[simpits-tech] F16 Gearhandle

[Biggles]

Nice job Chris,
Cant wait for the How-to.

Anyway interested in showing it on the Lowland Gorilla meet ?
We got a Pitbuilders corner.
Jerry will be there with his aimsworth pit, and i will show my progress.
Also is there the Gorilla meet, flying in LAN setup with special written
TE's
Check out http:www.lastresort.nu
Missed you the last episode.

Biggles.

----- Original Message -----
From: "c.vanlierop" <speedone@chello.nl>
To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 10:43 PM
Subject: [simpits-tech] F16 Gearhandle


> Hi all,
>
> I've been working very hard the last 2 weeks on an F16 Gearhandle-replica.
> Now that it's finished, I'd like to show it (off ;-) to you. It is
> functional in that it is 'forced' (by a spring) in the down and up
position
> and I already included a microswitch that's activated when the handle is
in
> the 'gear down' position. I chose not to make the 'down permission button'
> and the 'down lock release button' functional as it would make the
> construction many times more complicated for little gain in 'realism'....
>
> Don't mind the white paint on the handle, it's only primer yet. All parts
> need some extra layers of paint before it's 'really' finished.
>
> I think I'll make a How-To in the future but at the moment I'm working
hard
> on the 'arm rest' and the rarely used 'wrist rest'....
>
> kind greetings,
> Chris "SpeedOne" Van Lierop
>
>