This is what Stephen made from the parts of his Piper Cub Sim (see prev. galleries). Its a modular Heli/GA type convertible cockpit.
The door. Since the pilot in a helicopter sits on the right side and not on the left as in a normal plane, Stephen built only the right side for his sim.
His plans.
Inside, the seat and the stick. Made from copper water pipes. In the background to the right you can see part of the pedestal.
Pedestal and "not-yet-there" main instrument panel.
Looking at the ceiling. Including a map light.
The seat. This is one of our old 747 cockpit seats slightly modified.
Overall inside.
The stick mechanism. He used the pots from his old joystick. This actually works. I've tested it. You can move the stick forward and backwards and also right and left. And it works also flying in flightgear (haven't tried the new helicopters yet).
The headset.
The open pedestal.
And the stick again with some detail.
