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Well, I’ve managed to fit my existing main instrument panel (MIP) skeleton in the shell. It’s good that I’m making progress, but bad that I won’t be able to fly for some time, since everything is torn apart. I had a flyable MIP outside the shell until now.
Now, I need to verify that my measurements are good and modify/create attach points and support pieces. I also need to modify the current glareshield structure. I’ve got new dimensional info and it’s not quite correct as it is.
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Here’s a pic of the sim lined-up on the active runway at KSEA (Seattle-Tacoma). I swapped the yellow LEDs in the attitude indicator (center of the instrument panel) for cool white ones. The sim looks much better in the dark. It helps me forget all the work I still have to do. 
The two RMU units (center-bottom below the attitude indicator) aren’t on because of monitor issues.
I also got a buttkicker and have it mounted to the chair I sit in when I fly. It’s really nice to feel the ground, engine, gear and flap rumbles.
More soon. My shell is nearing completion and will be on its way to my house in the near future.
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Two new bezels have been cut and installed temporarily for fitting. The original middle bezel is still being used, but it needs a bit of trimming and the black knob is in the wrong place. The modified Flight Illusion attitude indicator is installed and working, but it needs some minor position adjustments and the yellow LEDs still need to be replaced. I’m just glad it still works given all of the modifications I made to it.
