Piper PA-28 project

After many years of flight simming, I'm currently building a flight simulator using the cockpit from a 1975 Piper PA-28-151 interfaced to X-Plane 11 using AirManager.

For more information, see the Piper PA-28 project website

The following flight was taken over the San Juan Islands in X-Plane 11:

Current view of the inside of the cockpit:

Fully functional controls:

• Home made laser cut and 3D printed Garmin G1000 PFD, audio panel, and MFD
• Honeycomb Aeronautical Alpha yoke with shaft extension
• 3D printed fuel selector valve
• 5-position ignition switch

The following OEM hardware is also fully functional within the flight simulator:

• Switch panel
• Throttle and mixture controls
• Elevator trim wheel
• Flaps lever
• Parking brake
• Annunciator panel

Current view of outside of the cockpit:

The 12ft diameter 180 degree curved screen uses two Optoma GT1080 short-throw projectors warped using Immersive Display PRO from Fly Elise-ng. The screen surface is painted a light grey.