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Step 1 - Saw
 Use
an appropriate desk and start sawing. The desk shouldnīt be higher than
60 centimeters. Open up a square in the middle of the desktop, the size
should be enough to house and slope a 21" screen, a tilted 15"
and have room for an extra space for the gear lever mechanism.
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Step 2 - Hinges
 Once
we have our square, itīs time to screw the hinges and the shelves in
place. I am using two shelves and four hinges for this setup. The hinges
are practical, since itīs easy to adjust the sloping angle. Remember to
fix the shelves on the far side.
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Step 3 - sidepieces
 When
the appropriate slope has been decided, we make the side pieces and mount
them with square fittings. These fittings are used to support both the MIP
and the glareshield, and itīs crucial that they have the same sloping
angle as the bottom shelves.
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Step 4 - Test
 When
both side pieces are mounted it could be a good thing to test the
construction. Put the monitors in place and make sure that the sidepieces
are mounted slightly ahead of the screens.
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Step 5 - Top Fittings
 Itīs
time for the last detail on the side pieces, the top fittings. Two on each
side should be enough, once they are mounted on both the inner and the top
side of the side pieces.
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Step 6 - the Glareshield
 The
glareshield should at least be 30 centimeters ahead of the monitors. In
addition it should be firmly mounted to the side pieces. Therefore itīs
recommended to use an MDF board of 50-60 centimeters of depth and 16mm of
thickness.
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Step 7 - Mounting
 Itīs
time to mount the glareshield to the side pieces. Simply attach it to the
fittings.
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Step 8 - Candy
 Once
the glare is in place, we can start adding the "candy" to it. By
candy I mean the Mode Control Panel and the glareshield wings. You can
also put a "roof" on top of it, but since this is a somewhat
delicate detail, I suggest we return to this part in a later article.
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Step 9 - The MIP
 The
MIP could be as complex as You want or as as simple as possible. We start
with the simple one by measuring up the PFD, ND and EICAS instruments and
make room for these on an 8mm MDF board.
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Step 10 - Hit the curcuit breaker
 With
everything in place itīs time to hit the circuit breaker. There is still
a long way to go to make the MIP look like a real one, but this is
nevertheless a good start.
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