January 23, 201214 yr http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203721704577158623635397672.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_RIGHTTopCarousel_1#articleTabs%3DarticleOBERTSHAUSEN, Germany—Hans Krohn climbs into his cockpit, adjusts the computers and enters flight coordinates for New York's La Guardia Airport. Upstairs, his cat crawls around the kitchen. Mr. Krohn's cockpit is part of a homemade flight simulator that never leaves his home. Yet it has dials, switches and pedals almost exactly like those on a genuine jet plane. The 52-year-old banker has spent more than 15 years building his machine, at a cost of more than $20,000. Soarbywire - Avionics Engineering
January 23, 201214 yr A similar cockpit is included in my lottery winning fantasy. MSFS Premium Deluxe Edition; Windows 11 Pro, I9-9900k; Asus Maximus XI Hero; Asus TUF RTX3080TI; 32GB G.Skill Ripjaw DDR4 3600; 2X Samsung 1TB 970EVO; NZXT Kraken X63; Seasonic Prime PX-1000, LG 48" C1 Series OLED, Honeycomb Yoke & TQ, CH Rudder Pedals, Logitech G13 Gamepad
January 24, 201214 yr Some armchair...! :( There comes a point at which I would just buy a real aircraft and eat the insurance and maintenance cost. Somewhere long before this contraption. :( ___________________________________________________________________________________ Zachary Waddell -- Caravan Driver -- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zwaddell Avsim ToS Avsim Screenshot Rules
January 24, 201214 yr There comes a point at which I would just buy a real aircraft and eat the insurance and maintenance cost. Somewhere long before this contraption. :(Ehh.... Too lazy to leave the house... I'd just stock up on food and stay in there for weeks at a time. :(
January 30, 201214 yr Is it strange that the only thing that rubs me as odd about all of this is when someone wears a captain's uniform when playing with their toys? I mean, I could totally go for doing up a full-sized, full motion simulator if I had the cash to burn, but dressing the part is just taking it a little too far. :( "No matter how eloquent you are or how solidly and firm you've built your case, you will never win in an argument with an idiot, for he is too stupid to recognize his own defeat." ~Anonymous.
January 30, 201214 yr There comes a point at which I would just buy a real aircraft and eat the insurance and maintenance cost. Somewhere long before this contraption. :(Hahaha.. Absolutely! :wacko:It's completely and utterly ridiculous.... Ian
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