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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What do you need to know when buying parts for your home flight simulator cockpit build?
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Time to start enclosing my cockpit shell with a rear bulkhead.
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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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The simulator base, floor, and cockpit enclosure provide a stable foundation for all the major components to affix to. It also adds a sense of immersion allowing you to feel you are sitting “in” something rather than out in the open air.
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I try out the Pimax Crystal Light VR Headset in MSFS 2020 and 2024. How good is it?
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It has been a long while since the last post but that doesn’t mean things have been quiet. A lot has been happening behind the scenes over the last year and there are certainly a lot of new things to write about. It just takes time to sit down and write them out, so thanks …
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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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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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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.