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Hands-On Review – Using the Pimax Crystal Light VR Headset for Immersive Flight Simulation

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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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Still kicking. Lots of new updates coming soon!

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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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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Linked Control Columns & Loading – Part 1 – May the Force be with you!

“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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Boeing 737 Sim Update – May 2023 – Bulkhead Paint and Detail

Rear bulkhead cabinet with Instructor station shown.

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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Combined Config Item Lookup Table

Config Item Lookup Table

A comprehensive lookup table for all configurable items within the ProSimB738 Combined Config menu.

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A Different Kind of Simulator – Virtual Pinball!

Nearing completion of my Virtual Pinball Table

Sometimes you need a fun diversion from flight simming. So I decided to make my own virtual pinball machine.

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Boeing 737 Sim Update – July 2022 – Circuit Breaker Panels

The P6 circuit breaker panel coming together and looking like it's supposed to.

Working on adding real circuit breaker panels to my 737 cockpit.

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Overheads v2

This is my second generation build of a Boeing 737 overhead. This time I used FlightDeck Solutions panels and frames which are more robust and realistic than my first generation. This section is not completed, but gives you a general idea of what was involved.

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Overheads

Real Boeing 737 NG Overhead Panels (copyrighted image used with permission)

Here you’ll find information about the Boeing 737-800 overheads and links to my different FWD and AFT overhead builds.  I am on now on version 2 of my overheads. 

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