Deadman's A-10 C Cockpit Build

Hum so your saying that I am so stupid that i could not tell the site was in Chinese, and that all Chinese are hacks and thieves. Hum not exactly my question and blatantly an ignorant and racist statement.Totally uncalled for But gee thanks for being there for me:thumbup:

If any one wishes to re post any of my picture please contact me and we will work something out. I f you want to post my work with out any credit well then there is a slight problem thanks:thumbup:

Regulus i would expect a member of 3go to have asked

This is a crappy situation !!!

If you can upload again the F-16 stick photos it will be grate.

Thanks

I will see what i can do I am very busy at this time working on the knobs

This is a crappy situation !!!

If you can upload again the F-16 stick photos it will be grate.

Thanks

What pictures do you need? I might have some, it only takes a minute to upload. You can always google that stuff.

Got what i have look for , Thanks

i am juts weeping for all the good stuff Deadman upload for us.:cry:

Hui guys does any one have access to the 3Gofly.com form I am just wondering who is re posting my pictures there with out talking to me thanks

Hi,deadmen,I'm sorry for that I posted your pics befor ask you.

I will delete those pics,

Sorry again

BTW,nice job

Rgls

do to the amount of views on the pics you posted I just deleted them my self from PB

I just picked up an AAU-3A Altimeter, Pressurized Compartment Integrally Lighted, 0-50,000 Feet, 1-7/8 Inch Dial

It completes the environment panel

Before

After striping off the bad paint and a few coats of ultra flat black

Did you got the engines yet? By the look of it you're building a plane not a cockpit... :) Em I right? On the serious note now, looks great! Can't wait to see the project finished! Good luck!

DM, great work again!

The Pitot Heat Switch looks cool - did you bought it like that off the shelf or customized it yourself?

WOW.!!! If you can get all that stuff to work I'm INSTANTLY going to get a plane ticket and going to have a look (and go :D ) at your cockpit!! Great stuff!

Hi thanks guys getting it all hooked up is going to be one of the major expenses. I wish I had purchased a system from beta innovations wile it was still open having one system i think would be easier than mixing senverial.

The Pitot heat switck came in the panel i was luck to purchase several different panels at one time. if you look back in my thread you can fins switch lists for he left and right side and some of the switches on the main instrument panel. Here is the number i have for the switch.

PITOT HEAT NSN 5930-01-008-6930 PART # A3-1127

By the time you get this done, it will be out of date :D looks nice so far.

How could the A-10 C have an expiration date :lol: Thanks it is getting there things will pick up after I get the knobs cast and back on the pit

Great result on the cab pres gauge DM. It sure looks brand new.

Yes it does look good and it lights up Red and White I have not been able to get it open to change the Red to NVIS though

Hi guys i receive a question by PM here is how i put the F16 grip on to the A-10A stick

Picture of the F-16 grip base it has a 37 pin Amphenol connector with a specific key pattern.

Pictures of the A-10 Stick with the old 17 pin Amphenol connector

The stick

The compression nut

Inside of thr top of the stick where the new 37 pin Amphenol connector will sit

The old 17 pin Amphenol connector

The new female 37 pin Amphenol connector with the 12 0'clock key left one and the other removed with a Dremal tool

The Connector made ready for gluing.

All the holes for the plugs where covered with painters tape metal areas were sprayed with a release agent i have for casting parts to prevent the grip being glued to the base.

The new connector glued in to the old connector's ring for mounting in the top of the stick I am pointing to where the glue was applied

We now have the correct connector for the grip and the correct mounting ring for the top of the stick.

I had to take care here in aligning the key one the connector with the mounting ring and teeth on the stick basically I pushed it all together lined it up prayed the release agent would work and that i had not put to much or to little glue in the ring and tightened it up for 5 minutes.

So now i mount the connector to the stick with three Allen screws that are covered but the ring you can see one of them form the inside here

Tightening through the mounting ring hole to scure the ring here

Now the connector is secure in the top of the stick

Now i aline the new cuts i made for the teeth and screw the locking ring on the grip

Once the ring is snug i tighten the Allen screws for the ring to secure it

The unit is connected

now I know you will ask it is 27.5 inches tall

Your work, sir ... is impressive.

Deadman be honest...youßre not building a Simpit...you´re building your own Simulator, aren´t you? :D :pilotfly: :joystick:

Hi bell I am not sure what difference between a sim pit and simulator is for you? This all started out by finding some real parts for the a-10A during the lock on days.

I have just keep an eye out over the years and found some neat stuff.

I have all so missed some things, bought items for the A-10A that are now unusable for me an hopefully i can sell and not loose money.

I am not real sure when i deside to build a replica ( meaning an exact reproduction) unlike some that use the word then say well its a functional replica no an exact copy I don't count rivets LMAO any way Yes I do.

the stick is cool but the yellow paint is fouled up and well it just keeps going.

I will have to put the knob molding on hold for a wile do to working out of town for the next 6 weeks but i will try and drop in now and again

Seriously good job so far! I wouldn't know where to begin. Looking forward to seeing it finished :)

LOL you just reminded me of the first panel I ever bought a Chaff flair for the A-10A not used in the C payed way to much for it and it s light panel was back lite white .:doh: That was one of those purchases Hope fully I will be able to help some between the switch list here in my build thread and the knobs that i will be casting when i get back, I would like to cast some larger pices but we will see how the small stuff work out first thanks :thumbup:

Nice Deadman at this rate you'll have real A10 in a couple more years!