Showroom DIY plywood flight sim cockpit project

Hi all,

I am sharing a project I have been working on over the past few months. This is a home-built plywood flight sim cockpit that I designed and built during my weekends. I wanted something that looked good in my living room and be functional. The chassis is made from plywood and a few 3D printed parts !

I’ve now made the plans, 3D print files, and assembly build guides available for anyone who wants to build their own.

You can check it out here:
https://www.flightsimbuilds.com

Here’s what you will get in the downloadable packs:

• Full-size printable plans (PDF)
• STL files for the 3D-printed parts
• Step-by-step instructions and guides
• A list of all materials and parts I used

Here are a few pictures of the build:









Please let me know your thoughts, feedback and interest about this project !

Feel free to visit my instagram I.G https://www.instagram.com/flightsimbuilds/ for videos of the cockpit in action

Cheers!

Wow, this looks really beautiful! I guess it's not meant for VR as you have something that looks like a Garmin in your dashboard. What display/screen will you use? The control stick and the throttle is 3D printed or something commercial?

Hi Aerosmith !


Thank you very much for your kind words. I’m not using VR indeed. I have designed the avionics panels (G1000 and GNS 430) using my 3D printer, purchased encoders, buttons from internet and using MoBiFlight + Arduino 2560 micro. I’m using an 8inch LCD monitor for the G1000 and 4inch LCD for the GNS430 (monitors purchased from WaveShare).


For the flight stick, I’ve 3D printed the extension rod but the stick is from Virpil.


The throttle quadrant from Thrustmaster.


The trim wheel , home made with 3D printer and Arduino again.


Last but not least, I have created a website for this project to be shared with the community where you can download the plans + instruction manual to built it yourself


Feel free to visit my instagram @flightsimbuilds


Cheers !

beautiful rig.......nice design

What kind of plywood do you use to be able to bend it that way?

Hello accelero ! Thanks for your comment !

I’m using 18 mm thick plywood for the wooden structure but for the cover sheets I am using 5 mm thick panels. I soaked them in hot water to help the bending process !

As mentioned in my precious post I have a website to get access to the DIY PLANS and some additional pictures on

www.flightsimbuilds.com

kind regards

Hi Aerosmith ! thanks again for your kind message. I posted my reply in thread post directly! (still quite new on this platform and did not see that I could reply directly to your message) .KR

Hi accelero ! I posted my reply in the thread post directly did not see I could reply to you directly. I'm quite new on this platform KR

This looks really beautiful.

Thank you for your nice words ! Got some more pictures and details on the website and video on instagram account I.G flightsimbuilds.
KR

Looks like a piece of art. I thought the pics were renderings at first.
Not to detract, but is selling the same as sharing? I guess it's a subjective term.

Thank you for your nice comment ! The moderator has pushed the thread to the commercial thread . Have a great day !

Where's the main screen? You use your TV?

Yes. On the pictures, TV is in fact hidden behind the sliding vertical slat panel on the bookshelf (above the piano).