Main Instruments Panel

Below the MCP is a collection of controls and indicators that I have build in order not to have to use mouse or keyboard. It's not a complete MIP because the important screens with instruments are missing (hope to add that in the future when the Level-D offers networked gauges for these instruments). But the ones I have build are quite convenient for flying the simulator. Every button, rotary, switch, led or display is controlled via SIOC and lekseecon; the SIOC code is available at the downloads page.

From left to right you will find:

a CAP/FO push button for switching between Captain and First Officer view;
two rotary switches for VOR/ADF selection;
the Autoland Status panel (made by Jeroen op den Akker); the left most push button is used by me as lights test activator for MIP and Overhead panels;
a Barometer setting rotary (you know 1013 and so on, so I'll no longer hit the 'B' button ;-) );
an Altitude Reference Bug rotary (has to be painted orange);
The Captains Clock with controls for elapsed time and chronometer; and a 3 digit display indicating either nothing, or the elapsed time in hours and minutes (so it can count up till 9 hrs 59 minutes, which will do for my flights) or the chronometer in minutes and seconds;
Cancel and Recall buttons;
Heading Reference switch (NORM/TRUE);
Trust Rating Panel with 6 push buttons and a Temp Selector rotary;
the Auto brakes rotary switch;
Gear indicator lights (again kindly provided by Jeroen op den Akker);
Flaps indicator panel with 1 led for each flap position (using the generic FS2004 offset for that);
Two buttons for EICAS display selection: Engine or Status (or blank);
and finally the Gear Lever.

Here are two pictures with more details:

Note: I'm not trying to rebuild a professional cockpit, my main concern is to be able to fly without mouse and keyboard, so for my objective this is good enough.

At the left side of my MIP is a Warning/Caution indicator and Master switch and a VOR1 Navigational radio. The green led in the NAV panel indicates it's state (Auto in this case). Switching state to Manual (and back to Auto) can be done by a push button in the shaft of the leftmost rotary. Double clicking this push button will let my SIOC program switch between VOR1 and VOR2.