Man Builds Fully-Functional Boeing 737 Flight Simulator In His Son's Bedroom

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Man Builds Fully-Functional Boeing 737 Flight Simulator In His Son's Bedroom

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 1, 2013 @12:31PM from the those-magnificent-men-in-their-flying-machines dept.

laejoh writes "An aeroplane enthusiast has taken his obsession a step further than most after using his son's bedroom to build a Boeing 737 flight simulator that exactly mimics the real thing. Laurent Aigon, 40, from Lacanau in France, has spent the last five years collecting and buying components from around the world with best friend and fellow enthusiast (obviously) Jean-Paul Dupuy. The pair spent thousands of euros on internet orders for bits and pieces to construct the simulator – which is so realistic that the Institute of Aircraft Maintenance at Bordeaux-Merignac Airport asked him to give a lecture on his achievement. Mr Aigon has since schooled himself in all the procedures for take off and landing and says he is able to fly his 'plane' just like a real-life pilot."

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Awesome dad by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-01 12:41 · Score: 5, Funny

Now witness the capabilities of this fully operational 737 flight simulation!
1. Re:Awesome dad by AlphaWolf_HK · 2013-08-01 17:16 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Just better hope he's not middle eastern, otherwise homeland security might confiscate it.
  (Yeah I know, a very un-PC joke, I level them all the time against my Iranian friend so I'm used to it.)
  
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Lot of work by ebno-10db · 2013-08-01 13:09 · Score: 4, Funny

This makes me feel lame - I haven't even finished redoing the bathroom.
Re:I'm not going to read thef ucking artice by HideyoshiJP · 2013-08-01 13:14 · Score: 2, Funny

Microsoft Flight Simulator '98
what a jerk by RedHackTea · 2013-08-01 13:19 · Score: 3, Funny

"Use your own bedroom, Dad!"

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Re:Can't That Get You Marked as a Terrorist, Now? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-01 14:11 · Score: 2, Funny

It was an Airbus 757.
Re:Not one of the better DIY jobs by Deadstick · 2013-08-01 14:48 · Score: 3, Funny

Mod parent up. Every airline has massively better simulators.
Ya, well... by fahrbot-bot · 2013-08-01 16:01 · Score: 4, Funny

I was going to re-build my 787 simulator, but the fire department won't let me.

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1. Re:Ya, well... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-01 19:35 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  You fucking asshole! Now my keyboard and monitor was sprayed with my morning coffee....
Re:The sad part is... by Opportunist · 2013-08-01 17:42 · Score: 3, Funny

Just like model trains and boobs... claimed to be for the kids, but the dads are playing with them.

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Re:Can't That Get You Marked as a Terrorist, Now? by wonkey_monkey · 2013-08-01 19:36 · Score: 4, Funny

It was a Boeing 777.
VERY good airplane. (Direct quote from an American Airlines 777 First Officer: "Sweetest-flying airplane I ever flew!" Direct quote from a very senior American Airlines 777 Captain: "10 years in 757/767. First time I got in the 777, I realized they'd fixed things I hadn't realized had been bugging me.")
****** A+++++ Wuld fly again

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