A Sim is born - Making of a Beechcraft Baron G58 Flight Simulation Home Cockpit Panel

[@VliegerNL]

This may very well be the most beautifully built panel that I have ever seen, anywhere. Bravo! A true labor of love.

[@adrianluna2945]

Vlieger please check this Flight Simulator kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGraeKx5e8aXidE

[@carloscastanopascual8795]

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[@ThomasGrillo]

I really am amazed by the level of professionalism that went into this build. Thanks for sharing. :)

[@roddraym]

This is very impressive! We often see the finished product but rarely the effort required to bring an idea to full fruition. Thanks for sharing!

[@pappybo49]

Very fine workmanship. This is an impressive build from start to finish. It almost makes me forget the purpose is to be a simulator. I really like the whole panel layout. Thanks for sharing

[@Ste967]

Art con be expressed under many forms... this is a masterpiece of Art!

[@mikeyoung9810]

The feeling of flight is soul-changing. The complexity humans put into flight is mind boggling. I want a simulator that gives me the feeling of the first and not the 2nd.

[@brentjohnson6654]

Fantastic! Superb! What else can I say? I hope to have just a fraction of the quality in your build. Thanks for sharing!

[@wolfe1970]

That build is insane, you cant get any closer to the real thing than this

[@dvsmotions]

I just have to say it, you could buy 2 barons and fly 6 hours a day for what you put into this. This is the most detailed sim I have seen, private or commercial. An outstanding job.

[@alancortes1223]

lol i love the sim too but definitely not the same price as two barons

[@lamflightsimz5866]

The final result is absolutely brilliant.

[@ComdrStew]

I love how all these people that make cockpits have laser cutters and 3D printers just laying around, lol. Great job!, looks extremely good.

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Thanks but I have none of those laying around, so had to pay people doing the lasering jobs for me. There is nothing 3d printed in this build by the way.

[@HvyMetal4Ever]

It's nice to see someone with my same OCD for wiring. That was brilliantly done. Someday soon, I hope to start building a quality home sim. I have some Saitek items now and look to start adding on. Just need to decide on a single-engine, or twin-engine model.

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Actually the credit for wiring goes to a friend of mine - but he is good in what he does! Have fun building - I personally favor faster aircraft since my flying time is very limited and I have more desitinations to reach in a short time frame.

[@Johan-fw8re]

Remarkable! What an astonishing achievement! :D what a build, what a build :D

[@ChrizRockster]

Absolutely stunning, you should be really proud.

[@zainhussein1975]

cant be more beautiful and more real than this! Bro, amazing!!

[@mydreamsimcockpit7447]

This is what I call dreams vs reality nice job good for you that have all the toys and tools to make it happen good job and keep dreaming

[@skyhigh776]

Absolutely stunning Alfred. Simply superb.

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Many thanks!

[@chrisbarker5336]

Awesome work, probably the greatest build I've seen on youtube.....I wouldn't know where to begin trying to make his.

[@bereshyitbara7586]

Fantastic! strokes of Genius! deserving more subscribers!

[@ryangee7354]

Wow! Absolutely stunning.

[@Barabyk]

This is absolutely top notch work. Everything else looks like a pillow fort in comparison.

[@gshible2476]

Amazing work. It's a cool project.

[@lmandrums3118]

This literally looks like you just picked up the front half of a Baron and put it in your room hahahah! AMAZING work!

[@timhalstead9790]

It's a thing of beauty, a work of art, very nice

[@JohnFrancis66]

I am filled with feelings of envy and inadequacy. Amazing.

[@rogeliolopez2190]

Very nice work and I'm am not exaggerating or anything but once you showed in action for a moment I thought you were in the actual plane .

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Thanks, I can assure you that making twists and loopings gets you sick easily - so you forget very fast that this is on a fixed base, also because of a 5kg shaker motor below the the pilot seat.

[@johnschmeitzel8933]

That is soooo sweet! Nice work!

