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Man Builds 737 Simulator In a Garage
linuxwrangler writes "It started with a dream of building a full-sized jet flight simulator. Now, 20 years, $150,000 and one divorce later, James Price can walk to his garage and fly the 737 simulator he built built from the nose of a surplus 737. From the article: 'James Price had one must-have when looking for a new home -- the garage had to be able to hold the nose of a Boeing 737 jetliner.
"Once I realized I could get it in here, I was OK with the house," Price said.
In his spacious three-car garage Price has a well-traveled jetliner cockpit tucked in next to the family car.
Aviation experts say Price, 52, is one of only a handful of people in the world who have built their own flight simulator cockpit in an actual jet nose."
some guy somewhere is saying "WOW... Honey, look at what this guy built in his garage for $150,000" and his wife/girlfriend/significant other is yelling "AND ONE DIVORCE!!!!"
Where's the guy with the bus simulator? Or a full size train simulator?
I can't think of anything more boring than flying a 737. I am a flight sim geek as well, but a 737? Sheesh. Its the most boring and actually very simple to fly plane.
A fighter sim is at least fun, especially older prop planes. 737 flying is sitting there staring at a screen for hours on end (in real life or in a sim.)
+10 for geek props, -1000000 for fun factor. Boooooooooring!!
Takes all types I guess!
...with a bunch of local high school students. Its a long running project that we recently started to build a simulator from a Beechcraft A90 cockpit. The students are doing pretty much all the work, while some of us at local engineering firms offer guidance and help. Right now, they are making their own switch panels and interfacing them with the simulator computers using Arduino boards. The whole simulator is driven by X-Plane. We have 3x55" 1920x1080 monitors wrapping around the windshield, and a real Garmin G1000 glass cockpit system. Check out our class page to learn more about our progress.
this guy, with a replica pan-am cabin in his garage. No word if he has stewardesses with 1970s-style bush.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
Life lesson: Find a wife who either shares your passion or has one of her own. The latter might be better. You won't end up fighting over the details of your shared project. Someone who has her own pursuits won't depend on you to keep her entertained. And she'll understand what drives people to want to accomplish stuff.
Have gnu, will travel.
+10 for geek props, -1000000 for fun factor. Boooooooooring!!
More like "Boooooeeeeeeiiinnnngggg."
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I went to the gym but all they had were bike simulators and walking simulators. Boooring.
I can't think of anything more boring than flying a 737. I am a flight sim geek as well, but a 737? Sheesh. Its the most boring and actually very simple to fly plane.
I wonder if the guy thinks the same of you. Just sitting down at a computer to play games might be utterly boring to him. His idea of fun might be to, oh I don't know, build a freakin' 737 in his garage!
Your attitude is like someone seeing Michelangelo's statue of David and complaining what a waste of time it was because you prefer giant naked women instead.
Are you saying that he picked the wrong nose?
Before you get into the garage, you have to go through his TSA simulator. It's a rubber glove on an articulated arm.
Well how about an F-15C?
http://www.f15sim.com/
Your attitude is like someone seeing Michelangelo's statue of David and complaining what a waste of time it was because you prefer giant naked women instead.
Which, to be honest, would be a completely valid point...
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