A few days before the end of 2021 I took delivery of a Fletcher cockpit
I have only just got myself sorted with an online image hosting, so have not been able to share pictures. Those who know me while know I have a long association with Fletchers and Cresco's having designed them for flightsim since FS98 days. Now having my own is kinda the cream on top!
This section is from ZK-CKA, built in 1964 as a 300 hp model and retired in 2015 as a 550hp turbine with Super Air. This belonged to Brandon Reade, who had it running as a Cresco sim pit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMAcHFAop0AIt came with all the Fletcher bits, but none of the flight simulator controls or panels so formed a good base for me to start from scratch. I had two goals in mind:
1. To restore it as best as I can back to a standard 400hp piston Fletcher cockpit
2. To enable it to be flown using MSFS as the software, with either a large screen or VR headset providing visuals
This is the cockpit as received. I will add more picture in additional posts.