[@dash8dave476]

just seen this it's fantastic you must be very clever .i got the money but have no idea well done

[@rodpierson4444]

Hi I wanted to add to your below compliments, I ran across your video the other night, and have wondered if you are using the commercial Xplane 11 Pro to configure your projection visual screens, do you think you can get your sim FAA approved? I like what I see, my sim is not this elaborate, I found Air Manager a great way to go to program your own gauges, and the ability to change from different cockpits using touch monitors...... you mentioned you are making a video with more detail of your construction and hardware used. With your projection visual are you using mutilple computers? Would you be interested in making another sim using a similar set up with a real fuselage? What kind of yokes and rudder controls did you decide to use, I don't know of any retail type Yokes with the Beachcraft emblem.. Great job, you have to be real proud, and it is nice to see you demonstrate all those skills in a masterful way.....

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Hi! Glad you like it. I use the normal version of xplane and warp with flyelise. Never seen any project with the professional version, but would be curious how they solved the warping. It runs from just one pc and is not going to be certified. I guess should be of course possible but it is just for casual simming. Actually this is a real aircraft shell by the way. I am now planning to do the backstage video rather soon with all details and sources. Stay tuned!

[@cameronpatrol2395]

awsome cockpit mate. only one thing though, you had a clear dash but painted the front, why didnt you paint the back side of it so you cant have any runs and orange peel on the finished side? cheers cam

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Cameron Patrol thanks! actually it would look differently having it painted on the backside than on the front. Did not really think about that approach to be honest. the painting was too much in a hurry so could have been done by me much cleander, but the result gave the panel some used look which fits together nicely with the heavily used real shell, so does bot bother me in fact.

[@jsh1257]

Nicest GA sim I have ever seen! Great Job!!

[@philliphansen9096]

Man, there is so much beauty in this world

[@hydrolisk1792]

Wow mate! Very well done.

[@thomasjoas6000]

Stunning work, mate ;-)

[@AlfredtwinSim]

+Thomas Joas Thanks buddy!

[@djhamty8339]

extrem cool... very nice work.

[@tangocharlie9291]

4:37 was so satisfying. Nice.

[@SOUZAELS]

amazing project, congrats

[@AlfredtwinSim]

+SOUZAELS thanks! am I remembering correctly that you were building a beautiful panel your self too? How far are you?

[@skyhigh776]

Great job matey. Well done.

[@rythmflow1727]

well done! amazing!

[@AaronWerner]

Willing to share you files for the laser cutter?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

have shared them a couple of times and got tons of questions afterwards - as I can not support it I decided to do not share them again - would need a manual and a tutorial to make sense. sorry!

[@Dan-xr4ue]

awesome build. Do you have a video or some type of info that shows how all the switches, button, displays, etc. get connected to whatever they get connected to, and then how that goes to the computer. What software(s) are involved, etc. I am new to sims and this is the part of all the sim videos that is almost impossible to find and is very important to being able to understand the entire sim build concept. I would be grateful if you could help in this area. I and many others could certainly benefit from it. If you have a Patreon page or donate page, I will certainly compensate you for your information. - Dan

[@peterzinn9070]

Excellent. Really magnificent !!

[@flavianojose8423]

Please advice what are the tools that you have used there, to cut and engrave your panels

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Just have a look at laser cutter machines... with right powered laser they can cut precisely and with lower power they engrave.

[@flavianojose8423]

@@AlfredtwinSim Thank you very much for your feedback on that

[@MilanDisljenkovic]

Beautiful panel....what Yoke you were using for this setup. Thanks!

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Flight Illusion FFB yoke base with PFC handle

[@chrisybradshaw8594]

awesome work, wish i knew how to make and wire up for two engine start up, so annoying when using the saitek switch panel when you want to fly a twin engine,and turn the switch and fires up both at the same time, any ideas would be appreciated

[@alliancegaming8486]

what is the glare shield made from? GREAT WORK

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Lether and aluminium... it is from the real aircraft...

[@cheetahfish]

This is still the coolest thing I've ever seen. You did such an amazing job. I am beyond envious! Do you still use it often?

[@SandroSalla]

Wow, Amazing work!!!

[@knusperhirsch7056]

Great video and very nice executed! May I ask where you get all the parts from? I, too, want to build my very own Baron G58 home sim and am for the lookout for all the parts. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Thanks. For the baron there is an italian vendor fucusing on this equipment - just google a little bit should be possible to track him down. Also simvim has Baron panels for free for lcd screens. But when you want to know more just look up my latest video with the simroom-tour, there is everything stated per chapter.

