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#3965899 - 06/11/14 12:58 AM Re: Please show off your pit. ***** [Re: Nails]  
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Well done, Nails. Film intro was impressive. Never seen the microfiche-title setting done before. Works well.

You do realize that you'll now have to make several tutorials on how you made your great pit!? How'd you do your throttle, trim wheel and doohicky with the deodorant ball?

Good on ya,

FC

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#3965939 - 06/11/14 03:03 AM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Flying_Colander]  
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Originally Posted By: Flying_Colander
Well done, Nails. Film intro was impressive. Never seen the microfiche-title setting done before. Works well.

You do realize that you'll now have to make several tutorials on how you made your great pit!? How'd you do your throttle, trim wheel and doohicky with the deodorant ball?

Good on ya,

FC


Morning FC, and thanks. All is revealed in this thread over at the Air Tactical Assault Group.

http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5940

#3965962 - 06/11/14 04:16 AM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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Bookmarked, mate. Thanks for that. I'll be taking a few tips from you no doubt.

FC

#3968253 - 06/15/14 06:04 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: PishPosh]  
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Originally Posted By: PishPosh
My new simpit is finished...mostly anyway. We just moved into a new house and there was a

- Playseat flightseat
- TM Warthog
- CH Pedals (soon to be replaced)
- 40" Samsung LED TV
- Track IR
- Ergotron Keyboard mounting arm
- LG SoundBar + Subwoofer (not visible, but the soundbar is under the TV and the subwoofer is behind the seat.)
- Wall mounted cupholder. biggrin


I see you went with the Playseat Flight! I love mine. I didn't want a full pit, but instead wanted to use my existing desk and this chair is perfect for that.


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#3972289 - 06/24/14 04:30 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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Hi Guys,

Finally got back in to working on the pit. Put the hatch, top and side on and made a door latch. Couple of cupboard door openers help to open it up when the latch is released. The right side console also hinges up and back to make entry and exit easier.

Monitor at the front is temporary. Will have a screen and back projection.

Only problem I have now is that cat has decided he likes sleeping on the seat .....






cheers,

Andy

Last edited by AndyB; 06/24/14 04:35 PM.

Andy's simpit: http://www.simpit.me.uk
#3972338 - 06/24/14 05:53 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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Appalachian foothills in Virgi...
Oh my....I mean, just Oh My!
thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup
That is just the coolest simpit I have seen in a long time. Going to check your site for more pics (hopefully).
Cheers and thanks for posting,
Derek

#3972539 - 06/25/14 01:43 AM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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Okay, okay, Andy. Now you're just making the rest of us look bad.

Great work, mate.

Flying Colander

#3972964 - 06/25/14 08:31 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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Excellent job!

g.


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#3973432 - 06/26/14 07:22 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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one last shot before i tear it down for a dedicated dash and pit....and maybe joyrider rig
lost count the number f rebuilds this has been through



//FOXTWO Multi-Role ​Combat ​Pit Build http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=134745
#3977090 - 07/05/14 11:01 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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Have been using and loving my Obutto R3volution pit now for a while but have decided that since prop fighter sims are my main passion and we are in a bit of a prop sim renaissance at the moment (software-wise), that the time had come for a major investment.

After squirreling money away for three years, and with no domestic emergencies requiring the funds in the mean time, I ordered a SpitSim set of flight controls a few months back after spending some weeks spit balling with the designer about some custom work. It's not here yet, and the waiting has just gotten harder since some progress pics have shown up:




The controls are designed and built by Jon Fellows, and are repro Spitfire but I've had some extra switches added, a mix of period Air Ministry stuff for aircraft systems and some modern stuff for sim interface functions (pause, ext views, etc).

The seat is adjustable fore and aft.

The spade grip has some additional stuff for the thumb, a 4-way hat and small push button:



The original SpitSim controls used linear pots but mine is the first to use Hall sensors instead.

On the right side, aft of the landing gear control is a switch panel based on the Spitfire's IFF panel, two push buttons that are shielded for stuff like canopy jettison/bailout, a 3-position toggle switch mounted fore and aft for open/close canopy, and a guarded toggle switch for emergency gear lowering (the real system was a lever that allowed compressed air to flow from a small tank - just aft of the blue circle in the pic below):



Under the power quadrant and trim wheel on the left is a 5-switch panel for various stuff, battery/generator/fuel pump, etc.

There will also be a desk-like frame ahead of the controls with a larger switch panel on each side with a gap between to fit a 19" touchscreen secondary monitor, for instruments or whatever I want to look at. My current primary monitor is a 55" TV on the wall ahead. The desk and forward panels are still being built.

