Overview

My project is based over Microsoft Flight Simulator FSX togheter with the Level-D 767-300ER add-on and IOCARD ( hardware interface) with SIOC software. It can control the whole cockpit; in this mode we have the opportunity of use the sim logic of the 767levelD, that works just like the real 767 systems.

This has been possible thanks to Nico Kaan that developed a freeware software called LEKSEECON that through interpretation of the LevelD SDK (Software Development Kit of LevelD), allows direct and automatical interfacing between the information got from the hardware components status (switches, LED etc.) and the 767 levelD software inside FS. This system has been a milestone for each 767 builder! Nowadays it is practically a duty the usage of OpenCockpit hardware for us; these boards are easy and quickly connected to the panels and ready in few minutes to work.

About the panels' making, I use a process similar to many other builders; each panel is composed of two layers 6mm thick, of white acrylic (metacrylathe): a "backplate panel" used to assemble components (encoder, display, switch...) and a "front panel" that gives the final look. Those are fully backlighted by leds soldered on a PCB located inside front panel and easily connected by a 2 pole plug; I use "warm-white" led (3V-3,2V) that gives an effect very close to real panels. Other components such as Korry 389 and backlight PCB, are easily connected by a plug. At end I can consider myself quite satisfied of their overall looking, maybe those can't reach the quality of various vendor's parts but they are really pretty for me.. ;-)