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Boeing 767 Simulator In a Bedroom

Posted by samzenpus on from the flying-away-without-leaving-your-bed dept.

192939495969798999 writes "Here's a brief story about a man who has built a 767 simulator in his home. This simulator differs from others that I've seen by having a pretty clean, professional console and layout, and what appear to be authentic displays. According to the article it cost more than £10,000 to install."

13 comments

  1. okay.. by Bearded+Frog · · Score: 1

    Why not just become a pilot at this point..

    1. Re:okay.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Why not just become a pilot at this point..

      If he wants to fly a real 767, it'll cost a lot more and take much longer.

      Seriously, what's wrong with just doing it as a hobby?

    2. Re:okay.. by cherokee158 · · Score: 1

      It's much more expensive to learn to fly in most European countries than it is the U.S. That's why so many foreign nationals train here.

    3. Re:okay.. by SeaFox · · Score: 1

      Because even if he earned his license he wouldn't be able to just take out a jumbo jet for joyride over a scenic desert?

    4. Re:okay.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      two words jet fuel

  2. I wonder what MI5 thinks of this by z4ns4stu · · Score: 1

    It seems to me that in our current state of over-blown paranoia, building a jumbo-jet simulator in your basement (while cool) is kind of a bad idea.

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    The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. - Dogen
    1. Re:I wonder what MI5 thinks of this by Greymoon · · Score: 0

      Your thinking that way means they have already won.

    2. Re:I wonder what MI5 thinks of this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Your thinking that way means they have already won.

      True, question is, have they got fight jet sims?

      Then he would be more scared then if T-Rex's flew them.

  3. Mile High Club - The Video Game by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Mile High Club - The Video Game

  4. It's been done, and much better than this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Matthew Shiel has an entry in the Guiness Book of Records for his AU$300,000 flight simulator. Okay, so it's not in his bedroom -- he owns a trucking company, and built it in one of his warehouses.

    http://www.smh.com.au/news/photogallery/technology/worlds-best-flight-sim/2009/03/13/1236447449989.html

    http://www.hyway.com.au/747/747.html

  5. me want by Keep+Six · · Score: 1

    I am an avid flight-simmer. And I am jealous.

    1. Re:me want by kullnd · · Score: 1

      Now if we could only get decent force feedback controls for those sims eh... I would be happy with that, although I would also love a setup like that.

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      +++ATH0 NO CARRIER
  6. Nowhere to go by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Notice that the audio control on BBC video playbacks goes up to 11