[simpits-tech] This is WAY too cool

[Brian Sikkema]

Very cool, Steve!

My suggestion is to track down your local blueprint shop, a lot of those
would be set up to scan large items like that. Back when I worked for a
diesel engine company I was in charge of restoring a lot of prints. Once we
had them back up to speed we had them all  scanned for safekeeping. Not sure
how much it cost, though.

Brian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bubba" <mysticz28 at swbell.net>
To: "Simpits" <Simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 4:28 AM
Subject: [simpits-tech] This is WAY too cool


> One thing everyone building their own pit needs is access to someone who
> flies the real thing. Even better is having one for a father :) I suddenly
> remembered that Dad brought me some of the training posters for the
EMB-145
> and CRJ-700 a while back, so I went searching. Found 'em :) I now have
> prints of every interesting panel in Dad's office, including examples of
> every screen possible on the MFDs and EICAS.
>
> There are exactly 2 mechanical gauges on a CRJ-700 main inst. panel: the
> chronographs. Everything else is done with CRTs. 7 of 'em. 6 for the
EICAS,
> MFDs, etc. are the same size, then there's a little square one in the
center
> for the backup art. horiz. The AP on the brow panel is vastly different
than
> what I was planning, but it shouldn't be too tough to figure out. The
> overhead is nearly completely useless since it's mainly systems for
keeping
> the whining baggage quiet ;) The radios are totally different, though.
More
> like an MFD straight out of a fighter with one set of knobs for the entire
> stack. Pretty cool. There's another radio below that MFD that looks mostly
> conventional, could be a backup. Next time he's in town I'm going to take
> him someplace with large tables, spread everything out, and take notes
while
> I get him to explain everything in detail, as well as noting how often he
or
> his FO actually messes with it.
>
> The 145 prints are apparently either 1:1 or very, very close. These could,
> with very little work, be cut out and laminated to a suitable plate and
> mounted on a framework to give the appearance of a complete, full, ready
to
> leap into the sky front office. The center console/throttle quadrant,
> breaker panel, and a few other small panels are at 100% and the panel is
> probably 60%. One solid measurements bewteen, say, the left edge of the
> capt. left tube to the right edge of the FO right tube would be enough to
> rescale them to 100%.
>
> He got these a little over 3 years ago when he was still in the training
> department (before the AL ind. went in the wet, swirling round file), but
I
> have a sneaking feeling that he still has access to all of it. So I'm
going
> to see if he can get me new 100% copies of every panel in every plane in
the
> fleet:
>
> Saab 340B
> ATR42/72 (cockpits are the same)
> ERJ-135,-140, and -145
> CRJ-700 (the overgrown Lear ;)
>
> He's flown all of the above, and I've flown the Saab, so we should be able
> to figure out where everything goes ;)
>
> If I can figure out how to turn paper this size into bits and bytes I'll
> post images of the posters.With enough persuasion I could be convinced to
go
> see if Kinkos or similar can copy them if anyone wants a copy.
> --
> Steve
> mysticz28 at swbell.net
> He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in.
>
>
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