Where to Shove My Keyboard.... And Mouse?
Where indeed to put the keyboard when you build a pit??? I decided to put it right above the F-16 hood. I have a keyboard arm for it installed on the left hand side of the pit on a 19" rack, but ended up not using it because it's too flimsy, and it's quite difficult to type anything longer than 2 characters when the keyboard and the screen are 90 degree from each other. So, it's now used to store the Quest Pro and charger. There are two problems with putting it on top of the hood. It's a bit far, if I am not careful, I would bump my chin on the ICP, and It's 2 1/2" below the top edge of the "hood" making it a bit difficult to type. So, to solve the problem, I need a keyboard riser to boost it up to at least even with the hood. This solves the long term storage problem of the full sized keyboard and it's at least not too difficult to use. But it still doesn't solve the problem of being too far from an inclined seat during a flight. The bes...