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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Re:Authenticity by MiG82au · 2013-08-01 15:29 · Score: 4, Informative

Completely. Go to airliners.net and search for 737 cockpit. You'll see sheep skin covers on all.
e.g. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Copa-Airlines-Colombia/Boeing-737-7V3/2288558/&sid=501f1a8b3c010f0b25433bb222ebff2b
Re:Can't That Get You Marked as a Terrorist, Now? by john.r.strohm · 2013-08-01 15:45 · Score: 3, Informative

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.")