Astrotoy7 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 We've all seen pics of those oddballs who stick 10 CRT monitors together to play MS flight Sim. That's naught compared to this. This guy has spent approx $200,000(US) making his own 'homebrew' flight simulator. Whilst it is a ridiculously expensive amount to spend on what is essentially a gaming rig, he at least shares it with other flight sim fans, and has even made the Guinness book of records for "world's most expensive home flight simulator". Ah well, at least he didnt spend $60mil which is apparently what the real deal costs... source article inside view outside view I wonder if I could get him to make me an x-wing I could play 'Xw v Tie' on mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 I'd charge admission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderQ Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 This guy is indeed the biggest flight sim geek ever....he should make a combat flight sim...*thinks* I will try to beat his record....*begins building* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 That is indeed awesome. Hell, if he's got the money, I say more power to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 I just fly the real thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Hells teeth.. The crazy things some people do for their games.. :L I like your idea of an X-Wing though, Astro.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canderis Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Wow, good to be a friend of him. I went to a place once on a field trip and we got to use a flight simulator in an aircraft head like that. Me and my friend crashed in Wrigley field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Is there some reason he hasn't bought a real plane with the amount of money he's put into that thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adavardes Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 You mean buy a real commercial jet, which is what this simulates for, and is obviously what he wants to fly? http://adg.stanford.edu/aa241/cost/boeingprices.html http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/economics/fuel_monitor/index.htm I'm guessing that's why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 That is awesome! He should also get a real plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 You mean buy a real commercial jet, which is what this simulates for, and is obviously what he wants to fly? http://adg.stanford.edu/aa241/cost/boeingprices.html http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/economics/fuel_monitor/index.htm I'm guessing that's why. Have you flown a real plane? I'd much rather fly a Skyhawk than pretend I'm flying a 737 et al. Granted it would still probably cost a bit more than 200,000 for a new Cessna + gas + progressive and annual maintenance, but still. I'd rather fly the prop plane than pretend I'm flying the big jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Is there some reason he hasn't bought a real plane with the amount of money he's put into that thing? He should also get a real plane Drop and do 50 pushups for not reading the article! Sheil is a veteran real-world pilot and owns a Beechcraft Baron B58. He said he preferred flying a real plane but enjoyed the simulator because there were no limitations. Apparently he does rent it out to the RFDS(Royal Flying Doctor Service) for their training mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adavardes Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Have you flown a real plane? I'd much rather fly a Skyhawk than pretend I'm flying a 737 et al. Granted it would still probably cost a bit more than 200,000 for a new Cessna + gas + progressive and annual maintenance, but still. I'd rather fly the prop plane than pretend I'm flying the big jet. A bit more? Try a whole lot more, and this conversation was about price, not about ease of flight, so I'm failing to see the relevance of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Have you flown a real plane? I'd rather fly the prop plane than pretend I'm flying the big jet. Exactly what the guy in the article said Yet he still built the sim because he finds it enjoyable longstoryshort. everyone will do what their hearts and purses will allow them. Any conjecture or argument beyond that fact is unnecessary mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 There is zero reason to get snarky about this, folks. Keep it civil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattig89ch Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Thats awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 What a useful and productive expenditure. Perhaps as an encore (just to outdo his previous profligacy) he can gold-plate his arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 What a useful and productive expenditure. I'd venture to say renting it to an emergency medical service(RFDS) to help train their pilots is very useful indeed. Don't you think? The RFDS could never afford that themselves. As the article states, the chap who built it is also involved in fundraising for the RFDS. Not exactly deserving of such scathing criticism? I think you're more likely to come across profligate spenders with gold plated arses(etc) in your line of work mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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