[@wellingtonmota1359]

Que perfeição, parabéns!!!

[@santiagoluib3]

Great work! I'd like to see more videos of it in action, pls.

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Santi Luib just click below the video on my channel name or search for Alfred twinsim, there are plenty of videos with the panel in action

[@santiagoluib3]

@@AlfredtwinSim Thank you!! Awesome work guys.

[@Irishguy2901]

Blown away equally by the panel and the cockpit. Have you written the software for the panel yourself? I am asking as I am planning to rebuild a C172 G1000....

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Thanks. Which software do you mean? Nothing is coded by myself by the way.

[@noneNone-mw1px]

Thank you so much for reply. You mean li chen software support the baron 58? Or I need to buy it from other companies( the software)

[@AlfredtwinSim]

It supports it since I asked it from Li Chen, a nice guy. But please do your research now, everything you need to know is easily available in the web.

[@noneNone-mw1px]

@@AlfredtwinSim thanks you very kind of you. I already asked him.waiting for his reply.

[@misturarica7519]

Awesome!

[@nikosgeorgakis6759]

I'm amazed!!! what is the type of Glass at 1:46?? Congratulations!

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Thanks!! It is acrylic sheet... 3 and 5 mm

[@nikosgeorgakis6759]

@@AlfredtwinSim thank you!!! AMAZING!

[@RK-de5wg]

I have a bad ass sim, but you’re sim just body slammed mine. Nice job!

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Thanks for this bad ass great comment! 😀

[@RK-de5wg]

@@AlfredtwinSim lol, you deserved it, no doubt.

[@stewartlunney6749]

Hello Alfred, What a great job you have done. Are you using Xplane 11? Or P3D. If you are using Xplane 11 then may I ask how you managed to get the wing views only while using Fly Elise software. I am using Fly Elise software and 120 degree rap around screen with Xplane 11 and am also going to be using a Seneca aircraft full size fuselage in a similar way to you. The issue is when I go from forward view to virtual cockpit (to have the wing/engine view) then the Fly Elise software distorts the image. I want to just have the side wing views only. Did you do this using Plane maker in Xplane 11 and if so what did you do. Your help would be much appreciated. Cheers

[@AlfredtwinSim]

hi! I am using xplane11. Pls check out my flyelise video. But you will not find the asked questions in there however. This distortion is nasty and a known issue. Google it there is some information from flyelise how to solve that - they have somewhere a little tutorial how to fix that in planemaker. To get rid of cabin and cockpit to just have side view I also changed the aircraft in planemaker - is rather easy to just delete those sections in the object dialog.

[@bovareggertsson2310]

wonderful Alfred

[@RNormanConcepts]

That's awesome!

[@serge933]

How do you go about getting the proper dimensions of the panel itself? Did you just measure your existing Piper panel and add everything else based around that? I can't figure out how to do this without having a real panel in front of me.

[@paulalessie1907]

Hi Alfred, great sim! What kind of material did you use for the black backlit panels (the foil)?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

+Paul Alessie I had it lasered by a friend who also got the material for me, it is some sort of Laser Ply... look for engraving material. But I do not know which particular I used I am afraid...

[@rogeriorodrigues537]

Good morning, where can I buy this or part of this panel in Europe. Thank you very much roger

[@scotty11782]

Very Very Nice Work

[@Rotor-Sims]

Few questions: For the GravoGraph you are sticking on the plexi, which product from GravoGraph did you use? Can I do this on a simple K40 laser? and finally for the lower switch panel which toggles did you use and where did you find the colored caps because I can't find those caps anywhere. Thanks in advance!

[@AlfredtwinSim]

just look up laserply for the sticking graving material. I am sure you can do that also on a K40. The toogle caps where built to order from a guy in the US who is not in business any more. Today I would just print them.

[@deadmausish]

Great music for this work of beauty..a joy to watch. How much is that 3d printer setup?

[@trainstrains1]

I think you might find it was a Gravograph laser engraver.

