Pics of your X-Plane desk setup

[Airbus]

My current work space.

[79carboy]

This is mine. 

I have the same Logitech Extreme 3D Pro!

[Colin S]

I have the same Logitech Extreme 3D Pro!

 Most amazing joystick ever built, best feel - perfectly smooth. I just wish it hadn't broken after 4 years. I think I'll blow the $40 to get a new one since the X52 is, as I stated, awful.

[Mario Donick]

Made some small adjustments to the height (well, actually it required me to remove everything, move the shelves lower and rebuild everything again) and to the placement of yoke, monitor and FOV (to align the real yoke with the virtual yoke).

 

I also placed the iPad next to the monitor for XAvion (very recommendable, by the way), and to get space for adding Saitek radio panels next to the other Saitek panels.

 

[tkyler]

I changed offices since my last update...working out of the house now.....approach over obstacle makes landings a bit long.

 

 

TK

Edited August 18, 2013 by tkyler

[BWolf7]

http://i.imgur.com/L5ZxcUj.jpg

[tomcat357]

Here's my home in my home. 

 

Self built hack with

i7 @4.30 watercooled

X58 mother

7970 Asus ROG (great card for xplane)

12 gig ram

4 1tyb hard drives

Saitek hardware

PI Matrix Boerds for switches

ControllerMate Soft for all key assignments

Has  it's own power supply

some left over plyboard, bondo and a black rubber hose and wala, a make believe cockpit

I was bout to forget xjoymap for mapping, what would xplane be without it ????

[Flying_pig]

Out of curiosity how many watts does that 5.1 surround you have there use (mine uses 350wt)

[tomcat357]

The denon is 925 total, but that's hooked to the entertainment stuff. The computer speakers are just a set of logitech surounds so I can listen to both, I don't know what they are. The denon is also hooked to the digital out of the computer so I can really p tick the wife off....

[OlaHaldor]

Cool cube!

Here's my home in my home. 

 

[JazAero]

 

Sad to say when I took this photo.  I was running DCS at the time and not X-plane.

 

edit:

I guess it would help if I post specs…

 

ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 MB

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W PSU

Intel I7 2600 K @ 4.2 GHZ

32 GB RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws 8 GB x 4  

Dual 4 GB GTX 670s

10 TB HD total capacity

Thrustmaster MFD's

Thrustmaster Hotas warthog

Saitek control yoke, throttle quadrant, radio stack, LCD instruments

Saitek cyborg control stick.

Nostromo N 52

Space pilot Pro

Real Flight Elite control box.

Manhattan Mondo hub 28 port USB 2/3 hub.

Matrox triple head to go digital edition with the patch for widescreen monitors.

Track IR Pro

3 matched HP 24 inch monitors

the remaining monitors are a mix of 24 and 15 inch monitors

Windows 7 ultimate

 

addendum: what is not shown is.  I also have 3- 7 inch and 3- 8 inch USB monitors that I was going to use for instrumentation but the drivers are a pain in the butt. So I am not running them currently.

I also wanted to just add, that some of the controls I built myself but are not in the picture, and are done using teensy 3.0 and buo3086X boards.  One of them drives the old Thrustmaster rudder pedals and F-22/TQS which I had for years and I converted them from using a gameport to using a USB port instead.  Because my motherboard does not support the old gameport connectors.

 

finally, the 2 side tables are actually angled 6° up towards the monitors which makes for much more natural sitting position for the arms, but not enough angle that your drink slides back and spills

 

For anyone who wonders, yes I do use it all.  :-)

some of the monitors were actually reclaimed from the local dump, repaired, and put back into service by me.

 

I think that about does it

Edited August 29, 2013 by JazAero

[BWolf7]

Saidto say when I took this photo.  I was running DCS at the time and not xplane.

Very impressive setup you got there!

[Airbus]

I think Jim won the craziest setup award! 

[Flying_pig]

He did that with ease.

Unrelated but Jazaero since you have 2 throttle quadrants why not move one to the other side so that you can always use the one that is one the correct side of the airplane?

[JazAero]

He did that with ease.

Unrelated but Jazaero since you have 2 throttle quadrants why not move one to the other side so that you can always use the one that is one the correct side of the airplane?

strangely enough, because I don't use them as throttles.  I actually use them as gear flap and speed brake levers.  I know that sounds weird but with the Thrustmaster HOTAS I really don't need anything else for throttle.  I don't fly commercial multiengine and the aircraft I design, build and model are almost exclusively single-engine.

check out my A4 Skyhawk in the "http://forums.x-pilot.com/topic/595-what-did-you-fly-today/?p=58461" and http://forums.x-pilot.com/topic/595-what-did-you-fly-today/?p=49296 and finally http://forums.x-pilot.com/topic/595-what-did-you-fly-today/?p=49307

that model was originally going to be offered as payware but my brother and I have reconsidered and may offer it as donation ware.

Edited August 29, 2013 by JazAero

[AnonymousUser68]

That looks like a crazy setup Jim, I really like the tri-monitor setup! How do you rate the Saitek Cyborg F.L.Y. 5? I am thinking about picking one up soon...

[JazAero]

That looks like a crazy setup Jim, I really like the tri-monitor setup! How do you rate the Saitek Cyborg F.L.Y. 5? I am thinking about picking one up soon...

I use it primarily for supplemental functionality.  The dual throttle levers I actually use as Hand/parking brakes.  Because it is a very smooth stick with very little spring tension.  I find it to be very good for doing the ground vehicles in DCS.  I also like the fact that it is completely adjustable to fit any hand.

[Flying_pig]

strangely enough, because I don't use them as throttles.  I actually use them as gear flap and speed brake levers.  I know that sounds weird but with the Thrustmaster HOTAS I really don't need anything else for throttle.  I don't fly commercial multiengine and the aircraft I design, build and model are almost exclusively single-engine.

check out my A4 Skyhawk in the "what did you fly section"

 

that model was originally going to be offered as payware but my brother and I have reconsidered and may offer it as donation ware.

actually that's not strange at all to use them as speed brake and gear levers in fact i once considered picking up a 5th throttle quadrant to do just that but unfourtanetly i was already using all 14 of my computers USB ports so i could not

[JazAero]

actually that's not strange at all to use them as speed brake and gear levers in fact i once considered picking up a 5th throttle quadrant to do just that but unfourtanetly i was already using all 14 of my computers USB ports so i could not

I fixed that problem with this little puppy   Manhattan Mondo hub 28 port USB 2/3 hub.  28 ports!  And each one is switchable.  The power supply is a little light with only 4A at 5 V

[BWolf7]

Alright, here is a more complete setup, with coffee Been a few months since I got the yoke out, because the x52 is just so awesome

 

 

Here's the "beast" and the pedals.

 

 

Edited September 2, 2013 by BWolf7

[Hueyman]

Here is mine

 

 

[tomcat357]

I like that stick Hueyman, but where's your coffee???

[Hueyman]

Hehe Thanks

 

I don't like coffee, nor cigarettes nor alcohol ... So only water and from times to ties some food around lol

[Ben Russell]

+1 for upside-down drawer for mouse pad... nice.

[tomcat357]

Opps, my bad, I missed that bottle a water in da floor. Boy, all the ideas I'm gettin from these pics are mind boggling....