Category: Boeing 737-500 Classic Sim

After the dramas of trying to land in heavy fog, and a divert... I finally made it home in the 737!  A good test out of the computer system for...

Another new arrival from Aliexpress... 6 illuminated momentary switches for the 737 EFIS panel.  Better get organised and make the panel! Next part of the design is electronic..  figuring a...

So my Round-The-World plan has gone a little astray... Since starting to plan the trip, the 737 has been boring holes in the sky, and has gone most of the...

I've had to reduce the load in the 737, and add additional ferry tanks to stretch the maximum range a little, but here we have the basic plan.....  9 Legs,...

Time for some *real* testing of the FS PC for the B737 sim.... Flight planning this weekend, maps should be posted here by Sunday, then the flight can happen as...

This time, purely for testing purposes.. of course, the 737 Sim PC is flying it's way across the globe. A lovely sunset of the Chilean coast, heading towards Argentina!

Made these simple throttle levers to go on my Saitek Throttle Quadrant as a stand-in for the 737 Sim.

Tonights mission;  Design an EFIS Panel for the 737 Classic Pedestal. Initial design done, components laid out on the back, and ordered from Aliexpress....  Now to finalise the component mounting...

Now that everything is working together properly, it was time for a test flight.  Night IFR Christchurch to Napier and back.   Landed in Napier, and checked to see that...