[@AlfredtwinSim]

yes true, no 3d printing, all laser cut/engraved

[@alangibson4499]

Stunning what was the cost?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

around 15k

[@alejandrodelavega9336]

Better than real. Great wonderful.

[@ebawebaw]

Thanks, realy beautifull ! I start to make the mine with the same design , regarding hardware, just got the Simionic bezels and the Flight illusion gauges will follow If you don,t mind, the switches look nice, any part number? Or brand name?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

+ebawebaw thanks! just google toggle switch and you find those easily, but the colored caps are custom made...

[@1wingpixy]

Is your ignition really 5 positions? And if so where did you get it? I could only find a 3 position switch.

[@AlfredtwinSim]

yes of course it is and it has a spring loaded starter position like a real aircraft. I purchased it from Thailand...

[@gvrose1]

Fabulous!

[@flyingwhiteindian]

Great job, just don't crash !

[@MathieuB05]

Amazing!

[@ebawebaw]

A piece of art, may I ask, the annunciators, where do they come from? Also from flight illusions? Or open cockpits? Thanks

[@AlfredtwinSim]

ebawebaw they are from a US company www.pcflights.com

[@yair1956]

Maestro Alfred, I salute you. I wish I had the skills & funds to put something like this.

[@AlfredtwinSim]

+O Ben-Ad I started small too, was not expensive and still cool immersive!

[@yair1956]

Hey Alfred, tnx for your replay .... & BTW I doped you a message on your we site

[@AlfredtwinSim]

O Ben-Ad I got your message and replied 2 days ago!

[@yair1956]

..found it the junk ..... I moved to inbox .. tnx u so much :-)

[@Brian_Friesen]

That's excellent craftsmanship! Great job! The only downside is that in such a realistic immersive setup, it is easy to get motion sickness because your brain expects to feel the forces that don't show up.

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Brian Friesen thanks! Actually the trick for the brain is just to see outside view wherever it expects to see it. So in a calm flight phase you would not feel much anyways in a real aircraft either, so you do not get motion sick in here. To add to the immersion and slightly address this issue I have a 3kg body shaker motor fixed to the shell. Running this certainly closes the loop and it feels really freakin realistic, but the rattling is that noisy and strong that it shakes almost all the house and makes interferences with my family, so have not used it in a while.

[@matthewjames7656]

is this thing entirely custom? Would be interested to see where the gauges and parts and pieces came from....

[@AlfredtwinSim]

No, the first version was entirely custom, here I bought gauges and g1000. Pls look up my video “sim room tour” for all details

[@EVOlutionHTC4g]

What's the total bill for that panel built?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Johnny Rosario around 10k

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Sea Isle Design Group, LLC thanks! What do you mean with the “package”? The whole equipped panel or the whole sim?

[@dhyde9207]

Curious about the "outside" display. Is that projected then?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Yes, it is a combined warp image of 3 projectors - was a lot of work but is stunning in the end. Check out my video on it kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4CXhGhuYtyYo9E

[@ebawebaw]

Amazing, just perfect, may I ask how you made the black glare?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

+ebawebaw the glare shield is a real one from a Piper PA28

[@jimhinkle7245]

Very nice!

[@cuperriera5457]

los felicito tremendo trabajo ojala y pudieran hacer y vender el panel esta hermoso.

[@AlfredtwinSim]

gracias!

[@NGC008]

Awesome

[@jusanterre_]

Hello! I am planning as well to make a Baron home cockpit (b58), but I can’t find any of the gauges you used. Where can I find them? Thanks!

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Julien nust google for flight illusion.

[@jusanterre_]

@@AlfredtwinSim Ok thanks!

[@jankristensen7884]

Also have plans for a baron 58 sim

[@samturner4406]

Very Nice! What are the buttons above the de-icing pressure gauge for? (pause, reset, menu, repos. time, weather....) Are they to control the sim without needing the mouse? :) Are this macro buttons to control xplane or? planning my own barron with G600 & GTN stack :)

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Indeed they are for recurring controlling commands, but since I control the sim now through the iPad instructor station I do not need them too often... Have fun building your sim!

[@ciaranreidproduction]

Where did you get the toggle switches?

