After 3 years and taking the cockpit of a Boeing 737 - California Man Makes Worlds Greatest Flight S

[Nachy]

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[url=http://www.gamefront.com/california-man-makes-worlds-greatest-flight-sim-in-garage/]Source + Video 2[/url]

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[quote]James Price of Pleasanton has built a flight simulator out of the nose of a former Lufthansa fleet Boeing 737 and is one of only a few people in the country to own and operate such a device. Price is an air traffic controller at the Oakland Air Traffic Control Center in Fremont and a private pilot. When he’s not flying for real out of Livermore airport, he’s safely navigating the skies in the comfort of his own garage.[/quote]

[quote]Sure, we’ve all dreamed of building a genuine cabinet arcade in our garages, or some similarly awesome home video game system beyond what our consoles and PCs are capable of providing aesthetically. Set those dreams aside, everyone, because you’ll never measure up to James Price of Pleasanton, California. After three years of hard work and spending what must have been an obscene amount of money, Price has officially created the world’s most impressive flight simulator.

The lengths to which he went are astounding. He actually purchased a derelict Lufthansa fleet Boeing 737, presumably with his own money. After some time spent keeping the plane in a hanger in nearby Livermore, he finally took the entire nose and cockpit section, gutted it, and put it in his garage. Authentic Boeing parts were added, and finally a very accurate visual simulator installed (all the cockpit’s windows are screens), and as he puts it, he can ‘fly anywhere in the world’.[/quote]

I'd definitely want to give it a try.

[MR-X]

That is just awesome.

[Zezibesh]

I played an A-10 simulator in an authentic A-10 cockpit once. Advanced features were off so I didn't have to use 15 minutes to turn on the plane or anything, but it was pretty cool.
It was privately owned but loaned so the public could try it, I envy the man.

[Missing User]

I love people who have money do these things.. It just makes me want to do the same when I'm older.

[Bassplaya7]

He should make and sell these like that guy in China who sells homemade submarines.

[Nigademus]

I'm pretty sure that fancy thing they have at NASA holds the title of "World's Greatest Flight Sim."

[C.C]

[QUOTE=Bassplaya7;35676604]He should make and sell these like that guy in China who sells homemade submarines.[/QUOTE]

Judging by the fact that it took him 3 years to make and involved buying a derelict passenger jet and gutting it, I doubt that's a possibility haha.

[leontodd]

Used one that looked almost the same at city university in London. It's actually really cool to use.

[Madman_Andre]

Motherfucking Boss. :v:

[cardfan212]

I think I'm fine with just my PC and a joystick. Although this would be pretty cool to have.

[fruxodaily]

That's so fucking cool, I would love to give that a try with the knowledge I'll probably fail :v: