It has been a while since my last update. While it may seem things have been pretty quiet, I’ve made quite a bit of progress over the months since then and thought I’d share. Bulkhead Progress The rear bulkhead has been a pretty big project these past months, but it’s mostly complete (for now). I …
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Starting your own home flight simulator is an exciting and rewarding adventure. It can also be expensive and very challenging at times. I give you some tips on where to start and what to consider when starting to plan out your own flight simulator build.
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My Boeing 737-800 flight simulator is composed of the following major sections. Click on a section below (or at right) to learn more.
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What do you need to know when buying parts for your home flight simulator cockpit build?
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Adding little details to your home-based flight simulator cockpit can really enhance the realism and enjoyment of the experience. These last weeks I’ve been keeping busy by adding some little cockpit details to add some realism, and tying up some of those nagging loose ends. I’ll talk about some of the simple, yet useful enhancements …
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Learn a little about various visual systems and how mine has grown through the years.
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This is probably THE most asked question and the answer is… somewhere between $1 and a million. Joking aside, most simmers are hesitant to answer how much their full-size home-built flight simulator cost because: 1) It’s always more than they want to admit2) They don’t want to be reminded of how much they’ve spent3) They …
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Welcome to SimObsession.com, a site about my home-built Boeing 737-800 Flight Simulator or, as my wife would say, my “Simulator Obsession.” Building a full-sized airliner flight simulator at home can be a very challenging, satisfying and exciting hobby, while simultaneously an immensely frustrating black hole of time and money. You really do need to be …
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Information about what ProSim737 is, how it’s used in your simulator, and the purpose of this reference guide.
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“Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.” —Yoda, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Introduction One of the things I’ve wanted for a long time is linked control columns, and it’s the last major item needed to complete my reasonable recreation of a Boeing 737-800 cockpit. In Part 1 of …
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Hi, I believe this is what you're looking for. Phonenix Contact Pluggable Terminal Block, P/N 1984044. My FDS board uses…
Hi ! Thats'a nice cockpit you have ! Thanks a lot for publishing all informations needed ! May I ask…
Thanks. I updated the Markus Pilot reference, and the other measurement site apparently no longer exists unfortunately.