[@ebawebaw]

I meant the width of the switches, there are small ones and large ones, it looks like the holes on the top panel are at least 12 mm wide

[@AlfredtwinSim]

ebawebaw yes, actually you see it in the beginning when i make such a hole in corel, you can see 12/12 in the uper left. those are big switches... I find them pretty realistic

[@AlfredtwinSim]

+ebawebaw exactly 12mm!

[@flavianojose8423]

hi there, i like it, its just fantastic, i am building a home cockpit as well, and my biggest problem is to engrave the panel, what material did you use to engrave?

[@Jack-Wall]

Congratulations. Fantastic. I am very interested in your solution on the engraving materials also. best!

[@JoePCP]

@@Jack-Wall The material is made by Gravograph and is a white acrylic panel, coated on one side with a thin skin of matt or silk black. You simply laser away the black to reveal the white beneath. You can get it in the UK from www.gravograph.co.uk

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Thanks for answering this - I am little behind answering all comments.

[@dezastruos]

The rest of the plane should be a piece of cake

[@AlfredtwinSim]

haha indeed

[@noneNone-mw1px]

sir if I ask you to laser cut the same panel for me, how much will you charge for it?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Possibly quite too much since I would need to add the costs of the laser cutter, I don’t own one😄

[@marcolingua5345]

Hi, congratulations for your work. Can I ask you how you made the switch panel decals? What material did you use that is backlit? Thank you

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Marco Lingua thanks. As you see in the video the decals are laser engraved/cut on an ultra thin self adhesive laser material called something like laser ply or laser plex. You then stick it on a transparent acrylic sheet. It lets light through it so can be easily backlit.

[@aerosimmx]

@@AlfredtwinSim hi, could not find this material online, where did you bought it. Awesome work!

[@hashimiqbal6822]

How do you make and assemble the PCB boards?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

There are no self made PCB boards - everything already done by someone else.

[@deongeyser6460]

I have 2 questions, how did you do your display around the cockpit and how did you build the interior body

[@AlfredtwinSim]

The display is just cheap thin bendable wood that you get from any home improvement store (same type of wood every IKEA shelf has on the backside). The interior body is mostly original from a crash landed piper arrow.

[@deongeyser6460]

@@AlfredtwinSim hi thank you so much, I am wanting to build something like this but we cant buy old plane chassis. Can you maybe take some photos of the interior for me so I can try and build a replica with wood and fiberglass?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Deon Geyser Pls check out my website for some more pictures. Www.twinsim.eu I am planning to make a simroom walkaround Video soon and will try to make some more footage of the interior. But you may just google pictures of real Pipers which you find in masses to see every detail as it would be in reality.

[@austben]

How thick is the acrylic sheet you used for the main panel?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

BaconFat Studios 5 mm

[@aviationequip]

Very interesting, I just did not understand how the backlight was done, everything sticker is this?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Eduardo Henrique actually it is a very thin engraving plate that lets light through where the text is. It is black upon a white surface. I did the glue it to a 2mm transparent acrylic sheet. Behind are ordinary 12 led strips. That’s it.

[@aviationequip]

@@AlfredtwinSim Thanks!!

[@noneNone-mw1px]

Sir I have to ask u a question. Where is the RPM, OIL pressure and temperature gauges for BOTH engines?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

Its in the left ribbon of the Garmin MFD

[@coriemi62]

Best of the best

[@austben]

How did you make your circuit breakers? 3D print?

[@AlfredtwinSim]

BaconFat Studios they are dummies made from molds, actually 3d printing was not yet available at the time I began building.

[@bodacioushoundbo]

Best ever.

[@gpowerdragon9852]

Real gauges where do new find them and how you make them work that works with an airplane flight computer I guess

[@annekedebruyn7797]

You can buy them from ebay or companies that destroy and sell planes. The gauges are motorized so custom software can be scripted to make them work.

[@topquim1]

Hi Alfred, your projects are amazing!! I'd like to do some cockpit similar. it's posible buy your G1000 cnc laser cut design? (i don't know the real dimensions G1000). I want to do my own cockpit. Thanks.

[@AlfredtwinSim]

JUAN MANUEL ALEGRE ROMERO the current G1000 is from Simionic, so not self built