For some a good HOTAS isn't enough. They want more. They
are looking for another challenge, a different level.
Most pilots are rather fanatical. But some of them dare to
go further, their own cockpit. Building it from scratch with nothing more
then some drawings, photo’s and a lot of perseverance. How about
a 100% copy of a F-16 cockpit? It takes months, if not years, to build
one. The gauges and switches, they all need to work the proper way. Connected
to an ordinary computer (in some cases 2 or more) they bring to life that
extra dimension. Buttons to be pushed just a motion away, switches to be
set just beside your knee. Once you have experienced it, you don’t
ever want to go back to your desktop pit.
Pit building is more about hands men craft, than flying skills.
Most pit builders prefer electrical gear above a HOTAS. But at the end,
they all share the same passion: military aviation.
REAL CRAFTMANSHIP & PERSEVERANCE |
