epic up
and running too, to see if it worked, but failed miserably... I'm guessing it's
WinXP's fault, because the Epic has worked before.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Anyways ... the panel sits temporarily in the console for the
time being. Here's a couple of pictures:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="http://www.valhallainc.net/pics/cockpit_misc/front_panel_wide.jpg">http://www.valhallainc.net/pics/cockpit_misc/front_panel_wide.jpg</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="http://www.valhallainc.net/pics/cockpit_misc/front_panel_closeup.jpg">http://www.valhallainc.net/pics/cockpit_misc/front_panel_closeup.jpg</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="http://www.valhallainc.net/pics/cockpit_misc/front_panel_back.jpg">http://www.valhallainc.net/pics/cockpit_misc/front_panel_back.jpg</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Part of it is wired up, but I never got around to testing
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Andreas<BR><A
href="http://www.valhallainc.net">http://www.valhallainc.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.simpits.org">http://www.simpits.org</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"Failure is not an option. It's included <BR>free with your
Microsoft product."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=hangr18@hotmail.com href="mailto:hangr18@hotmail.com">Brian
Sikkema</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=simpits-tech@simpits.org
href="mailto:simpits-tech@simpits.org">simpits tech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 29, 2004 3:52
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [simpits-tech] Too
Quiet!!!</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's been kinda quiet lately. Where is
everyone?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>*hiding in IRC
again*</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>