Flying over Russell Island where I live

Cockpit design

Cockpit 3d

Cockpit from pilot's side

Cockpit rear view

Ribs

Floor layout

Shell MkI

Subframe

Floor frame

Frame assembly

Seats on floor

Simpit parts

Floor1

Instrument panel frame

First instruments

Panel plan

Cockpit

New gauge

Gauge components

Assembly details

Concentric shaft pointers and gears

Servos for dual pointer gauge

New instruments

Instrument Face jig

Gauge front progress

Twelve faces

Gauge dials

Instruments rear

The engine gauge controller board

Schematic diagram for the engine gauge controller board

Modified VSI looks like original

How the stepper mounts in VSI

Stepper, sensor, faceplate and pointer installed

Brake master cylinder drawing

Master cylinder prototype

Master cylinder parts

Four finished brake cylinders

Belcrank design

Belcrank assemblies

Linkage detail

Rudder pot gear

Rudder sensor

Yoke column

Yoke mounted

Cog blanks

Cog blanks

Cog holes

Cog and blank

Aileron Pot

Aileron pot mounted

Yoke linkage

Yoke slide

Yoke suspension

Yokes mounted

Yokes mounted

HAT switch components

HAT in yoke

Assembled switch

HAT switch PCBs

HAT PBs

Elevator pot

Micro board

Microcontroller circuit

Throttle quad pot mounts

Throttle quad frame and levers

Router mounted on cross slide

Making the trim wheel

That's NOT what I call a trim wheel!

MK II Trimwheels made from acrylic

Rotary switch shaft drilling jig

Rotary switch shaft with index stub and one without

Rotary switch base drilling jig

Rotary switch base in the drilling jig

Assembled rotary switch with concentric shaft running through

Shaft couplers

How the shaft couplers are used

Magneto knob model and switch collars

Magneto knob plug and mould

Cast magneto knobs

The CAN bus interface board

Before buffing

After

Throttle levers buffed, others not yet

Working prototype CAN bus setup

CAN Bus at "cockpit" end and program display

CAN bus to PC interface card

New computer

Triplehead2go display

Moulds for throttle and prop knobs

Throttle and prop knobs

Machining the knobs to take the levers

Two sets of knobs. One for me, and one for Felipe

Some of the throttle quad knobs mounted

Moulding silicon

Knob moulds

Casting resin parts and tools

Finished results of casting knobs

Two cast faces, one good, one with air pockets

Gears and more gears!

Magneto switch parts

Landing Gear switch parts

Gear switch partially assembled

Gear switch from the front

Gear switch from the rear

The empty cases for the KX155s

The circuitry finished. A bit rough looking, but works well.

Here's the radio working. I still have to make the knobs and buttons

A pair of working KX155s for the Baron

inserts for the large KX155 knobs

Re-made throttle console without it's front panels. Wide enough to accomodate my sub-woofer inside.

Spindle, faceplate and rear bearing end

Bearings for spindle

Spindle with gear and faceplate attached

Collet chuck in spindle socket

The parts so far

Frame with spindle installed

4 jaw chuck mounted on faceplate

Frame mounted to base, spindle installed

Frame mounted to base. Spindle with faceplate installed

Pin plate

Pin plate installed on rear bearing

Gear on end, frame mounted to base

Parts of the indexing pin and block

Indexing pin assembled

Fork shaped end of indexer pin

Pin engaged in horizontal mode (between teeth)

Pin engaged in vertical mode (on a tooth)

With gear mounted and indexing pin

From the right front

From the right rear

How the tailstock center mounts to its base

With a center in the spindle socket

With a collet chuck in the spindle socket

The indexer and accessories

The nearly complete indexer