I was watching Swiss001 and what looks to be a multi million dollar cockpit simulator (I am estimating the cost, I don't know for certain), is using MSFS 2020 (they literally salvaged the head of a real 737 for their simulator).  It was interesting that they would choose MSFS 2020:

 

You can see them salvage the head of a 737 at the 1:13 mark of the video.  What impresses me most about this cockpit simulator is that they even remade a portion of the cabin, behind the cockpit.  If you are in the cabin and you look out the passenger window, you still see the scenery generated by MSFS! I have seen a lot of other Boeing/Airbus cockpits use MSFS before, but nothing as polished and as nice as this.

Edited May 8, 20251 yr by abrams_tank

A lot of these full-size sims just use MSFS for the visuals. They'll use ProSIM for the actual sim stuff.

They have a channel https://www.youtube.com/@aerodreams7375

And yes, Prosim for the simulator. Interesting that MSFS is now good enough for the multi-panel displays, it used to be X-Plane that had all the configuration capability to provide the multi-panel displays.

Coincidentally yesterday I had an 80-minute session on a 50-year old ex-airline full-motion 737-200 simulator.
That used the original simulator software with X-plane for the display.
https://aerospace-experience.uk/products/737-200?variant=45559219618057

Brilliant experience, though I'll admit the visuals don't compare!

Thanks for posting.

Multi million dollar? Not Likely.

 

20 minutes ago, tpete61 said:

Multi million dollar? Not Likely.

 

Agreed, but well north of 100K I’m confident

-B

Sweet Ride, but not multi-mil! Six figures though, that's for sure.

Edited May 8, 20251 yr by Mike_CFII_MEL

1 hour ago, keithb77 said:

 

And yes, Prosim for the simulator. Interesting that MSFS is now good enough for the multi-panel displays, it used to be X-Plane that had all the configuration capability to provide the multi-panel displays.

 

MS2020/2024 has the Experimental sub page to allow external multi-screen on one computer, still puts a hit on performance. Whereas XP has actual networking capability. Only good thing about prosim at $1,500+ yearly subscription over Device Interface Manager (freeware) are the glass screens. If Air-Manager or PMDG ever developed a sim connect for the 737-800 glass screens for the PMDG aircraft, game over. One could run that flight deck for the price of PMDG and the glass screens, far below $1,500+ a subscription.

I will say this for MS2020, even running seven screens off one computer 2020 was still very smooth. Only real issues seem to be associated with getting data from the servers without flickers/stutters.

Edited May 8, 20251 yr by Mike_CFII_MEL

1 hour ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

If Air-Manager or PMDG ever developed a sim connect for the 737-800 glass screens for the PMDG aircraft, game over. One could run that flight deck for the price of PMDG and the glass screens, far below $1,500+ a subscription.

As a frustrated (more like given up)  Sim-Avionics user, this has raised some hope https://aerosoft.com.au/ to at least get a cheap set of network gauges. Coupled with DIM this could be quite interesting

Any doubters, this is from the original manufacturer of the legendary Aerosoft Australia 747 MCP 

10 minutes ago, kand said:

As a frustrated (more like given up)  Sim-Avionics user, this has raised some hope https://aerosoft.com.au/ to at least get a cheap set of network gauges. Coupled with DIM this could be quite interesting

Any doubters, this is from the original manufacturer of the legendary Aerosoft Australia 747 MCP 

Hi Kand,

That will be a game changer, BIG TIME! 

Oh MCDU, you've done it again!

6 hours ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

Sweet Ride, but not multi-mil! Six figures though, that's for sure.

Yours is awesome by the way!

 

1 hour ago, tpete61 said:

Yours is awesome by the way!

 

Thanks!

Multi means more than one and there’s no way this thing costs $2,000,000. Still really cool, though. Wish I had one in my garage. 

55 minutes ago, Bdub22 said:

Multi means more than one and there’s no way this thing costs $2,000,000. Still really cool, though. Wish I had one in my garage. 

You can ! It just so happens that i *DO* have one in my garage.... 

Of course not as complete as the cockpit here discussed but it's still a complete Boeing 737-800 home-cockpit consisting of Open Cockpits, FlyEngravity and CP Flight modules (probabely the same as in the subject here).It also works with Prosim 737 software on two computers.

It's in my garage (dismantled) because i moved last year. Have no room for it anymore, anyone who might be interested is welcome to pick it up (i'm in the Netherlands). We can discuss the price which will be only a fraction of what it is really worth (it's about 10 years old but looks and works as new).