He has been working on it since last November, and currently he has the MIP, both EFISs and the MCP setup. I know a guy in my VA that is in the process of building a 737NG cockpit for around $5,000, roughly the bonus he received for serving in Iraq. So, my question for your consideration, are there any combinations of FS, add on planes and hardware that are known to work together? Sure would be nice to know before we start plunking down the inevitable big amounts of cash that are required to feed our hobbies! Want a CDU with that sir? Add another level of complexity and incompatibility. Now trying a different add on plane, it has a hardware interface for my MCP, it just doesn't work with my version of FS. except there are no key commands in the add on for the EFIS, you've got to set it all up with mouse clicks - messy.
No worries, I'll use FSUIPC to interface it to the add on. MCP works with one of my add ons, the EFIS doesn't. I won't mention any names but my supplier of the MCP hardware also turns out an EFIS module. Then there's the matrix of which bits of hardware are compatible with which add on planes.
Do you go with the latest and greatest, or stick with FS2004? Seems that some add on developers are still stuck in the past here, despite FSX being around for almost 2 years. Take for example the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator. So far the early indications are, this will not be the case.
Before I start adding gauges and integration software (think Project Magenta), I need to have a sense of whether this will all hang together and work as desired. I have tested a couple of add on planes and have a stack of hardware (MCP, EFIS, radio heads etc). Well, let me be the first to jump in here and get the party started!Īlong with other enthusiasts, I dream of having a fully functional, airliner cockpit (or more probably half sized - captains chair only).
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