Tag Archives: DIY

  1. Yoke in for unscheduled maintenance

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    19. January 2025 by Peter

    Things are actually coming together rather nice. The MIP is wired up and I took the sim for a VATSIM-flight. …
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  2. Interfacing 28v annunciators

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    18. January 2025 by Peter

    I have interfaced a few panels from real aircrafts over the last half year. When it comes to annunciators the …
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  3. OEM Fire Handles

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    21. October 2024 by Peter

    I found 3 fire handles from a real B737 on eBay a few years ago. And I have had them …
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  4. 7-segment displays

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    22. July 2024 by Peter

    This is a rather long and exhausting story about 7-segmens displays for my overhead. The overall issues are interfacing Arduino, …
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  5. Projectors or TVs?

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    13. July 2024 by Peter

    Almost ever since I started my cockpit project I have been using projectors as the visuals. One reason was the …
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  6. Rivets – not nuts

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    10. July 2024 by Peter

    This is a shout out to Jimmy from Götenburg / Sweden. A fellow cockpit builder that visited me a few …
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  7. A new Yoke

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    17. December 2023 by Peter

    Finally – after waaaaay tooooo many years – I finally got started on making my now yoke. Turned out is …
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  8. FSC Throttle Kaputt?!?

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    30. November 2023 by Peter

    I thought it was just a matter of plug and play with my new throttle and then fly away. Well …
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  9. Digits for the yoke

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    1. September 2023 by Peter

    On the 737-yoke there is a small “counter” with 3 digits where you can put in your flight number. Buying …
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  10. Fail: Illuminated 3d-print

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    30. January 2023 by Peter

    For my new Auto brake switch I would like to experience with an illuminated knob. It is only the small …
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About BuildaBoeing

My name is Peter and I live in Denmark.
I am building the cockpit of a Boeing 737 in my basement using my limited skills and inspiration from fellow builders.
I post my progress on this blog and hope it can be an inspiration to others.