Here's a sketch of the desk concept:




Switches are based on a combination of the Spit and Hurri cockpit panel and include:







...Back to waiting....patiently waiting... for the SpitSim...and the folks from the asylum... It's a race to get here first...


Cheers!

jocko-

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#3977178 - 07/06/14 11:32 AM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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Wow, congrats on this nice setup. Can't wait to see pictures of the completed pit.

#3986223 - 07/26/14 10:46 AM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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Common configuration:



Using Dyson Cool wink and Oculus Rift DK1:



Last edited by ReviZorro; 07/26/14 10:50 AM.
#3986340 - 07/26/14 04:57 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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Nice Setup! How is the Oculus Rift working out? Which sim(s) are you using it with, and was it complicated to set up?
Dud


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#3986489 - 07/26/14 11:13 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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It would be cool to fly open pit aircraft, with the DK2, and a Dyson Cool controlled by the throttle/aircraft speed.


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#3986548 - 07/27/14 02:02 AM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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I might have to pick a DK2 up... I have knee surgery next Friday (courtesy of the VA) and will be out of work for two months. It'd be awesome to use in DCS... I just hope support for it comes to BMS. That's probably the only thing keeping me on the fence.


Jared
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#3986639 - 07/27/14 10:03 AM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: DudleyAz]  
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Originally Posted By: DudleyAz
Nice Setup! How is the Oculus Rift working out? Which sim(s) are you using it with, and was it complicated to set up?
Dud

Thx! )
DK1 is only fist step in VR, so I practice landigs, air refueling, aerobatics and simply voyage over the map only. No air combats or ground target attacks due to low DK1 resolution. But I looking forward for DK2.
My favorite sim for OR is DCS World, that have a native support.

And for Dyson Cool - any sims are better with it in hot conditions smile
But especially with open cockpit - RoF (with TriDef 3D) and Outerra Anteworld with custom Shavrov SH-2 Flying Boat (love this plane) smile

Originally Posted By: Chivas
It would be cool to fly open pit aircraft, with the DK2, and a Dyson Cool controlled by the throttle/aircraft speed.

It will be great, but I have no idea how to control Dyson Cool...

Originally Posted By: RogueSqdn
I might have to pick a DK2 up... I have knee surgery next Friday (courtesy of the VA) and will be out of work for two months. It'd be awesome to use in DCS... I just hope support for it comes to BMS. That's probably the only thing keeping me on the fence.

Get well soon.
Wags announced full support for DK2 in DCS World - http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2129179#post2129179
Hope you can enjoy this.

Last edited by ReviZorro; 07/27/14 10:22 AM.
#3997674 - 08/18/14 09:48 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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#4034888 - 11/12/14 01:52 AM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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First time posting at SimHQ (although been reading for a while). Just got my rudder pedals in the post yesterday so thought it a great time to display the pit.

Incidentally, can't say enough good things about the MFG Crosswinds and about Milan himself. His customer service is unparalleled.



#4037949 - 11/19/14 05:31 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: Derk]  
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Hey guys

I’ve seen a couple of nice simpit builds in this thread, so here goes for my first post on the forum.

Here the requirements that had to be considered for the build:
1) The room it had to fit in didn’t have the space to accommodate an additional large ‘furniture‘ and the PC had to double as a normal desktop PC
2) Using a chair with a swivel on wheels didn't work so well with the IR head tracker because it did not offer enough stability when using all of the six available tracking axis, so a stable chair was considered important
3) Maximum felt accuracy on the stick for WW2 simms

Here's what I came up with:





To increase the felt accuracy I went with a 20cm extension and then mounted the stick on a center mount in front of the seat.
The centering mechanism is still strong enough in this length, however I do not recommend to go beyond. Sahaj has done an nice job on the extension tube, and the included 5 pin cable fits perfectly.

The whole installation was placed at the side of the existing desk, and the cables were arranged so that the monitors and keyboard can be moved between the sim and desktop configuration in a couple of seconds
I’m quite happy with this. Not only has the accuracy of flying and head tracking improved quite a bit, it also stopped the ache in the shoulder that I got on a regular basis when the stick and throttle were still placed on the desk at a wrong height. I hope you enjoy the attached pictures, have fun.


Last edited by dan_VSG1; 11/19/14 05:33 PM.
#4058497 - 01/01/15 12:43 PM Re: Please show off your pit. [Re: 531 Ghost]  
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Originally Posted By: 531 Ghost
Here ya go Mr. Monk...






And oodles of stuff can be found HERE

Building one is both a journey, and an adventure. It's taken me 5 years to get it juuuuuust right. Good luck!

cheers


What are those white marks on the front edge of the seat fabric?...Hydraulic fluid leaks from the stick?...Eew!...This is not for public viewing!...


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