I don’t have yet have any 737 radios or pedestal panels, so I’ve built a 2 row pedestal that fits in my cockpit area and works with my current goflight radios. The nice thing is, once I do get some 737 pedestal hardware, the only thing I need to change are the front and back pieces. (IE make them wider or smaller if the 737 panels are different sizes) I’ve got the unit placed to check size. (And will build the fire control box when I have that panel) Either today or tomorrow I’ll start painting.
I’ve been wanting to build a pedestal for quite some time now. But I held out until I have my TQ so I could check dimensions, size, etc. Unfortunately there is a bit of a space problem. In your typical cockpit the captain and FO have room on their sides to move about, in my case, I don’t. The FO has a wall to his right. So that makes the room between the chairs a little smaller, so I do not think I have room for a “to scale” 3 row pedestal.
However, I found another sim builder with a similar issue.In his case, he made a really nice looking 2 row pedestal. I think I will do the same.
Please note, I have the non-motorized TQ, so I can not speak about their motorized unit. Also, I am not affiliated or paid by Revolution, but I do promote them due to their excellent service and quality craftsmenship.
Eren showed me several features of the motorized unit today via Skype and what I saw was VERY impressive! I’m starting to wish I had ordered a motorized unit! Simple fear of what the other products have offered in terms of burnt out cards and motors was the primary reason I ordered a non motorized unit. But all in all from what I saw today, I think Revolution has the far superior product on the market. It looks AMAZING!
It’s beautiful, its a piece of art to be cherished for eternity.
I have setup the unit and it’s working great! Enjoy the pictures below and if you are thinking about ordering a TQ, I highly recommend Revolution-Simproducts. They offer top quality hardware, and are always there to help you out. Check them out today!
You can find all of my posts regarding Revolution and the progress of my TQ here.
Eren was up till past 3am his time asking me of the package was ok. There was a little damage thanks to UPS dropping the box. But Eren got on Skype video with me today and were able to fix all the issues right away. How is THAT for service!!
The unit is incredible and the level of service from Revolution-Simproducts was amazing. Pre sales, they answered all my questions in a timely matter. Ordering from them was simple. During the construction process they continually updated me with new photos of my TQ as it was being built. That was very impressive to do that. They even sent some video! Finally they got the unit shipped in a timely matter as well, and as I said, Eren stayed up till 3am tracking my package, once it arrived he emailed me saying it had arrived! He wanted to make sure it was intact and didn’t have any damage. WOW!
Ordering and talking with Revolution-Simproducts has been one of the most gratifying and satisfying experiences I’ve ever had, ever. And on top of that, their TQ looks AMAZING!!!!!!! Here’s some unpacking photos!
While looking for commercial airports near LFPG in Paris ( I few out of this crazy awsome airport yesterday in the simulator, only to land on a prop plane runway lol, thus my search…) I came across this site called Flight Aware.
Basically, it’s live tracking of aircraft all over the world. You can not only do the typical put in a flight number and track it, you can even put in the airport ICAO code (IE KLAX) and see everything arriving and departing from there! WILD!
Lots of fun. And after an hour I figured out how to show live local traffic right on the sidebar here!
Fellow simmer Nat over on the FDS forums posted a link to this software called Electronic Flight Bag. Looks like a real cool piece of software, and supports touch screens too. I might run this on my local eicas screen, pending I can find a 10.4 LCD that is touch screen capable.
EFB provides all necessary flight information available ‘right at your fingertips’ in digital format, such as:
Again more updates from Revolution. I have to tell you, and I’ve said it before, they really do keep you updated! This is very cool! They’ve continued to impress me. The shipping was a lot… 410 euro. But it has to come in this large wooden box, metal frames, the unit screwed to the box. And that cost covers insurance. Here is the TQ packed up, it was shipped today and is expected to arrive in a week!
Revolution has continued to impress me keeping me updated with pictures of the TQ! It will be shipping this week! Here are the latest pictures they have sent!
Just received an update today with some picts from Revolution-SimProducts, and holy cow, they even make you personalized name plates, how cool is that!! The TQ is looking GREAT in these picts, and I can’t wait for it to finally get here!
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