DIY Yoke - Throttle Quadrant and MY HOME COCKPITS

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This is a versatile single throttle controller. Its compact and lightweight design allows you to easily set it up and use it on a table whenever needed. The settings for the analog axis and buttons can be conveniently configured within the MSFS settings menu or through FSUIPC7.
This unit is compatible with the following flight simulators: FS2004, FSX, MSFS2020, and P3D.

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This JET Cockpit project began in 2011 with the fabrication of the control yoke, and the base of the cockpit was completed in 2017. When the project started, it was primarily compatible with FSX, but it has since evolved to support P3D and now MSFS2020. This unit features an all-in-one design with an integrated PC, which allows for PC upgrades and the addition of input devices (such as button switches, dials, and levers) to accommodate new commands. Having been in development for over a decade, we perform frequent regular maintenance and adjustments, so it’s still running smoothly.

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The MZ-2000 is an integrated personal computer developed by Sharp in 1982. Its core specifications included a Z80A (4MHz) CPU, ROM composed of BOOT ROM (2KB) and CG-ROM (2KB), 64KB of RAM (64Kbit RAM x 8), 2KB of V-RAM, and an optional 48KB of G-RAM. It also came standard with a cassette deck that utilized the Sharp PWM method for data transfer, achieving a speed of 2000 bits/second.

I repurposed the case of my 30-year-old MZ-2000 to build an all-in-one PC, integrating leftover modern PC parts to run MSFS2020.

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All the PC parts I installed were spares from previous upgrades.
CPU:i5-10400F
MEM:32GB
VIDEO:GTX 1060
SSD:512GB
MONITOR:10 inch & 5inch LCD

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Never short of ideas !!! :clap:
Really like this Sharp keyboard feeling we don’t find anymore
Also remembering how their computers made me dreaming before PC generations came out next … :smiley:

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Here’s a helicopter cockpit I put together around 2010, back when I first got into helicopters. It’s a fully integrated setup, an all-in-one cockpit with the PC, monitors, and all the controls built right in. This was actually a project I completed before I even started on the JET Cockpit.

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Very nice indeed. I want one just like that!

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Designed and built in 2020, this unit offers the flexibility to integrate a Saitek Yoke and two Saitek Panels. A prominent 10-inch LCD monitor is situated above the yoke. Key controls on the panels include a GEAR lever, FLAPS lever, and PARKING BRAKE. The quadrant provides an elevator trim wheel, plus dedicated levers for throttle, propeller, and mixture.

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This video shows the operation test after customizing a 2016 Airbus sidestick to be compatible with MSFS2020.

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This video shows a performance test following modifications made to an Airbus sidestick and throttle unit, which was built in 2016 for FSX, to enable its use with MSFS2020.

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This describes the process of building a multi-display unit for FSX and P3D in 2019, equipped with a GoFlight GF-MCP PRO and GEAR lever.

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2007 cockpit featuring a triple-screen display, dual yokes, and an integrated computer.
For the external view, we implemented a triple-monitor display utilizing the Matrox Parhelia-512, a graphics card that was highly acclaimed and innovative when the system was built. An extra graphics card is dedicated to displaying the instruments. The two yokes (left and right) are linked for synchronized movement, and they offer force feedback for elevator control, as well as a functional stick shaker to simulate stalls.

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