Opencockpits CDU v3 experiences?

[Raymondvanderploeg]

Hi,

Somebody here has any experiences with the Opencockpits CDU v3 ??

Regards,
Raymond

[luisclement]

Yes I have mine and works great in my cockpit: Prepar3d, 737NGX!

[Andrew 737]

Yup mine too

Good value

[Raymondvanderploeg]

What about the backlight? Heard that it is not really bright ?

[Andrew 737]

What about the backlight? Heard that it is not really bright ?

Not dazzling but I'm pleased enough; or you could spend double and get a better one - Mark on this forum swears by his FDS ones, as indeed do others who use them

Good luck with your choice

[tennyson]

Raymond, I think I may have been one of OC's first customers with the V3 product.
I bought one, to see how good they were and then I bought the other.

The SIOC script took some getting used to, but the OC site had most of the answers, so it wasn't too hard.

I did a couple of youtube vids on setting them up, I think you've already viewed them.

I was surprised at the quality for the price. I did, however have one issue with them.

Some of the buttons were sticking and I tried all manner of fixes. I finally fixed the problem by adding an additional gasket between one of the layers, thus adding a little room to stop chafing. It worked a treat and saved me sending it back for repair.

I just bought a complete MIP and CDU bay from FDS, so I'll have to move them from my current cdu bay, which was tailored for them. I don't envisage any problems, as the bays are similar for all brands.

My advise would be, if you are on a budget and want a good quality item at half the normal price, go the OC.

If you have the extra money, buy quality FDS ones, plug and play, excellence in a box, nothing better in the market place.


Frank Cooper