Initial Recovery

The obligatory Author Photo.

You can see a differently colored panel behind me.  That and its mate to the rear are covering the avionics bays on the left side of the airframe.  These will have to be removed and replaced with the proper covers. They did a real rush job on the one that's behind me.  There are three Cleco fasteners still holding the bottom of the panel to the airframe!

Right below that little yellow square is the stowage for the air stair.  If you know where I can find one, please contact me!  

Here's the last image in this series.  On the left is Rob Hommel, my partner in crime.  If it wasn't for him, I never would have found (and purchased!) this wonderful cockpit!  Thanks Rob!

The next series of pictures will be taken after the cockpit is in the shop and we've got it in the new cradle. You'll get to see what all the avionics bays look like, and if you've got a specific thing on this that you'd like photographed, please let me know.

Thanks for your time and consideration in viewing these pages.

[Update 03Sep00] One thing I forgot to mention and something I feel that is very important. If it wasn't for the Olympic Flight Museum, I never would've found and obtained this F-15 cockpit section. Please head over to  their website and either send them a nice letter congratulating them on their fine work, or if you can, a cash donation.  They're one of the few museums in the country where nearly their entire collection is made up of flight ready aircraft.  Make no mistake, these airplanes DO get flown on a regular basis.  These people are dedicated and hard working and they love what they do.  Please support them in any way you can.

If you're into cockpit building, or you'd like to get into cockpit building, check out   Simpits International.

Gene Buckle geneb@simpits.org September 2nd, 2000