Mickey's Flightdeck

The process of building a sidewall for a Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

The process of building a Main Instrument Panel base for a Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

The process of building a bay for the Control Display Unit and lower Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System of a Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Construction the pedestal base of a Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

The process of building the window frame for a Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

The process of building the base for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit glareshield.

The installation of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit glareshield.

The build process of the revised windows for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Installing the window frame to the existing Boeing 737-800 home cockpit structure.

The construction and painting of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit armrest and chart holder.

Construction of a quarter-sill lining for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit sidewall.

Completing the remaining woodworking steps of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit sidewall and preparing it for paint.

Painting the sidewall of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit matt black, grey white (RAL 9002) and iron grey (RAL 7011.)

Building the lower rear sidewall of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Follows the build process of the coverage of the rear window frame and the middle post of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Building the front window frame cover of a Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Building a dummy Overhead for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Building the front ceiling for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Building a ceiling frame for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Hinge mounting the Overhead of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit for easy maintenance.

Fixing the window frame cover of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit with magnetic tape.

Covering the ceiling frame of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Building eyebrow windows for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Adding details to the ceiling of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit to give it a more realistic look.

Building the Solidis Computer Numerical Control router Y-Axis for cutting and engraving the panels for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Building the last components of the Solidis CNC router and assembling all the parts.

Trying out the Solidis CNC router for the first time.

Cutting and engraving an Electronic Flight Instrument System panel for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Modifying the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit glareshield and covering it with leather.

Covering the front window frame of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Connecting an Arduino UNO micro controller to ProSim737 fligh simulation operator via Ethernet and an Input Output Completion Port server.

Molding and casting the first panel knobs for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Using MobiFlight to communicate with the flight simulator and ProSim737.

Building annunciators for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit glarewings and connecting them via Mobiflight to ProSim737.

Building annunciators for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel.

Construction of the flight and navigation section of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel.

Building a new overhead frame for the overhead of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Connecting the homebuilt flight control and navigation panel with MobiFlight and ProSim737.

Organizing the cables and connections in the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit.

Making the first seven segment displays printed circuit board holders for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel window heat and anti-ice panels and connecting them with MobiFlight and ProSim737.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel hydraulic panel and connecting it with MobiFlight and ProSim737 to the flight simulator.

Building a single needle gauge that is part of the fuel panel of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel and connecting it with MobiFlight and ProSim737 to the flight simulator.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel bus panel and connecting it with MobiFlight and ProSim737 to the flight simulator.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel fuel panel and connecting it with MobiFlight and ProSim737 to the flight simulator.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel power source panel and connecting it with MobiFlight and ProSim737 to the flight simulator.

Building a dual needle gauge that is part of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel and connecting it with MobiFlight and ProSim737 to the flight simulator.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel air conditioning panel and connecting it with MobiFlight and ProSim737 to the flight simulator.

Build process of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel pneumatic panel and its connection to the flight simulator with MobiFlight and ProSim737.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel central panel and connecting it to the flight simulator with MobiFlight and ProSim737.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel pressurisation panel and its connection to the flight simulator with MobiFlight and ProSim737.

Presenting the laser setup that helps produce most of the panel parts.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel lights panel with self returning start switches and connecting it to the flight simulator with MobiFlight and ProSim737.

How to connect all the Boeing 737 home cockpit overhead segments to the relevant devices. How to provide power for the backlighting, a USB hub and all the arduino megas.

Building a dome light and all the covers for any unoccupied sections of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel.

Presents the build process of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel combined Emergency Locator Transmitter and Leading Edge Devices panel.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel AC and DC metering section of the electrical panel.

How to make all the black and white stickers of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel.

Building the engine & oxygen section of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit aft overhead panel.

Building the "Flight recorder, airspeed and stall warning" section of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit aft overhead panel.

Building the Inertial Reference System section of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit aft overhead panel.

How to build a dual rotary encoder, to use as part of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal.

Building the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit overhead panel cabin pressure panel.

The build process for the revised Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal base.

How to build the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal Flightdeck Door and Lights panel.

The build process for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal weather panel.

The build process for the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal navigation panel.

The build process of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal's Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) panel.

The build process of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal's communication radios (COM) panel.

The Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal Cargo Fire Panel build details.

Covers the build process of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal transponder panel.

Showing the build process of the rudder trim panel of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal.

The build process of the Boeing 737-800 home cockpit pedestal fire panel.

Build process for the self built Boeing 737-800 Homecockpit Main Instrument Panel (MIP) bottom frame.

Build process for the self built Boeing 737-800 Home-cockpit Main Instrument Panel (MIP) captain's side upper frame panel.

Build process for the self built Boeing 737-800 Home-cockpit Main Instrument Panel (MIP) flight officer's side upper frame panel.

Covering the build process of the Center panel and flaps gauge component parts of Mickey's Boeing 737-800 home-cockpit.

Covering the build process of the Chronometer component and its installation into the Main Instrument Panel of Mickey's Boeing 737-800 home-cockpit.

Covering the build process of the Main Instrument Panel knee panels of Mickey's Boeing 737-800 home-cockpit.

Mickey constructs the landing gear lever control for his Boeing 737-800 home-cockpit's Main Instrument Panel.

Mickey shows how he integrated used monitors into his Boeing 737-800 home-cockpit's MIP panel and how he controls them with MoboFlight and Prosim.

Mickey shows the build process of the new Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) panel for his Boeing 737-800 home-cockpit.

Mickey shows how to convert the LEDs of 6 mm tactile Buttons used in his Boeing 737-800 Home-cockpit to warm white.

Mickey shows the build process for the MCP (Mode Control Panel, the instrument panel that controls the advanced autopilot and related systems,) of his Boeing 737-800 homecockpit.

Mickey shows how to install the Electronic Flight Instrument System (the flight instrument display system) and the Mode Control Panel into the glareshield of his Boeing 737-800 homecockpit.

Mickey modifies the Main Instrument Panel of his Boeing 737-800 Homecockpit to make it foldable and easier to transport.