latest news

06.07.2010

The 777 Throttle quad is finished! See it in all its glory HERE

15.06.2010

Purchased the full Sim Avionics 777 suite from FDS. Now we're getting serious!

09.06.2010

Glareshield begins with the wings. Have a look HERE.

23.05.2010

Recieved two plug-n-play EFIS units from Opencockpits along with a second Master card in preparation for the 777 upgrade.

08.04.2010

Want to know how to cheaply and easily make your own backlighting? See it HERE.

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Tutorials

 

Building the Opencockpits COMM

COMM tutorial

Building the Opencockpits NAV

NAV tutorial

Building the Opencockpits ADF

ADF tutorial

Building the Opencockpits XPDR

XPDR tutorial

Radio Pedestal Circuit Diagram

Full Circuit Diagram

Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

Backlighting the MCP

Simple and Cheap Home-Made Panels

Simple Home-Made Panels

 

December 2008 Builder of the Month

Welcome to KennAir

This is the home of my Boeing 777-200 flight simulator. A complete rebuild is underway from the generic pit that was loosely based on the Pilatus PC12 to the much more specific Boeing 777. Why this aircraft? Well the 777 has been a favourite of mine for quite some time but I never entertained the idea of building one due to limitations in specific hardware and software, however two things have come along to change both of these; Firstly Sim Avionics have written some wonderful B777 panel and systems software which continues to be updated, and second my good friend Gwyn Perrett of Aerosim Solutions now has the tools to not only build the specific throttle quadrant but also to build the panels. So follow along my progress as the major simulator takes shape.

The Boeing 777

A real 777 simulatorKnowledge is useless unless shared

The reason I started this website was after many exhaustive hours surfing the net and gaining inspiration from other home builders devoted to this hobby, I decided to give something back to the community by sharing my own knowledge and experience. I hope you find it useful and even inspiring. Please feel free to let me know either way via the contact page.

Click on the links to the right to see how it all came together and feel free to utilize or indeed plagiarize any of the construction techniques I've used. Afterall I probably pinched them from someone else.

the simulator so far:

Go to Simulator page