Category Archives: Bought
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RAAS
Leave a comment30. August 2025 by Peter
The Runway Awareness and Advisory System is a system in the B737 that alerts pilots of their movements around the …
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Getting my ass kicked
Leave a comment12. August 2025 by Peter
I bought a ButtKicker last week – a used “Butt Kicker Gamer 2” for €120. Strait away I mounted it …
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AFDS OEM
16. January 2025 by Peter
The AFDS (Autopilot Flight Director System) actually covers more or less the entire auto flight system. In cockpit building it …
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Interfacing OEM Fire Panel
Leave a comment26. December 2024 by Peter
After a lot of struggle with wiring my three OEM fire handles and making a suitable panel for them it …
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New (Used) Throttle
Leave a comment15. October 2023 by Peter
A few days ago I was browsing our local version om Craigslist and stumbled across a used throttle quadrant located …
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Plan for 2023
223. January 2023 by Peter
If there’s one thing, I’m good at it is postponing and delaying projects. In an attempt to avoid this for …
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Comparison of OpenCockpits and CP Flight
Leave a comment11. December 2022 by Peter
It is about 9 years since I made my pedestal. Since then I have made a rebuild and I have …
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A good waste of €100?
118. November 2022 by Peter
When you open buildaboeing.com the byline reads “A cockpit on a budget”. Well this thins was totally unnecessary and still …
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Rewiring the Main Instrument Panel
Leave a comment30. October 2022 by Peter
Rewiring the Main Instrument Panel is just taking forever! The whole project started because I switched from OpenCockpits MAsterCards to …
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New MCP
123. March 2022 by Peter
After many years of faithfull service I have swapped my old MPC with the CPflight MCP Pro. A beautiful piece …
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