My ghetto flight seat

[Static]

 

Its not the most ideal but it beats the heavy plate positioned between the legs. I used some server rack supports for cabling. Anyone know where to get an L bracket that has the hole dimension of the Warthog stick? I guess I can have a machine shop fab one.

Edited April 13, 2014 by Static

[Static]

I put it together today and have not tested it yet except to sit in the chair and move the stick around. I did move the stick forward a bit, my arm rests on my leg and my hand fits at a comfortable position on the stick but I'm sure a taller or hefty person would not be conformable as I am only 67" in height, medium build. 

 

I never knew the Warthog throttle quadrant had two base plates attached to it so I removed the larger base plate to ease off some of the weight. 

[Panzerlang]

I put it together today and have not tested it yet except to sit in the chair and move the stick around. I did move the stick forward a bit, my arm rests on my leg and my hand fits at a comfortable position on the stick but I'm sure a taller or hefty person would not be conformable as I am only 67" in height, medium build. 

 

I never knew the Warthog throttle quadrant had two base plates attached to it so I removed the larger base plate to ease off some of the weight. 

 

If you open it up you'll find a bunch of weights inside you can remove as well.

[Static]

I mounted a piece of wood I found in an old desk under the server rack cable supports to stop the stick wobbles, its pretty tight now without stick wobble. I guess I could of gone to the hardware store and bought all the correct stuff but it was more of a challenge finding crap around the house to use. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SYN_Vorlander]

Salute Static

 

You have some wonderful flight equipment. Enjoy

[BigC208]

Static, my behind hurts, just looking at your seat!

I've got a similar setup attached to an office chair.

Buddy of mine just tore a leather seat out of a new Beetle

and welded it to an office chair base. Nice, firm, adjustable

and space enough to weld attachments for a Hotas.

 

PS, how do you like the Slaw Device?

Edited April 16, 2014 by BigC208

[Static]

I use a few pillows in the wooden chair. The Slaw pedals are solid, smooth and the best pedals I have owned.

[StarLightSong]

I have a similar setup with a "plank" screwed into an office chair and my crosswinds and x55 throttle.

The joystick has "installation errors" on several PC's and a Mac and cost more to send back than it's worth.  Looking for another joystick brand . . .

[Static]

JJJudyJo

 

Post some pics I would like to see the setup and how you attached the plank. As for a new joystick I have only owned ATARI 2600, Logitech Wingman, Sidewinder force feedback and the HOTAS Warthog that I have owned for a couple of years. People and some companies make mods for the Warthog, the only downside is the price for the stick and throttle and if you want mods for it.

Edited April 28, 2014 by Static

[JG27_Chivas]

Something a little more comfortable, for naps between flights or during flight.  It fits under my desk, but can easily be pulled out and attached to my Lazy-boy.  The throttle is on a shelf attached to the Lazyboy on my left, not in the pic.

Edited April 28, 2014 by JG27_Chivas

[Static]

Salute Static

 

You have some wonderful flight equipment. Enjoy

Thank you Vorlander. 

 

Something a little more comfortable, for naps between flights or during flight.  It fits under my desk, but can easily be pulled out and attached to my Lazy-boy.  The throttle is on a shelf attached to the Lazyboy on my left, not in the pic.

Cool design and looks comfortable. 

[skline00]

My hat's off to you Static

[Static]

Thanks skline 00, I do encourage other people to post their ghetto or supreme deskpits so other forum members can see the different creative setups people have put together.

 

Is there anyway to change my Thread Topic title to Post you're Deskpit design?

[Static]

I finally went to the hardware store and bought a couple of heavy duty brackets since the throttle was way to close to the chair. I also moved the stick forward on the plank as far as I am able to on the server cable brackets.

 

My stick needs to be elevated more but I am maxed out on where I can mount the plank onto the chair. I see an extension in my foreseeable future but I can't seem to locate a Warthog extension in the USA, Overseas shipping has almost doubled since last year. 

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[Static]

I built a sitting place for a wireless keyboard after finding more rack cable mounts digging in my closset looking for one of my PSUs modular cables. I didn't find any of the cables I needed yet WALHA! It has some wiggles but is stable and close enough to press keys when needed. 

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[Felix58]

Thanks for the ideas!

 

Chivas, great design!  I might have a go at building something like that for myself.  Where do you put the throttle?

[Static]

Thanks for the ideas!

 

Chivas, great design!  I might have a go at building something like that for myself.  Where do you put the throttle?

 

Since I am up with Extra IPAs patiently waiting for the FW190 to hit their server while scoping the forums, Chivas says from an earlier post:

 

 It fits under my desk, but can easily be pulled out and attached to my Lazy-boy. The throttle is on a shelf attached to the Lazyboy on my left, not in the pic.

[JG27_Chivas]

I originally had too raise the LazyBoy chair high enough to accommodate a folding joystick mount attached to the keyboard shelf on my desk.   The base I made to raise the seat was also a good attachment point for the Throttle shelf.

 

Since most of my future flying will be with a VR headset, I won't be tied to a desk and monitor, so I built the prototype folding unit.   It only takes a few seconds while still seated to slide the unit out from under the desk, and lock it into the chair, lever the joystick/keyboard up, and start flying.  It worked so well, I didn't bother building a pretty one, and just painted the prototype.  That and the fact I'm lazy. 

[JG27_Chivas]

I like the idea of using a wood chair as Static has done, as its much easier to find anchor points for our combat flight sim hardware mounts.  

[StarLightSong]

 

Perhaps even more "ghetto" as it were,

Screws drilled through the top cushion of a used office chair with lots of adjustments to line up with flight pedals, plank holds the joystick per usual with an iPad box and hard foam to give it height.  Ordered an X55 but the joystick was fubarred and it's too far to resend it for a return, I'll take a peek under the hood or just find a Warthog stick and an extension which would be better regardless.

 

Will set something a bit more elegant (but similar) when I'm home this summer, back from my Northern posting

 

an F16 side placement of the stick was actually easier and more accurate but just lacks the ReTro CoOLNess of the centerline.

Now when's that 190 gonna be Fired up and ready to go?