[simpits-tech] Cockpit demensions

[Freeman P. Pascal IV]

Rick Davis wrote:
> Freeman, Gene et all,
>
> I have an older copy of Auto Cad here. Probably 5 years old. Do you think 
> that will do?
>
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I'll send you my drawings in anther email.  You can see if your version 
will read them.  I would be surprised if your copy couldn't read my DWG 
files.  I'm not doing anthing special in them.
> I haven't used Auto Cad in 20 years, but I'm willing to muddle through.
>
> I have run into quite a few sites where I can get gauge dimensions and 
> placement, but the actual size and shape of the panel is the clincher. 
> Doesn't have to be perfect, but since that's the first step in the project 
> I'd like to be relatively close.
>
>   
An alternate approach I was looking until Gene stepped in, is to monitor 
eBay and watch for instrument panels among the Cessna parts.  I tend to 
want as close to original parts (ie. appearance and function) as I can 
get for my pit.  Being a ham radio operator I also like working in 
aluminum or steel for my frames and chassis.
> I was at an auction yesterday where there was an older 48" plot printer for 
> sale. The kind that has a half dozen pens in a cradle/carousel. No-one bid 
> on it and I think I could probably pick it up for 50 bucks. Leaving the 
> auction and still seeing it standing there all lonely like in the corner 
> gave me a nagging feeling. There were even several boxes of ink. Suppose 
> it's worth bothering with?
>
>   
Wow, depending on the condition of the printer I would have bought it.  
I keep hoping to run across a a 48" plotter and/or color postscript 
printer.  I never seem to have the luck that you or others have.  eBay 
prices tend to be on the higher side of surplus and you never get a 
chance to lay eyes on the equipment before you buy it.

> Rick
>
>   

-Freeman