Posted: 1/26/2008 11:53:15 AM EDT
So I am big into Falcon 4 Allied Force. After a few months, I started drawing up plans for a cockpit (geek hat is on ) 2 years later and with Darkstar117 help, I now have a home, lol.Here is version 1.2. Nothing fancy, just a few pieces of wood and nails:       It was completely overhauled a few weeks back. Several modification that shorten it, added more shelves, and eliminated the majority of the wiring from being exposed. I can not stand a bundle of wires, plus I have a cat that has a cord chewing problem. Just to show what Version 1.0 looked like:  Version 1.1: 
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i got my cougar for 70 bucks. horray for clearance from compusa and do you use a hat for your track ir, or a helmet? |
That is INSANE(ly) cool
| I got a plan like that...though Im trying to get my hands on a set of surplus/replica F-16 rudder pedals to attach to my home made rudder pedals. I used a CAD drawing of the real thing, and modified it slightly, using home depot parts instead. Unfortunately, no camera. |
Actually...you CAN. I'm also an addict of Allied Force. (Though currently in remission.) As my blurb under my avatar says, I'm a flight sim junkie. Falcon Allied Force is as realistic in terms of flight modelling as a non-cockpit based simulator gets. I've had a few chances to try my flight skills out in Lockheed-Martin F-16 mission simulators at trade shows. Multimillion dollar setups with dome projection systems and high fidelity cockpits in them. I can simply fly one of those simulators just fine without any problems at all. All the controls are where I expect them to be, everything works as I anticipated, and it doesn't have to be set to "moron mode" for me to take off, fly, maneuver, and land in it. I was told by the AF Major who was in charge of the simulator that I could almost certainly successfully taxi, takeoff, do basic maneuvers, and land a real F-16 based on my simulator handling. Particularly in light of the fact that I'm a student pilot (still....life doesn't allow me to take lessons as fast as I'd like to) and have real basic handling skills. If you allow this enthusiasm to run rampant, you eventually end up with this in your game room:  An Aimsworth 'pit. Personally, with additional monitors handling the instrument readouts, I'd run Falcon in the "out the window" view, with only the HUD displayed on the screen. No instruments on the screen. CJ |
That is exactly what she wants. She already has purchased that ejection seat, and wants me to build the rest of the pit. But hey, it gives me a reason to get some woodworking tools! |