Air Traffic Controller builds 737 simulator in his garage from a real 737

[SEATAC 400]

This may very well be the coolest home built simulator I've seen. No offense to Aeromax or anyone else.

http://www.digitaltr...ight-simulator/

I wonder what software uses to power it? I was thinking FSX, but it's hard to tell. Unless he got hold of a professional system. Anyone know?

[mutley 4,495]

Hi Rich

Got the same link as the pilot and mobile phone post

[ddavid 149]

Here's the youtube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUJYG9Kk2bE

Some set up, eh?

Cheers - Dai.

[mutley 4,495]

Thanks Dai, Wowsers!

Shame they didn't mention what sim software he was using.

[britfrog 180]

that was proper simulator software nothing amateur like fsx for a start the visuals are on a projected screen using raster driven visuals not like fsx each pixel of light can be controlled in luminescence and colour. if ever you want a go in a sim i have a friend near biggin hill who has a few i shall post pics later, 1 is a trident full motion sim with visuals from an air india 747/400 another is a bucaneer, a third is a phantom which is a real phantom that belly landed in germany so they cut off the wings and stuffed it into a trailor the pain is that the sim takes 2 operators on the computers to allow a 3rd and 4th to fly inside the sim, even the cockpit canopies are the origianlas, the last sim he has is a vulcan which is only a prodeeduarl sim, no visuals. If you go to Popham airfield there you can fly a sim that i built it is used for training microlight instructors.

[SEATAC 400]

Thanks Dai.

Here's the link that I meant to post. There's an article with it

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/flying-high-in-his-garage-air-traffic-controller-builds-incredibly-advanced-737-flight-simulator/

[hurricanemk1c 195]

That's some sim, but he didn't close the pilot's side DV window properly - does that bring up a pressurization warning?

And a 737-100 cockpit, with NG displays? Different, but would have been even more interesting as an orginal 731

[needles 1,012]

Hey Rich',

That is some cockpit.

I feel my panel/pit is really inadequate now thanks.

Back to the drawing board and back to wifey for the go ahead.

No good wishing me well, it won't happen.

Thanks for posting though.

Cheers

[SEATAC 400]

That's some sim, but he didn't close the pilot's side DV window properly - does that bring up a pressurization warning?

And a 737-100 cockpit, with NG displays? Different, but would have been even more interesting as an orginal 731

I don't know about the pressurization warning, but getting hold of a 737 nose for $1,500 is probably pretty rare so you take what you get and I guess he prefers the NG displays. Bit you are correct, the original 731 instruments would have been interesting.

[SEATAC 400]

Hey Rich',

That is some cockpit.

I feel my panel/pit is really inadequate now thanks.

Back to the drawing board and back to wifey for the go ahead.

No good wishing me well, it won't happen.

Thanks for posting though.

Cheers

Sorry Needles

Your homebuilt cockpit is nice. Certainly better than my collection of Saitek panels. Not all of us have time and money and dedication to sink $150K into a hobby. Though it would be nice.