Busy weekend. We had a great time yesterday at Cosford RAF Museum showing the latest developments to the public. Thanks to all our visitors for their interest and a lot of nice conversations.

http://justflight.com/articles/flight-sim-2015-thank-you-for-coming

We often get the question, how to install a side stick on a joystick mechanic. Markus from Austria has kindly taken the trouble and documented the whole procedure for cockpit builders:

 Tools you need:

• Wood Saw
• Wirecutter
• telephone pliers
• Dremel (alternative: file)
• Soldering iron (15W) + solder
• Allen wrench

1. Remove of the original handle
Remove all the screws on the handle, (there are two screws below the rubber sleeve). On the bottom part of the handle there is a tap that holds the two parts of the handle together.

Shell prototyping in progress. Shortly we will have all openings closed and production of the final parts will start.

We have completely redesigned the MIP structure. More metal, more stability, more durability but still the same great real look and feel.

Ben demonstrates stability of our new side bases. Probably you can also throw them out of the window without any damage, but we did not try... ;-)

The new side bases have lots of details like the structured surface, floor light preparation, lamp holder, etc.

But the most important difference is that they are now made of fiber glass. This makes the side base very stable! We will soon proof this... ;-)

We continue working on the shell and the interior lining kit with high priority. Meanwhile 3D becomes a reality...

Thanks to a very kind A320 captain we now have an official waypoint to fly to...! ;-)

This little box and a lot of testing brought us near to the side base as PnP (plug and play) version. This solution will have an USB connection only per sidebase. Quick and easy to connect without any more technical issues to solve.

So please press thumbs and we soon will have your headache by building it. ;-)

We receive lots of requests for rudder pedals. For stand alone rudders as well as dual linked ones. So we simply decided to develop some. 3D drawings are done and we are about to start working on the first physical prototype.

Many thanks for visiting us at our first Open-Day in Dresden. For us it was fantastic to meet you and have you with us.

Have a close look...

Discuss and look behind the scenes...

Learn what we do and how we do it...

Did you know that it's possible to let us customize your parts if necessary?

In this example we have cut 10 cm of the F/O side base and changed position of tiller to make it it into a small room.

Our current production slot ends on end of February. So lots to do today. The team spends the whole Saturday painting more than 100 parts.

Friday, October 31st 2014 - Day 0

Hi all,

We arrived at Lelystad Aerodrome and started to setup our booth. Tomorrow will be showtime! ;-)

Saturday, November 1st 2014 - Day 1

Meanwhile, we have been working for over three years with the construction of our home cockpit. Last year around the same time we took a self-developed pedestal box to Lelystad and have carefully tested the market.

In the last 12 months we have intensively constructed modules, developed products and built prototypes. Day and night!

And today, a week before the FSweekend 2014, we are ready!

It's getting excited. We start to pack our things. Shell Frame got partially disassembled to fit into our van. We hope to build it up again withing 30 minutes... ;-)

This is an older picture showing production of some MIP covers for our prototype.

Hi all,

Well another question on side base. Hope this time it will be a bit easier to answer. ;-)

As far as we could find out the tiller panel has its own backlighting. And for sure - you can dimm this panel like all others. Does anybody know by which dimm knob this backlight is controlled?

Your help is very appreciated!

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