Over the past couple of evenings I have been trimming the back of the MIP panels on the 737 to fit the 20″ monitor in place. Tonight, with the final panel completed I test-fit the screen with it all assembled.
The fit is perfect for the primary flight instruments, with no compromise on size. Looks good with the panel “filled in”, now I can’t wait to get some software running on it!
The eagle-eyed will have noticed that the RH panel has changed…. I swapped out the United panel for one from ‘Magnus’, Nigel’s project. The change of panel was to allow for the screen to fit easier without having to remove all the switches from the original, but there are a couple of un-planned advantages of the new panel; There is provision for a 4th “Aux” Fuel tank gauge, which means I can have more range, and there is a NORM/TRUE Heading switch, essential for polar operations.
The second piece of good news was the arrival of a TV for the visuals. An older, 50″/720p LCD which will be fine for the sim!
