Hi Guys,

A wee update to my pit. I decided I wanted a keyboard same as shown in EECH so I made a keyframe, fitted keyswitches and sprayed and lettered keytops. When I get another USBkeys board it will be fully working in the game.

I also remade the UFD as a two line display rather than the bulkier four line I had. It also comes with a nice blue backlight...

In the comanche, the keyboard and UFD are on a hinge that allows them to be moved down out of the way. I felt this would be a bit flimsy when I start banging away on the keyboard, so decided I needed a centre console.

As an added bonus the lower front panel will allow me somewhere to put the pedal adjust release handle (as in the apache).

Cheers,

Andy

My humble Pit Version 2.0

As they say in South Central "DAMMMMM BOOOOY!" Nice set up RAF!

I do not use a desk so I needed a solution to have everything at a chair 7 feet from the screen. The Warthog throttle is heavy so The (MOBO) pads for the HOTAS are beefed up with brackets at the hinges (pads are designed to fold back) and custom aluminum braces for the main pad. I removed the base plate from the Joystick and mounted it directly to the MOBO pad which is thick ABS plastic. Added additional brackets to the MOBO mounting at the arms for yaw Stability. It is now solid.
I plug the Stick and Throttle into the two USBs on the Merc Stealth Keyboard. So there is only one wire running to the chair (keyboard). The headphones, TrackIR5 and mouse are wireless. The Mouse pad swivels 270 degrees and was rescued from a recycle bin.

The MOBO comes with a keyboard tray. I rest it on the arms of the second chair, so it is just to my left and easy reach from the throttle. With clickable cockpits and the TM Warthog, you don't need the keyboard much. The XZIPIT chair was on sale so I got two for one. The power cord at the chair base powers the chair which has two speakers and a subwoofer. The chair receives sound wirelessly. Chair rocks and swivels and has no wheels. Disregard the dust haven't cleaned up post construction.

I did a little wire management...so no more hanging wires...Also added the Gel Arm pads

Finally got around to adding a TIR:

Ghost is that a Track IR 3? And how do you like flying with it.

Yes, it's a TIR 3. As one that hadn't flown a lot with my old TIR2 even, it takes some getting used to, but, so far I like it.

Sweet chair MO

Found some arm rests at Target - these are in the automotive department as lumbar support cushions - I hot-glued them to poster board so I can slip them on and off easily.



Wrecking Crew

Here is the latest update to my pit. It's been awhile since I posted any progress... probably because it took me so darn long to get the panels made, switches installed, and the first half of the wiring done. Rather than hijack this thread, I'll just put a teaser in here and make a new posting on the main page. Let me know what you think... I'm never afriad to steal someone else's great ideas!



Thanks,
Dud

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